Getting a more complex recording chain into a macbook pro?

Hey guys,
I have been writing and producing tracks for myself and others for a few years on some pretty modest gear. First I had a little Tascam US-122. Moved on the a Firepod after that. Currently I am using the Apogee Duet which has been by far the nicest of all of these interfaces. All of these devices connected to my MBP via USB 2.0 of FW400. I have a really simple practice of hooking a mic into the interface, hooking the interfaces into the MBP and hitting record and then mixing tracks. After a year of using the Duet I am ready to try out a new signal chain. Something a little more fancy.
I am going to try and go the more traditional (expensive) route. I am looking at getting these componets:
A 2-channel preamp - Chandler Limited TG-2.
A 2-channel limiter/compressor - UA 2-1176
A/D converter - not sure which one yet but not going to use my Duet as I want something with at least 8 channels of high quality ADC so I can expand later.
Here's my problem... I don't know how to get a signal from any of this gear into a MBP. I know this much about the chain:
live instrument > microphone > preamp > comp/limiter (optional) > A/D converter > ??? > Logic Pro
What is the missing link? A mixing board or something? With the chain I am wanting what are my options? Would this chain be more sound running into a mac pro?

Cool thread! I hope you don't mind if I jump in. I too am looking to upgrade my chain, and am thinking of doing almost the exact same thing as you. I am currently using the Apogee Duet and am ordering a Chandler TG-2 and UA 2-1176. I really like the Duet and never really use more than two mics. I was wondering if it was possible to use the 2-1176 for final mix limiting. Tell me if this is crazy, but instead of using a limiter plugin to give me that final mix boost, could I run the outputs of the Duet (which I normally send to the monitors) into the 2-1176 as the input and then run out of the 2-1176 into the inputs of the Duet? Would this cause some kind of glitch in the matrix or would it work? I would love to stick with the Duet if possible. Any advice would be greatly apprecaited!

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