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> I picked up a Digimax LT and have gotten some help in comparing<snip>
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> Tascam DM24 was labeled warmer but muddy. The Digimax LT wasI really appreciate this post. I've been considering a Digimax LT and the
\n> considered to be better than both the Tascam and the 01v96, which I
\n> think surprised everyone. It was said to be warmer than the 01v96,
\n> but with much more clarity than the DM24 pre. The other guys were
\n> really happy with the Digimax and may end up with one at some point.
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\n> Anyway, this represents our completely subjective analysis, and like
\n> I said before, I'm pretty much the parrot here as I could tell very
\n> little difference between any of the 4 devices. The other guys
\n> seemed to agree with eachother pretty quickly, for whatever that is
\n> worth. The whole shootout took about 1 1/2 hours, so this is far
\n> from conclusive.
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> Secondly, the Digimax doesn't really have much for meters. EachAre these "meters" at the digital point? I.e., is that -20 and -10 dB FS? And
\n> channel has a -20, -10 and clip light. If you subscribe to the rule
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> that input gain should be around -12 nominal to allow for peaks,I was thinking watching the V96 meters made the most sense. If the lights on
\n> this device is pretty hard to set unless you are watching the meters
\n> on the 01v96 to see where things fall. Basically, if the green
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> be careful. This probably isn't a big deal, particularly since theI'm assuming you're talking about the main meter screen, and not an actual
\n> 01v96 has a full meter bridge, but it stood out to me as lacking for
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