Random distortion and latency with logic pro and 2 presonus firepods

Hello,
I was wondering if any one else has had this trouble, about a month and a half ago I bought another Presonus Firepod interface and I also installed Tiger On my mac. Now I get random distortion and have to restart logic and turn the firepods off then turn them on again then restart logic, sometimes I have to do this a couple of times before the distortion goes away. I noticed a lot of times when I use midi (many notes at a time) I hear crakle too. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem. please let me know if you have any pointers. I'm not sure if it is my computer, the software, or the interface.
Thank oyu for your time
Mike

I hate to be a cynic, but I've been having problems with my (bought in october)
Firebox and I would suggest talking with Presonus. I bought a new one which
exhibited the same issues and spent a month trying to figure out what I was
doing wrong. Well, it wasn't me, but the Firebox. It had a chip and a board replaced. Presonus was pretty lousy at accepting responsibility and slow
at a returning a box. If you went through a dealer see if you can exchange it
for a new one. I wish I had. I'm waiting for an exchange, btw, for this
fixed box because it leaks audio out bypassed outputs. Don't be afraid to insist that you get a working box if you deal with Presonus. The box is great, the support, for me, has been awful.
Good Luck!

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