I find that the Presonus line of cards also has amazing pre amps. ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Muir To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 2:59 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: some opinions D!J!X! wrote: Hey Phil, you are then saing that tascams preamps are not up to standard? What would you recommend in their place then? Phil replied no, that's not what I am saying at all. I just wanted more inputs and thought that as the Tascam ones are class A then, I should purchase some more class A pree-amps. I am going for the Focusrite OCTOPRE pre-amps as I have read amazing reviews about them and they aren't too expensive, around $1200. Also, Herman has them and says that some of his college lecturers don't like him any more cause he has these pree-amps. LOL!! Regards, Phil Muir P J Muir Productions Music And Audio Production URL: www.philmuir.com/ Band website: www.steelstringmusic.co.uk/ Band my Space Site: www.myspace.com/steelstringmusic ----- Original Message ----- From: D!J!X! To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 5:05 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: some opinions Hey Phil, you are then sayint that tascams preamps are not up to standard? What would you recommend in their place then? D!J!X! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phil Muir Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:01 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: some opinions Omar, I too am about to purchase an FW1884 and some very nice pree-amps. Shoot me a call on Skype tomorrow, and i will talk you through the pros and cons. I have to say though, there are definitly way more pros than cons. Regards, Phil Muir P J Muir Productions Music And Audio Production URL: www.philmuir.com/ Band website: www.steelstringmusic.co.uk/ Band my Space Site: www.myspace.com/steelstringmusic ----- Original Message ----- From: Omar Binno To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:56 PM Subject: [ddots-l] some opinions Hello, I'm considering purchasing a tascam fw1884. Currently, my setup is like this: I'm using a Mackie 16-channel mixer with an edirol fa66 soundcard. Could somebody possibly give me some pros and cons to both types of setups? I know that with the tascam, everything is in one unit, which is one pro. Would you guys mind sharing your opinions before I make the purchase? Thanks. Omar Binno www.omarbinno.com