Kris sets the gain @ 35, I set mine @ 30. We both set our trim @ +5. As far as I can remember, I have always gone up, slightly, from the trim, like 2-3 dbs. I would guess that Kris goes down slightly. Either way, I would venture a guess that we both record around +37 dbs, give or take a little, and our tapes would sound virtually identicle. That being said, I have yet to be able to record any symphony work, which should hopefully change, so I have no reference to point you to. When I 1st got mine, my friend Jim told me that the V3's gain is a little less than what he was used to with the v2. He said that where he normally ran the v2 @32 dbs, he was running the v3 @37. I can't attest to this becuase I never ran the V2, but that is what he admitted to me.
-William