[letsdance]

i have researched this to and my conclusion is ...if i had the money...hd24xr

i joined the yahoo help group just to see what was being said,,,and they are a very helpful and honest group of people

i think the main problem with all these recorders is the extra suff needed.

mic/cable splitters of some kind....fireport caddie (to dump onto PC/Mac)...harddrives (seagate seem to be best)...if you need to monitor then you need a desk of some discription...also there is know gain control (or inbuilt limiter) on the pre ins, so if your recording a snare or the like..you might get into the red...(although you could cut and past :)

but that aside...hdXR all the way

and of course a kettle and sum coffee