MOTU audio express... Uh Oh!

Just thinking out loud but it seems my interface of 2 yrs since new is starting to falter on the right channel, crackling and fading out. I certainly hope not since it just went out of warranty. If so, I guess I'll be buying a new one (already???!?) Should it be another MOTU, or is there a better (for the same price) 4 channel out there? I like the 1/2 space feature as it's racked with a MIDI micro lite.