Recommended Audio Interface for MacBook Pro w/ Leopard

There is more to getting a
four pin firewire audio
interface to work than
buying one. Tech forums are
full of driver related issues.
Is there a tried and true
FW audio interface for the
MBP w/Leopard that anyone
is using now? Thanks.

not quite understand.....I m using MAudio firewire 400.....is working quite fine.
And lot of people is using it. With leopard I do not know, any way it should work fine as well.
Good luck

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