Uad Mkii And 2198 Interface, - the most kick ass-ist sound card? Options

[holli]

So, will the new UAD mkII and the very sexy looking a/d converter be the ultimate soundcard option?

link: http://www.uaudio.com/products/index.html

here we are, as tantilisingly promised in the previous chapter of the gripping digi-jungle-gate affair.

Ready.. steady.. and get frantic like only big boys and girls who like sexy toys can!

Holli x

[holli]

so, have I got this right? It's got two corking preamps, a/d and digital outs.. an the new uad card itself has mutliple adat outputs and inputs. Will it sit alongside motu interfaces I wonder, seems no reason why not I guess. Anyhow I guess something like the 2408 could be brought into service as an additonal d/a converter off the core card/s even without the PCI. That's design foresite for you!

Does anyone know how the uad eq's and compressors compare to say the waves 3.5 master suite?
I have to say in my humble opinion my jaw dropped when I heard what waves had done on these latest plugins. I never want to mix/master with anything lesser! The linear phase thing really does the biz it seems. I knew the theory of phase problems caused by eq and how it can weaken depth and solidity but never heard it improved upon in my own system before.
Holli x