One large advantage to the PMD 660 IMO is the XLR inputs. This leaves you with more flexibiity. Does anyone know of an official release date?
Keith
A release date for the 660 or M-Audio? ...the 660 has been out since spring and Doug's been providing a pre-amp mod since end of June.
660 plus's
- XLR inputs
- available now
- phantom power
- w/Oade mod, makes a practical all-in-one solution
660 minus's
- no 24 bit, on 16
- no digital input
- larger than the M-Audio
I chose a 660 because I needed a deck for the summer, wanted solid state and didn't want to spend alot of money. The Oade mod makes it usable as an all-in-one unit solution, but running phantom with my mod 460's drains the batterys fairly quick (~90 min's). I usually tape solo with my own mic's, so the lack of digital input wasn't a big consideration. I don't do much stealthing anymore also, but size isn't bad although quite a bit bigger than M-Audio appears to be.