I don't think it can be done w/o the analog outs, Scott. I'm a little bummed the V3 doesn't do:
[1] 16/44 and 24/96 simultaneously
and
[2] soft limit
Two nice features on the Minime I wish the V3 had. But...all other factors pointed me to the V3 (duh, that's why I got one).
When I make the jump to 24-bit, I'll send the analog out to my D100 for backup. I believe the D8/100 would truncate the 24-bit wordlengh down to 16-bit.
This is one reason I'm considering holding onto my modSBM-1 until I have the 24-bit deal completely sorted out 100%.
(My name is Brian, and I am a gear slut.)