dropped bits sre dropped bits I want bit for bit which is why i use digital in the first place, never md, never mp3. no comprimises.
Talk about an argument that has been hashed, rehashed, then mashed and diluted to a fine powdery dust..
I tend to be in the camp that believes that when the problems associated with the JB3 are put head to head with the problems associated with DAT's (misloads, errors, incompatibility/changes when played in different deck, etc) they wind up being near even in terms of reliability.
Search around Oade's forum, this has been around the bush and back a few times..