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Sonnet PCIe expansion chassis

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Just an FYI for those interested in PCIe expansion chassis.
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Interesting! Of course UAD-2 DUO won't be compatible and it's uncertain what will happen with the PCIe-424. But the price point, if this is typical for these chassis, seems to indicate MOTU could easily sell a TB to Audiowire breakout box for $299 or so. Whether they'd sell enough to make the development worth their while, who knows? But it would be awesome if they did!
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James, check out this thread:
http://www.motunation.com/forum/viewtop ... =9&t=56686

There's a link there to their compatibility chart, and if the chart is correct, the UAD-2 stuff is all compatible.

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Really? That would be great because I saw an email floating around from UA saying only the OCTO card would be compatible with expansion chassis. That is indeed good news if true. :)
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Well, time will tell. I recall getting the same e-mail. Maybe Sonnet figured it out. Or maybe they are wrong. :?
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It could be that the hardware shows a system profile. That's part of the battle but without the right drivers and firmware, you don't have functionality. Sonnet does not say what "compatible" means in the real world.
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Yep. There's another topic on the board were someone says it's NOT got to work with the older UAD-2 cards. :(
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