I think the Arts has fans on the forum. We reviewed a number of sound devices here…
https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/sound-card-reviews/8375/1
One of the shortcomings of one-path USB devices is their occasional problem of running out of gain. As I wrote about the Shure microphone amplifier, I don’t think many people are going to use the device with the Mic Gain control anything other than all the way up.
You may be fine if you’re planning on screaming rock music into it, but many people find that 90 year old Mrs. McGinty reading Irish poetry quietly into one to be less satisfactory.
We strive to get the poster to tell us all about the job because the requirements may change.
You might also like to read through Bruno’s search for a system to record his guitar. It’s currently the longest post on the forum. 18 chapters.
http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=22109&start=0
Koz