On Sun, 2011-12-18 at 12:00 +0000,
linux-audio-user-request(a)lists.linuxaudio.org wrote:
  Message: 24
 Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:30:18 +0100
 From: J?rn Nettingsmeier <nettings(a)folkwang-hochschule.de> 
  unfortunately, the only answer for truly professional
audio hardware
 under linux is rme. not that their gear is bad, but it sure is
 expensive, and i wonder what we're going to do if they ever turn
 evil...
 time for those open hardware projects... 
:(
I have to agree. I tried several years with cheaper equipment, since for
me RME already is evil regarding to the costs. Anyway, I hardly
recommend to get a RME card if you are able to pay for it. I wasted too
much time using other cards.
Cheers!
Ralf