what's the little black two-knobbed thing on the left? *squints* - Big Joe Silenced

That's a Propellerhead Balance USB sound card. I/O's on the back, 2 little knobs are detented trim pots, and the big knobs are mains out and phones out level. - teleken

your converters? how are they? - Big Joe Silenced

Quality is up there with the Digidesign stuff. I don't do a ton of external stuff, but guitar records well, same with condenser mikes. It does phantom power and it's bus powered. Ships with Propellerhead Reason Essentials for PC/Mac as well. $400. - teleken