Integrate AH in DAW

Hey!

I already checked some posts and it seems to be quite common having latency issues with AH. I got mine a week ago and really felt in love but a big reason for purchasing the AH was the fluent OB integration. So with those latency issues I’ve asked myself and you, how to integrate the AH in my DAW (Logic X) apart from OB. Do you use it always in chain with other outboard gear or do you use it with I/O-Plugins via your sound card?

Some off topic:
(1) Is the OB latency caused by low CPU power?
(2) Is there another way to switch from M/S to Mid processing outside of OB?