MOTU 8PRE

16 x 12 FireWire audio interface

8 quality preamps to use how you want: (a) as your primary soundcard, via firewire; or (b) as an additional 8 preamps to hook into your DAW via ADAT. Individual phantom power and a -20dB pad per channel, and the front panel also has headphone output with volume control, plus some metering via LED panel. Also included: 16 channel MIDI interface on board. 8 pre is a bundle with the lot.

According to MOTU:
"The 8pre FireWire audio interface delivers everything you need to turn your computer into a powerful 24-bit, 96kHz digital audio workstation. The 8pre provides eight microphone/instrument preamps with pristine 96kHz analog recording and playback, combined with 8 channels of ADAT optical digital I/O."

$799 (RRP)