Tc Finalizer As A/d D/a??, Has anyone used this as a front end A/D? Options

[mixfisto]

Hola, has anyone used the TC Finalizer as a front end A/D converter? I just ordered one (I know, a little late for this question...) and wanted to know how high the quality is. I plan on recording from a high end mic-pre into the Finalizer then digitaly into Digi 002(mostly 96k). Also, which is the higher quality, using a S/PDIF or Optical cable? One more thing, how plausable is it to "insert" a compressor within the Finalizer (digitaly) before going into PT?
Thanks