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In article writes:

I'm not thrilled with the current trend of replacing two of the rear 1/4"
ins with front mounted xlr pre's. The m-audio firewire interfaces do the
same thing. It doesn't make it impossible to plug a snake into the thing,
just sloppy and weird, especially when patchbays are involved.

Doesn't anybody have other gear that they need to plug in, or are these
things still aimed at people who are starting fresh?

You got it. Old customers aren't as valuable as new customers, and
most new customers want a place to plug in their one microphone (in
the front) and their synthesizers in the back where the wiring is out
of the way and can remain in place.

All I want from a 1394
audio card are eight ins and outs on 1/4" jacks and the ability to daisy
chain the things. Simple, universal, and unavailable.

Doesn't MOTU have one or more boxes like that?

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