Paul, Has there ever been any demostrable differences between 16/44.1 and 24/96k? Bearcat which is a no-go. have any suggestions on devices that work with linux (alsa or freebob) that can handle the 192k sample rate, have at least 8 analog line level inputs (not concerned about preamps) and are in the same price range? handle 192k kinda reduces the selection really quickly. has EVER been demonstrated in a double blind test. oh, it will also increase the CPU load making super low latencies harder to achieve (and perhaps impossible to achieve) until processor speeds increase 4 fold.