I’ve personally found MOTU very reliable. Right now I own a Presonus. The feature set for routing and onboard mixing is far better than the equivalent Focusrite, and the mic pres are also good (I haven’t done a direct A/B but I’ve been pretty impressed by the Presonus).
RME and MOTU are often highly regarded for driver stability. Presonus and Focusrite are newer to the interface market, and it definitely has shown earlier on in the driver development. However, I think the situation is much better now. There are also many other manufacturers that might offer more features for the same price, or a lower pricepoint product.
For clip on mics DPA are pretty great, but that may well not be suitable for your price range. It’d probably be a good idea to give an indication of what ‘reasonably priced’ means to you, as I’d guess that interpretations here may vary wildly.
Also, what are your ideal requirements – stereo in / stereo out, or more? The more info you give the better people can advise you.
