the 6 pre's are incredible, I have not reached for my sonosax once yet since owning this nomad. This unit is the best deal on the market for 4,000.00
Ooooo. (But im not a fan of the sonosax preamps to start with, however they are generally well regarded)
I. Want. One.
Any other notes from usage?
The only way I could describe these pre amps is " A wire with gain" they are totally transparent, and the dynamic range of this unit blows my mind, I am coming from the sound device 7 series world and now I can not think of a better recording chain for my mics than using zaxcom everything, It is hand made in usa and feels bullet proof. More options on filters than the SD 7 series. I was so happy I went to pro-sound in nyc and talked to Rich who sells all the units I was considering, his opinion ( and me knowing his background it ment a lot to me) was the zaxcom was far better sounding than the rest. What I do is record iso tracks, everything else is done in the DAW, there is nothing better out there for 4 grand that will record 10 iso tracks with 6 primo pre amps imo. I also have a X4 (with a direct out mod) that I use for inputs 7-10. At first I was a little concerned about not having any digi inputs or outputs but after using this unit I now see I would never use them anyways. As far as analog outputs go you have a lot of options and routing abilities..metadata entry is not a pain at all using the front knob, and there are lots of nice instructional youtube vibs to check out.