Well, after lots of research and great input and advice from folks here I pulled the trigger on the GT-R1. The members who have the DR-1 love em, Chris of Church Audio says it has the best internal mic's. And the GT-R1 has the cool aluminum body, with some additional cool features. I hope to get it by this weekend and will be using it to records my sons Christmas concert, and I'll post some samples. I will be recording with the internal mic's, so you will hear how they sound in the hands of a complete amature. Thanks again to those folks who shared there experience and advice......this is a way cool site with great people.
John