I'm looking for a great sounding FireWire Audio/midi interface.....

Does anyone have experience with the
Mackie Onyx 400F FireWire Audio Interface and Logic 7 ?
I'm hoping to get the very best i can for around $700.
Some reviews i've read say that the sound is some of the best
around. (for the price) Namely, the mic pre.
I need simple but great/reliable midi... i simply need to send my midi controller into Logic, so the simple in/out seems fine for me.
Is it reliable and good with Logic ?

Hey man.
I've tested many of the mid range interfaces including the Onyx 400f. In terms of sound quality I would say the Onyx is the best and reprasents new standards in terms of audio quality at that price point. The pres smoke everything else i've tried (except outboard pres of course). The converters sound highly musical. I prefer them to the sound of higher specced units. BUT! Stability has been a major problem for this unit. Check the Mackie forums under Support on the Mackie website. Its full of horror stories. From high pitched whines, to clicks and pops to phantom power issues latency. Apparently some defective units were released.
I'm currently trying to get hold of one that works, cause I need that sound! But, it's not easy. I've hired two and both had issues, but sounded killer- dow! Anyway another problem is I don't think they have intel drivers yet.
Here are the ones I tested in my preffered order.
1. Onyx 400f
2. Metric Halo ULN-2
3. RME FF 400/800
4. Presonus firepod/ firebox
5. MOTU Traveler
Hope this helps. Cheers.

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