I'm really interested to see how this thing works out in the field. I was looking at an ad for it in EM and noticed that it had decent looking meters (compared to my UA5 anyway:P) and was 9vDC in.... kind of grabbed my attention. Plus I have a bit of a hookup at the local GC!
I don't think 9v will work--the specs on the "Feature Summary" Page says this:
"Just plug in any DC power adapter (10-24 volts, tip positive or negative)."
Also, I'm not sure the meters will be as cool as might seem at first glance--if I'm understanding this correctly, the only spot on the meter display that will be of use for 2-track recording with a pair of mics, assuming digital out, would be the S/PDIF OUT pair of meters in the lower right corner. Looks like maybe 7 segments are possible. All the others seems to be analog in and out, the main analog out, and S/PDIF IN. Obviously much better than the UA-5 situation by itself, but I think just the size of the meter display and all the bright lights are a bit deceptive for what we'd use this for. Less informative than using an SVU-1 or 2 with a UA-5 for 2-channel use. Though for multitracking, I think it might be pretty interesting, and some of the other meters in the display could be put to use, too, obviously.
I'd be very interested in hearing reviews on the quality of the preamp and A/D compared to our other gear options.