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MOTU 896mk3 vs. PreSonus Firestudio

Hello! I've happily owned a MOTU 896 HD for the past 2 years. Recently, it decided not to power up. I've checked the fuses and they seem fine, so I will have it serviced, providing the cost isn't too ridiculous. However, in the event that it isn't salvageable and I need to buy a new interface, is the $1000 896 any better than the $599 Firestudio?

firestudio + Sonar 8

Ive got Sonar 8 running with my Firestudio project, and when used in either WDM or ASIO mode I can only getting one stereo input (which are mics 1 + 2). I've been trying to fix this but had no luck.

I'm planning on using ASIO mode, since that seems to be the easiest way. When I set everything up it won't let me select my inputs in the driver tab! heres a pic:

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