Hello!

I have a friend leaving for Canada tonight! I plan on upgrading my Sound interface. I would like to get more IO.

My two shortlists are :

M-audio Delta 1010LT (200US)
E-mu 1820. (400US)

With the m-audio I have the advantage of being able to buy two units, link them up and get an instant 16 channel analog IO.

For the same price I could afford one E-mu 1820, which is better speCD, but offers only 8 channels on analog IO; To expand to 16, i would need something like the Behringer ADA8000. $$$$. The 1820 also offers me an upgrade to a daughter sync card. Though i see no use for it in the near future. (never know when someone might want to hook up a BETA deck, highly ulikely though)

1) am i right in presuming that the 1010LT would do a reasonable job at AD conversion, and i would be better off spending on a pre later ?

2) I was considering purchasing one unit of the Delta 1010LT, and perhaps spending some money on another mic. I currently own a RODE NT1a, Oktava MC012 stereo (sound-room), Beta58A, Beta57A, SM57.

Would the MD421 make for a good choice. I could use it on the kick, for vox, and even for high gain guitars. (does the MD421work well on Kik? I desperately need a kick mic, suited for heavy metal music also.)

Alternatively, if budget is a constraint, i would seriously like to consider the KEL range. Bar for the kick.

Thanks and regards!
Sidhu