Lo if meaning not of high quality. Flat and without a lot of definition. Listen and you'll see.
What I meant was, inputs 1-8 are mic inputs. 9 and 10 are 1/4 inch inputs with adjustable gain knobs. Are they not the type of line in you were talking about as being preferable? Is it not better to be able to adjust the gain as opposed to just setting it.
It doesn't matter anyway, I'm buying a Focusrite 18i8 in the morning,