everyone on this site has given me great advice about the sony rh1 and i went to look at it today at B&H. while holding the little beauty in my hand, someone started talking to me about hard disc recorders. they brought me to the pro audio section and showed me these two models M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Micr...k2496-main.html Edirol R-09 http://www.rolandus.com/products/productde...mp;ParentId=114 they both sound good, but i'm not completely sold. i want to know if the sound quality from Hi-md is better and if anyone has tried these units at all. i really want to get something good for field recording but i don't want to spend an arm and a leg. and i want fast transfer to mac. HELP PLEASE!!! thank you dave