In my case I'm really rating the sound of the DM-24 mixer designed for use with this box, because I only purchased the digital interface, not the analog converters. The sound, however, is excellent.

I'll give this a 9, because that's the capacity of the standard hard drive, 9 gigs. That's not nearly enough, less than 45 minutes of recording. This was clearly designed years ago, when 9 gigs was a lot and very expensive. I bought a 36 gig, 10,000 rpm SCSI drive at Fry's for $200 and now I have plenty of space. This thing is pretty pricey considering any I/O interface is extra. However, it does everything but slice bread, and the inside is very roomy and easy to work on if you have any experience with upgrading computers. For me, the ethernet interface is HUGE as it lets me both control the box from a laptop and easily back it up to another computer on my home network. At that point I can keep the files on my hard drive (storage is cheap on a PC) or burn CDs or DVDs. It was pretty easy to get my router to accept it. I'm typing this on the internet right now as it's backing up the day's work!

Extremely well made, solid and high quality. Big! Lots of room to work inside, easy to upgrade with a larger hard drive, which I highly recommend. Front panel controls are "rubberized" and seem very sturdy. All parts are very high quality. Only moving parts are the cooling fan and the disk drive, either of which can easily be replaced for cheap at any computer store.

Giving this thing a 9 because it's very expensive compared to similar products by other manufacturers. I've been waiting for the price to come down (probably when a new version comes out) and got lucky on a closeout. Otherwise, I'd still be waiting.

Tascam has the best support, I've been a loyal customer for 30 years and they've never let me down, always gone the extra mile. I upgraded this box (larger hard drive) and installed the optional TDIF card. Both were easy jobs with the online instructions. Biggest disappointment is the closing of the TASCAM forums earlier this year, that resource was priceless.

I was using tape machines, which were getting old and unreliable. The first time you're working with a client's tape that hasn't been backed up, and the tape machine eats the tape, you won't forget that experience. I spent 4 hours unwinding the entire Hi-8 tape on the floor (with cotton gloves on) looking for the twist in the tape. Having a hard drive machine (plus backups) eliminates that possibility.

Pop, Funk, Rock

Well, really mine doesn't have a sound since I just use the digital (TDIF) inputs.

This thing is great, really gets the job done. Syncs to all kind of audio and video gear, backs up over ethernet to your existing PC (which can also control it with the free MXView software) Unlimited virtual tracks, 24 tracks at 48kHz or 12 at 96kHz. The 9GB hard drive it comes with is way too small. However it is very easy and relatively cheap to purchase a SCSI drive at a computer store to upgrade the disk storage.

Very, very high quality. Solid with rubberized front panel buttons. Big! Easy to pop the hood and work inside, which you'll need to do if you add an optional board or additional disk drive.

There are cheaper hard disk recorders (Alesis, stripped down Mackie), but there aren't better ones.

I have a lifetime of excellent experience with Tascam service.

It's very compact for what it does, looks good in the rack and impresses the customers.

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