I'm looking for something really compact. Most of the venues I go to search and have metal detectors, so I'm interested in equipment that will be easy to get through security. The smaller and easier to explain away, the better. Going undetected is probably the most important factor for me. Simplicity would be another great plus (especially at my recording stage now lol). Of course, its sound quality is important, too.
Thanks 
Your sig line has it, no? A wee bit more compact would be a small recorder (F3, VR, Deity, M10 type- With headphones plugged in for security to see), and without the pre or bodies. my experience is the active caps, custom cables and km100 bodies have been unseen by the detector. The F3, that is a big flag...headphones in place.
The best one, is the one that always pulls it off. 
Original post is from 2004. Yes, that is the rig she ended up with.
