My FW-1884 has never been buggy. If I had not sprung for the RME, I still be using it for an audio interface as well as a control surface.

The motu and RME and various others are often said to be alike but that is because they use the same converter chips.  Since there are only a few chip makers, that is to be expected.

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I've got the 2408 MKIII with the PCIe card and love it!  I've had no issues at all and the input selection is huge, price is right as well  ; )

Just a quick final follow-up. Thanks again to you all!

I ended up buying the MOT 2408MK3 PCIe and it's been working great. I can get very low latency plus the IO is great.

I have it hooked up via TDIF. Bought an inexpensive TDIF cable with the unit, then purchased a more expensive TDIF cable. I can't really tell any difference, input or output.

Also, this setup is so much more stable than the FW card interface I used to use.

Yes! More life out of my DM-24s!

Cheers,
Wally