Do you guys user a mixer or an audio interface?

[357mag]

When I get my amp re-tubed I'm gonna try micing it again cuz I'm curious about whether or not I will like the sound compared to what my X3 can deliver.

I have a small Yamaha mixer that I will most likely use to plug the mic into. But I was wondering how you guys do it. Do most of you plug your mics into an audio interface instead of using a mixer?

I've been looking at the Presonus Firestudio Project as one possibility if I chose to pick up an interface. But I don't have a crystal ball so I don't know what kinds of bugs or pops or dropouts or crackles I would have to contend with. Seems some people love them and others have had problems, just like any other piece of gear.