Hi Squeak: I purchased (a week ago) a Yamaha AW16G (from Guitar Center) for about the same price 'out the door', but subsequently found out the AW16G only supports 16 bit recording, so exchanged it (an even exchange) for the Korg D1200mkII (24 bit recorder) instead. Though the D1200mkII only supports 12 tracks vs 16 on the AW16G, the other big IMPORTANT plus about the Korg D1200mkII (as well as the D1600mkII) is that they supports USB connectivity (the AW16G doesn't), which makes it real easy to transfer files back and forth freely between the Digital Mutitrack Recorder and PC, for further processing in SoundForge and/or Cakewalk Sonar. - Scott