---I've finally narrowed down my choices for a new 8-track digital
recorder to the following three units: Fostex MR-8 ($300), Boss
BR-864 ($400) and Fostex VF80EX ($550). What I like about the VF80EX
is the hard drive and CD burner (no buying new CompactFlash cards in
the future) although I would prefer a unit with just the hard drive
(less expensive) since I could burn the CDs on my desktop computer.

---Regarding the other two, although the Fostex MR-8 gets rave reviews
and is the cheapest, I've always like the solid feel and reliability
of Roland products (Boss BR-864). Help me out here. If you own one of
these units and can brag about it, let me know, either here or by
email. I want to be able to lay down at least three vocal tracks and
would like to use my Yamaha PSR-600 keyboard with its backing
instrumentation and also add a lead guitar track. All suggestions
greatly appreciated.