Thanks Travelinbeat, and everyone else who chimed in. This site can be both a blessing and a curse for someone researching which gear to purchase, as there are so many opinions, and volumes of hands on experiences. A person could search around here for years, but I would like to do some recording in this lifetime, ha ha ha..... The recording I plan on doing is ambient sound stuff, voice, and school concerts and I'm confident any of the machines discussed will be more than adequate. So Thanks again, I'll let you folks know what I actually ended up with soon.... John