Oh , another boring post by the guy that masturbates over pictures of Donald Trump . Oh and hey , if you want to bone your mum , that ' s up to you . <| sep |> I ' ve got an 18 i 20 and am looking to expand to a 16 mic pre setup . I only ever record in 2448 cause my computer is kinda not up to snuff and am pretty married to the focusrite brand just cause it was my first interface read tell me what ' s better about other brands . So with that in mind , I ' ve lusted after the octopre MkII dynamic but now I ' m starting to dig the Clarrett 8 preX . Is thunderbolt with the 18 i 20 connected via light pipe a better setup or just different than the 18 i 20 with the MkII ? Any thoughts on what anyone here would choose ? I ' m leaning towards the MkII still just so I can get light drum compression on the way in , making the job a little easier imho once in the box .