i just got a RME 96/52 card off of ebay for a steal. its got mutiple adat in and outs. i think you can record 48+ sim tracks IIRC. (dont really need it for alot of tracks, thats why im not positive).
of what ive looked into, the rme cards are really nice, their upper lines are very expensive, (1500$) but have midi and spidif in along as a few different other formats.
just an idea to check out.
i ordered a behrrringer ad8000 other day, 8ch of ad-da for 190$, really cant be beat and its supposed to sound pretty well. i couldnt afford the 2000+$ price on that many channels of apogee. hell, 2ch of rosetta is 1500. does sound nice though.
get all that stuff in, and find a 100w amp for my new ribbon monitors and im set :green:
what were you thinking about price wise on the AD/DA? how does your dat converters sound compared to the 002 rack?
good luck man.
taylor