Squeak,

That is a great price indeed !
As Scott I did a 'swap' but the other way around .... and why ? :

a. The AW has 24 bit AD/DA converters and internal processing is done with 32 bits ! The recorder resolution is 16 bit uncompressed what is standard on audio-CD's, so why should I record at 24 bit ?
The D1200 standard recording resolution is 16 bit but the user is able to switch to 24 bit.... BUT the number of channels drops to 8 !? (Am I right Scott ?)

b. At first I thought the USB connection would be great to use for disk-access... but only a limited partition can be used for data exchange. The AW16G has no USB-port but data can easy be transported through digital optical out or CD-RW media.

c. The higher number of tracks of the AW

d. The AW has MUCH better user interface. (buttons, menu-structure, display, sliders, housing, jogging-wheel etc.) of the AW. The Korg has a very small, difficult to read display and it is soo easy to get lost in the menu's. (e.g. Tabs)

e. The Korg is pretty noisy, but the AW is producing as good as NO noise !

f. The AW has a built-in power supply, while the Korg uses a separate adapter

g. Much better quality headphone amp in the AW. The Korg's amp clips (distortion) very soon.

I paid about 1200 Euro's ($ 1600) for this AW
and if I were you I would purchase one immediately..... for this price !

Roel

[This message has been edited by Roel (edited 12-30-2003).]