I think it depends.... I hear more of a "digitalized" sound from the AD2K (unlike many here, though, I think this unit can make very enjoyable tapes)... if the minime is not run line in and the gain is run at high levels, people would say that the minime does increasingly color the sound. I have a few really nice shemps->V2->AD2K tapes, but also have many really nice mme tapes. I'd pick the a/d on the mme.