Getting a Power Runner pretty much solved all my PMD660 annoyances.
Also, I rarely use the internal -20db pad anymore, relying mainly
on the attenuation on my mics, or just the input level controller.
I have been doing some quick and dirty recordings
with just the built-in mics and have been surprised
at how well they work. If there is no vibration
where the 660 is resting it works like a dream.
Speaking of which, I've just been posting some
things in Kickdown Central after not visiting the boards,
or at least not posting, in a quite a long time.
These are the PMD660 recordings fwiw
I also used the 660 to do a A/D transfer
of some cassette masters.
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,126938.0.htmlhttp://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,126937.0.htmlhttp://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,126935.0.htmlhttp://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,126932.0.htmlhttp://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,126931.0.htmlhttp://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,126930.0.htmlOf course, I have to believe that the flavour of the recordings
is more up to the mics than the box.
My 660 is stock. No mods. I've just learned to work with it.