Topic: Best quality/price relation for a 4+ channel recorder?

[Gutbucket]

Thanks for the correction.

[flintstone]

Here's another indication of how quiet the R-26 XLR preamp is, compared to other multitrack models

http://www.avisoft.com/recordertests.htm
Preamp Equivalent input noise (EIN), unweighted
Tascam DR-680  -125 dBu
Marantz PMD-661  -124 dBu
Roland R-26 XLR  -122 dBu  <------
Tascam DR-100 MkII  -117 dBu
Tascam DR-100 -111 dBu
Tascam DR-2d -106 dBu
Tascam DR-40 -104 dBu

Avisost measured the EIN of the 3.5mm mic input to be -115 dBu, so the XLR input is considerably quieter.
The DR-100 MkII is a lot quieter than the original DR-100.

None of this matters if your mics have a relatively high self noise, or if you're recording in a loud and noisy setting.

Flintstone