I still say you get what you pay for.

Size alone says you're getting more for the cost with the full sized interfaces vs the subcompacts..... and the small gizmo's don't have external controls, meters, or phantom power with low Z inputs among the other options on the full sized ones.

You should not have to use 2 interfaces or sound cards to record and playback properly. One card/interface should do the job. Problems with timing sync can and do occur with 2 cards. That's a whole other direction for a discussion. The goal is to have one interface doing the job properly.

Referring to the subcompact cards......However, give it a try.... the worst that could happen is that it doesn't work as you would need it to, and you return it for a refund.

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