21% of 43 verified M2owners don't recommend it — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 72% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“I recently got the M2 (it's supposed to be the 2021 or 2019 revision) and have a lot of problems with it with constant cracking and popping and losing audio, lagging etc.”— shimmy_ow on Reddit
“Something similar has started happening to mine in the last couple of days also. I usually have mine set to 96 khz, but now after every reboot I get audio dropouts like the cpu can't keep up.”— Gannond0rf on Reddit
“Owned an M2, was torn between the SSL2+ like you… Sold the M2 after realizing my Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 was the best of the bunch…”— BandzTFM on Reddit
“mine started crashing when I only dared to look at a different usb cable that wasn't Motus proprietary one”— MAXRRR on Reddit
“Horrible latency, been using it since 2021 find something else. Terms of sound quality it’s good 7/10”— KILTONIC on Reddit
“Same issue here, with the MOTU M2 on Windows 11, audio pops and crackles.”— dylan_k on Reddit
“I'm facing the same issue and I can't single out the cause either.”— NorthernMists on Reddit
“i'd pick the SSL2 (i have a motu m2)”— rapttorx on Reddit
“I've been having this same problem.”— Dracomies on Reddit
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“I can check on Windows in a second but I own two M4’s and a M2. When I run them the M4 and M2 with MOTU’s drivers in aggregate on macOS at 48KHz/128 samples I’m getting 3.1/3.3ms of latency”— op_loves_boobs on Reddit
“Theoretically M4 is a bit better. There were some people reporting problems with some M2s distorting the inputs when headphone amp was cranked to the max.”— tupisac on Reddit
“If the audio interface is powered via USB, try disabling the power-saving feature for USB ports. https://preview.redd.it/akb60skp6xhh1.png?width=395&format=png&auto=webp&s=a84a2d84cf4b7d176d21ad91c440d283f10e7e10”— Orry_Haas on Reddit
“I can hear more detail and soundstage breadth on my planars but that’s sort of a given since they’re harder to drive and getting a lot more power. Very little difference on IEMs other than having to keep the power wheel turned down.”— loseranon17 on Reddit
“Are your drivers and firmware also up to date for your computer, specifically the motherboard? I had weird issues with audio cutting out briefly and flashing the motherboard to the latest BIOS fixed it. Some kinda USB controller issue I guess.”— kanped on Reddit
“Thanks for your reply! When I spend an arm and a leg on a laptop I just want the damn thing to work right out of the box, but I agree that you eventually have to compromise and find what works.”— grajagans on Reddit
“Well for podcasting the 2i2 might be enought as a preamp. Depends on the mic. I think the motu has a bit more preamp db. The 2i2 will most likely be enough though”— Gyntazz on Reddit
“This doesn't power speakers. It sends a signal to monitors with their own power source. If your Edifiers plug into the wall for power, this will send a clean audio signal to them.”— Bombdy on Reddit