Metric Halo (MH Labs) audio interfaces for high end consumer audio

Why should sonophile music lovers not use the best equipment the professionals use as well? OK, some of them might not have need for microphone & line inputs as well as a multichannel ADC, but the rest of the package should appeal to you in any case.

• 2ch (ULN-2) or 8ch (2882 and ULN-8) output
  
• digital inputs (S/PDIF and AES/EBU) with an amazingly transparent DAC
  
• A great preamp to directly feed your power amp
  
• A great headphone output
  
• Pristine complex DSP-matrix processing, e.g. for modeling digital crossovers, speaker-tuning etc.
  
• "Character"-options
  
• FW-connectivity (Mac only)
  
• In the case of the ULN-8, digital control of all analog output levels,
  
• with a frequency- & phase response flat from DC to Nyquist.
  

Check them out!

The ULN-2 is the 2-channel incantation with hardware knobs, analog volume control and 10 user-definable presets.

The 2882 is the 8-channel incantation that offers complete digital control via a connected Mac. Great for multichannel (5.1, 7.1) setups.

The ULN-8 is the top of the line technically and audio wise. But if you don't audition it you won't mind missing out on the fun ;-)

One final note about 2d: This add-on card improves the accuracy of the built-in clock and of the PLL (for extracting clock from external sources) significantly, and frees up the internal DSP by handling the channelstrip-based mixer, but you probably could do without as a non-pro, so go for it if you want to save some money and can find a used interface that has not yet been upgraded. I have enjoyed their sound for years and believe you will to.