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I want something for my home studio for a few specialist applications and thought I would look at one of these or similar that is likely to last a while. Are there significant differences in the quality of these units? Anything to watch for?

Thanks I noticed in the MDS E12 manual that it operates in Stereo as well as LP2 LP4 etc. I thought stereo equated to a non-compressed rate but from what you say it is not. Perhaps I should look at the Hi-MDs as alternative or even a flash media unit, bearing in mind the long term archival qualities of these about which I know nothing. Your comments have been helpful. I have found that the rack mounted Tascam MD301MKii does have Coax input, a feature interestingly dropped on the MD350.

Thanks I noticed in the MDS E12 manual that it operates in Stereo as well as LP2 LP4 etc. I thought stereo equated to a non-compressed rate but from what you say it is not. Perhaps I should look at the Hi-MDs as alternative or even a flash media unit, bearing in mind the long term archival qualities of these about which I know nothing. Your comments have been helpful.

Thanks for this - I am still fact finding at this stage and a little behind with what's available. I look forward to hearing from you. The next step would be to find one given they do not seem to be available retail.

It is the MD digital input I am most concerned with: I am under the impression that most MD recorders will convert either 32Khz or 48Khz to 44.1. The key link is that the only digital out on my MAudio, post Logic is Coax, thus my need for "Coax In" on the MD recorder. So long as I am recording on Logic at 48Khz everything should work as long as the MAudio will talk to the MD recorder. Optical does not help. Denon used to make a broadcast unit DENON DN-1100R that had coax in but I cannot find any other pro rackmount examples.

I am not entirely new to MD's but its been a while since my last purchase in 2000. I was reading some claims by HHB that their Professional disc is good for archiving up to 50 years. This claim plus the impression I have that good MD recorders with coax inputs can take 48Khz straight off my desk has led me, with help from one of your members to this forum. If I have to revert to real time audio to reload this material at some later stage, this time factor is not a major issue in the overall scheme of things but true sound quality is. I plan to store a mixed version of each of my songs plus each individual track copied seperately. I am wary of computer hard drives and the claims for CD's and DVD's as far as I know come nowhere near the 50 near mark. Are there any opinions out there about such a plan? Is there a decent rackmounted recorder out there that would suit my needs? Coax digital input is a must to work with the rest of my gear. The Tascam MD350 only has optical, and the Pioneer MJ D7 has coax but it is not rack mounted. I am using a MAC G5 with Logic Pro and an AudioPhile M Audio midi interface/audio converter. Thanks in advance