[Mike Rivers]

On Mar 27, 2:03 pm, "Richard Crowley" wrote:

Priorities:
1) "tonally neutral" mic preamps
2) 8 channels
3) ADAT lightpipe output (44.1, 48K @ 24 bit)
4) 1 RU (if possible?)

Short list:
Mackie Onyx 800R
Focusrite OctoPre
Presonus Digimax

For what it's worth, I have a Mackie 800R and it sounds just fine. I
can't compare it to the others because I haven't heard them. I
actually found a use for the impedance switch that's on the first two
channels. The CAD 7000 ribbon mic that I reviewed sounded best when
switched to 500 ohms. Everything else around here sounds best when
switched to the highest impedance, so I guess it's no big deal, but
something to try.

The M-S matrix is pretty neat. Wish there were two pairs like that.