I've always been curious as to the latency limits of USB 2.0/3.0, Firewire 400/800, and now thunderbolt on audio interfaces. I'm really excited to see a thunderbolt audio interface on the market, but will that really allow for any improvements if I'm only concerned capturing say 8 mic inputs @ 24bit/196khz (for constant variables) at once?
I've always tended to stay away from USB 2.0 in favor of firewire because I know it's faster, but does it really make a difference in terms of audio interfaces?