It could be any number of things. Could you elaborate on your setup?

Hi, Thanks for the reply. The setup i'm using consists of running out of a CD player through an Arrakis systems mixer, then into the DR8. My concern is this: when i'm using sound effects from a CD, at first listen, the stereo image is great. Once i dump the track onto the DR8
and listen back, i do notice a considerable difference in the image.
Maybe i'm being a bit too "anal"?
Thanks again.

I'm not familiar with that console (or any broadcast consoles for that matter). Assuming that's not doing anything weird to the signal on the way to or returning from the DR8... it could be attributable to a wiring problem, or it could be a slight level mis-match, or it could be a clocking problem with the DR8, or it could just be the way the DR8 sounds. Can you plug the CD directly into the DR8 and see if that detrimentally affects the quality?

I'm going into the station this weekend and will try running the cd directly into the DR8.
Thanks for for help!
Daren

Err...coffee has finally kicked in. Fingers moving quicker than the mind.
Thanks again for your help Ang.
Daren