#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...

#60 MOTU 8M teardown

Well, this one's a "biggie" - i had been lusting after one of these for a few years now, but the price was (and technically still is) on the prohibitive side, retailing at ~$1300-1500, depending where you look. Fortunately though, i've been stalking eBay off and on for one of these, and a used one happened to pop up just the other week, on auction. To my amazement and delight, despite there being at least 6 other "watchers", i was fortunate enough to win it for the opening bid, ie. about half the price of a new one.