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I have the tascam us-100 and I couldnt be happier.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002QQC1ZI/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1364251517&sr=8-8&pi=SL75

I can plug a mic or guitar into it. A side benefit is that it seems to do a bit of audio processing as well. The sound coming out of it is so much richer then what leaves the headphone port. I have a higherend logitech 2.1 system. The sound quality is night and day when plugged into the usb audio interface.

It also matches the imac perfectly
 
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I noticed that the new iMac does not seem to have an audio input. Does this give anyone else pause about purchasing it ? I myself have some analog audio files to upload to my iMac, and this could be a problem. Has anybody used an analog mic to USB adapter and can comment how they work- if at all ??? I was waiting to buyone of these new iMacs, but may wait until my audio project is over.... Thoughts
[doublepost=1466284954][/doublepost]Is there an answer to this yet? How to input line-in audio into a recent iMac?
 
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