I've purchased a lot of gear from Sweetwater in the past and absolutely LOVE their catalog (you can now download it online...in pdf and Zinio formats). The only reason I don't order from them that often is because I live on the West Coast and if I order from Audiomidi.com (in California), I get my stuff faster. Sweetwater likes to call you via telephone and chat about your order first, then ship. When Matthew Owens was my sales rep (in the ol' days of the mid-90's), I really enjoyed talking to him but after he left to go to law school, I had several different sales reps and it was just never the same again, at least for me. I've never had a bad experience with them...ever! Their catalog is my modern-day "Wishbook"!

Michael