TI: USB - I am sceptically !

[Chris :-)]

Hi all,

so far I am a Virus C user. I'm playing with the idea to upgrade but I have doubts regarding the TI's USB audiointerface. I will never understand why access choosed USB instead of FireWire, but this is not my question. So i would like to know your experience and how happy you are regarding the USB solution of the TI. In particular I would like to know the following:

1. Is there any dependence between the access ASIO driver and the TI control plugin? So is it possible to control the TI via the plugin in cubase without using the access ASIO driver? (I would prefer to use my RME Hammerfall PCI device)

2. Is it generally possible to disable the USB Audio streaming (but using the TI-plugin anyway) so that USB-audio do not reduce my system performence?

Thanks in advance
Chris