Audio Interface recommendation?

[MihneaSechely]

Hey! I know you've probably heard this many times before, but I'm kind of a newbie when it comes to the technical side.
I've got a M-Audio Fast Track A-I for some time now, and I want to change it for one with more inputs. My budget is around 600-700$. I've done some research and the ones I picked out are: RME Babyface, Tascam US-2000, Presonus AudioBox 1818VSL, Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 and MOTU UltraLite MkIII Hybrid.
Which one of those would you pick and what other suggestions would you have, in that price range?

Thanks a lot !

 

[krushing]

Out of those I'd probably go for the Focusrite or MOTU. The RME is probably of the highest quality, but you won't get very much extra (analog) i/o by default unless you buy a separate ADAT-capable interface extension. How much i/o are you gonna need?

 

[Creal09]

Presonus has always been rock solid for me. A lot of people tend to take the Motu route if there using a Mac....although I'm using an iMac.