This is the first time I've been able to get back onto the computer to check this thread.
Ideally yeah I would like 4 channel's, although I suppose I could get the A2D and just put the 2 OH's through it. Then the hats and china through the 003/D8 still.
The M Audio Profire 2626 and Digimax FS do seem like good solutions, but they're still quite expensive when I'm wanting to shell out several grand on an API.
Is anyone running an API 3124 through a Digi 003? I'm considering still buying it and just doing this for the time being, until I can afford something that can be fully bypassed. Will the differences still be noticable?