[Ckevperry]

Don't hate me....I just found one used for $5400.

But even for $6.5k it is an amazing deal. Having heard the flamingo I believe it is the same circuit. You just can't fit 8 transformers in the rack, hence there is no iron switch. The preamps are huge and open...the converters contribute to that sound too i am sure. It is a big productivity boost to have them both right there together.

Gotta tell you tho, the tape emulation just takes the cake tho. Being able to dial it in on individual tracks transforms the whole mix. First overheads I have recorded to digital that made me giggle with delight.

-Imagine $500 per channel of preamps. (You'd pay more for these..)
-8 channels of converters $2k (Lucids 48k version goes for this, ....and these are far better than the Lucids)
-Tape emulation $400 (McDSP analog channel comes to mind, but the Spider emulation is FAR better.)


SO there is your $6.5k used wisely right there. and you still get their amazing dither, and a mixer with 2 more channels of 96k converters with tape emu.