#92 MOTU 828es teardown

Whelp, the little Ultralite AVB didn't last long in my posession - i got greedy, and just "had to" upgrade from that to a "big boy" unit. Kinda had my sights set on something like a 1248, but with asking prices in the 900eu area, those were a bit of a no-go. For the most part, 828es's seemed to be in that same area, until one popped up on auction on eBay, from the Netherlands, for "just" 600eu (plus shipping). Coincidence or not, just as with the MOTU 8M a few years back, i ended up being the only bidder, so here we are...

#91 MOTU AVB switch (1st gen, 5-port + Ethernet) teardown

In all fairness, i doubt i've ever claimed i'm not a MOTU fanboy, but i DO have somewhat of a soft spot for their hardware. That may or may not be visible from the contents of this blog, especially lately. And since i'm planning on an AVB setup here at the home studio, when i saw this thing going for about half the usual used-market price, i couldn't pass up the opportunity.

 

#90 MOTU 896HD teardown

Well-well-well, how's this for a "blast from the past"? I hadn't come into possession of one of these even close to when they were actually relevant (having jumped straight into the 896 mk3 Hybrid), but a few weeks ago i stumbled upon a ridiculous deal for this and an 8pre, for a price i literally could not refuse. So without further ado, let's take a peek in there, shall we?