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Octopre vs Digimax96K

I'm in the market for an 8 channel set of converters with preamps to go into the ADAT on my digi 002. I'm wondering if any of you have have USED BOTH. I know many have used one of them and will tell me that it is the best thing in the world, but I would really prefer to hear from somebody who's played with both. I know I need to get the ADAT card for the octopre, so that's not a problem.

800R or octopre?

Which one? I have a 002R and I'm replacing my Mackie 1604 vlz pro with one of these units. I think i have to buy a add-on card for the octopre to get it to my 002 whick brings them to about the same price. Correct me if I'm wrong, please. For drums mostly. Or is that not really a good upgrade from the XDR pres on the mixer? Thanks for the input. :?

Octopre and Mics for drums?

I was planning on using an octopre to add 8 chanels to my 002 rig via the optic, and dedicate these mainly to recording drums. The pre has built in compression/limiting and 48v phantom on each chanel. Is this a viable solution and if so what array of mics should I be looking at to cover the job properly?
I will only have about $1500.00 to play with though.

Focusrite Octopre

Hi,

Just wanted to know if someone's tried this eight preamp combo. If yes... How do you like it and, most important, where did you find it? I just searched every online store I know and couldn't find it. I don't even know its price, just seems like the gear I must have for the portable setup I'm putting together (MOTU 828 + iBook).

Thanks for any help

Capi