I travel a lot with my equipment and I finally decided to get some insurance on it. I found this on the Digidesign Users Conference - TDM for Mac forum. Anyone using them? Have you made any claims with them? Premiums seem very reasonable around 6.00 per thousand dollars of equipment and covers equipment on the road as well as the studio.

After 3 years of having my choices limited by my lack of mic preamps, I finally got a Great River mp2nv and an API 3124+. I have my first session with this new equipment tomorrow and I'm hoping for some guidance on how to make the best use of the new pres.

just wondering how you guys get equipment for review. i'm just a small personal project studio and i'm thinking my only option is to go out and buy each unit i'm thinking about (making sure wherever I buy from has a good return policy) and returning what I don't like.

Ok I've pretty much decided to keep saving my money up for a Crane Song spider. Like most people I havent actually heard one but have heard other Crane Song products and love them. As of now I dont have any big name gear (I record on a digi 001 with Mackie pres). The only problem is if and when I do buy the spider I won't be having any extra money for a long time.

What is your favorite piece of recording equipment? If judging by specs alone, it is probably your HD recorder, or ADAT. Or if you are fortunate enuff, your Analog Multitrack. Maybe it's your new Neumann or BLUE mic. Whatever it is, that is strickly technically speacking. If you were to judge by its results so far you might be surprised by your choice.

I get the impression several of you think ADAT's will soon be a thing of the past. I have been using mine for live eight track recording projects and it has worked well for me. What would you all recommend as a replacement with a reasonable cost? I need to record up to five hours of music and ADAT tapes make a very cost effective method.