[linux-audio-user] USB audio interface - Terratec Phase26 any good?

[Peter Clarke]

Dear all,
In the hope of getting my Novation Speedio USB audio 
interface to work properly, I've updated my Gentoo box to 
kernel 2.6.16, ALSA 1.0.11... but it still sounds like 
underwater gargling.

So, it's time to give up on this and get me a USB audio 
interface that WILL work.  It looks like the Terratec 
Phase26 would do what I want quite nicely (except for those 
nasty RCA connectors - too unreliable for my liking).  Has 
anyone used this successfully?

If that's not suitable, maybe I'll go for an Edirol UA-25, 
which is often highly praised on this list.  Unfortunately 
it lacks a coax digital input, which would be helpful (cos 
my hardware synth has a coax digital output).

Thanks for any comments,

Peter C