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Originally Posted by 58lespaul  One of the Pres on my Firestudio Project crapped out yesterday and I am now looking to upgrade (warranty is over =[ ). If you use Cubase (like I do) I think that the N12 and the MR816 are no brainers. George stated in the massive N12 thread that the N12 and the MR816 have the same converters and pre-amps (aka, Yamaha's top of the line stuff). As someone that is also going to upgrade I have chosen the MR816 over the FF800 for these reasons:
- The MR816 has superior converters to the FF800
- The MR816 has superior pre-amps to the FF800
- The MR816 comes with some excellent additional plug ins
- Full Cubase intergration (huge!)
- And the real kicker... it is cheaper than the FF800...
This makes sense since the FF800 is ancient in technology terms... it was released in what? 2004? I would go with the newer technology. Better bang for the buck =] |
Indeed, that's my reasoning for trying the MR816 first as well. Reliability is perhaps most important though, and the FF800 has proven itself there. The MR816 gets trashed for this everywhere I look (but it's brand new so I'll cut it a little slack).