« Reply #62 on: July 08, 2015, 04:19:46 PM »
I suspect lots of people are in "wait and see" mode for the F8. Published features are attractive and it has kind of an SD clone look. It appears to be better constructed (i.e. metal) than other Zoom and some other competing manufacturer models. But I think that many of us will wait until it is available and the braver souls among us buy one and put it through its paces. Sound quality is paramount and all the glitzy features and "pro" design look won't mean much if the preamps are mediocre. All the features need to work well together and it needs to be reliable too. I suspect that there are a substantial number of folks who might have otherwise purchased an SD or Tascam unit that are now holding off to see how good the Zoom unit really is. Despite my inherent skepticism, I am hoping that Zoom really does pull it off.
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