If you've got the optical cable, just get a home deck with an optical in...I *think* the Fostex has one but I'm not 100% positive on that. Definitely takes a huge amount of strain off your portable deck. Think about it, if you use your portable for transfers, that's twice the hours on half-sized heads! And home decks can be had for dirt-cheap these days compared to what they used to cost. A couple hundred bucks will get you a home deck that can give several THOUSAND hours of use without nary a complaint...