Which is the Better Buy?
 

Whats goin on ya'll, im trynna upgrade my interface cuz right now im messing with the Presonus Firebox that run me about 300 bills..its pretty good, but i want to get my quality to sound more professional. I found these two that im looking into but i dont know which will give me better quality::

M-Audio FireWire 1814 Computer Recording Interface

M-Audio FireWire 1814 Computer Recording Interface Features:

* 8x4 - 24-bit/96kHz analog I/O (1/4"TS) or 2x4 24-bit/192kHz analog I/O
* 8x8 ADAT lightpipe I/O with S/MUX support for 4-channel 96kHz operation
* Digital S/PDIF (optical/coaxial) I/O with 2-channel PCM
* Digital out supports pass-through of AC-3/DTS surround-encoded content
* Dual mic/instrument preamps (Neutrik XLR/1/4" TS) with input level controls, 20dB pad, phantom power, and signal LEDs
* Dual stereo headphone outputs with individual level controls (1/4" TRS)
* Flexible software-controlled mixing of hardware and software I/O
* Aux sends on all channels; aux out assign allows dedicated earphone mixes and sends to external effects
* User-assignable front-panel level control (output, input, software return, aux send)
* Near zero-latency hardware direct monitoring
* Low-latency ASIO software direct monitoring
* Momentary switch for A/B cueing 2 software-assignable headphone sources or ASIO monitoring on/off
* 1x1 - 16-channel MIDI I/O
* Word clock I/O
* Power on/off with LED
* Powered via FireWire bus or included DC power adapter
* 2 convenient high-bandwidth FireWire ports
* Rugged steel construction


Digidesign Mbox 2 USB Audio/MIDI Pro Tools LE InterfaceOverall: 7.55


Digidesign Mbox 2 USB Audio/MIDI Pro Tools LE Interface Features:

* USB audio/MIDI interface
* Pro Tools LE
* 24-bit/48kHz A/D/A
* 2 channels
* 2 XLR mic inputs with preamps
* 2 - 1/4" instrument jacks
* 2 TRS line-level jacks
* S/PDIF I/O
* Monitor L/R 1/4" outs
* USB out
* 1/4" headphone jack with level
* Pro Tools Ignition Pack: Reason Adapted 3, Ableton Live Lite 4 Digidesign Edition, SampleTank2 SE, Amplitube LE, TrackS EQ, BFD Lite, Melodyne Uno Essential, Pro Tools Method One instructional DVD, a free trade magazine subscription, 1-year membership to Broadjam.com, and a Rex File CD from Bunker 8.

So which is the better buy?? (Appreciate it)

lmao; i aint rich my dude; im trynna save up for one.

Ive Heard Many Good Things About Maudio Products

your best bet would be to go to a music store and listen to the results and see which output you feel better with or if music stores in your area aint doing that then maybe there are music technology conventions or something where u could

i dunno what they specifically have in USA but in UK we got Sounds Expo every year around the end of febraury. see if u can find info on those sorta things happening in your area

word up, yea there's no music tech conventions in my area, but i wish cuz that would help. Thanks all for their input; Appreciate it.

yo... Guitar Center is good at doing the demos... they did an awesome demo for me when i was loking into Reason and Sonar back in the day... look into it.
They usually got a few things set up already