Mackie Onyx 400F FireWire Interface

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"Randomly stops working."

Feature:
Nice mix of features. Obviously well thought out.

Quality:
I have this unit connected to a Mac Pro 2.66Ghz Dual Core Xeon computer with 5 Gigs of RAM. While listening to iTunes (and it's the only audio program I have open) the Mackie will just stop working. Sometimes it will crash the whole computer. If it doesn't crash the computer, I still have to restart it to make it work. Very disappointing as I've been a big fan of Mackie hardware for years.

Value:
The $700 pricetag is reasonable, and would have been worth it if it worked consistently.

Sound:
Sounds great when it works. See below.

Ease of Use:
Very straightforward set up.

Support:
Website has some good stuff. Didn't try to call.

User: a customer from mac.com

Submitted: 1/7/2008

Style of Music: Adult Contemporary

Location: Los Angeles