Thanks a lot to everyone who posted here....
.....I now have about 6 months of research to do on all of that gear.
But seriously, those are some sweet looking rigs.
I continue to feel like I am on the verge of a purchase...then new information always seems to come to light...
My current problem is my deck.
I want a hard drive recorder, but the search for me has narrowed down a bit.
I think the Fostex FR-2 looks nice. But from what I have heard it drains batteries quick.
Of course the 722 looks great...but I think I won't use half the functions on that deck. However, the 722 keeps on coming back to the spotlight as far as quality of physical deck and sound is concerned.
I have also been looking at the Roland R-4. But I don't do matrices and I don't know that I would get many soundboard patches.....but maybe.....
Also the Korg Mr-1 or Mr-1000 look exceptionally sweet, but I am largely ignorant of DSD and therefore I fear it....
I don't want to get into a deck that is too specialized that it may become obsolete. Like if DSD doesn't catch on and a few years from now you can get the deck worked on etc.....
Ahhh....it is just an endless sea of decisions......