I was looking into UA-5's (emailed Oade about a w-mod) but I found out Edirol doesn't make them anymore. Looked into the UA-25 but read a thread on Oade.com concering its uselessness in the field.
So I'm looking to build a decent, but affordable, open-tape rig and I'd like to know what could work in place of the UA-5 for a preamp and A/D converter. Something battery powered, about the same size as the UA-5 and around 300 or 400 USD would be optimal.