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I am preparing an upgrade from an expanded Mix TDM system that included a Mix Core, 7 Mix farms and two Sample Cell cards that were in an expansion chassis powered by a dual boot G4 MDD 1.25 computer. My interfaces are three Apogee AD8000 Special Editions. I love the sound of this system. I am looking to pick up one of the PCIE Mac Pro towers, 8 or 12 core and possibly use an expansion chassis but at the very least have an HD3 system inside the computer.

My biggest question is with the interfaces. I am sure the 192 I/O's are good units but how do they compare to the Apogees and which of the Apogees should I consider? My current Apogees have a very tape like sound to them and would like to somewhat replicate that sound in my new setup. I would need 16 analogue inputs and outputs and 8 digital in and outs.

Any assistance or guidance is most appreciated.

Thanks