Leon- I understand that is will retail for $3,995 in Australia. Our Korg distributor here told me that the unit won't have phantom power on the Mic preamps! I think that this is pathetic personally as a good condensor mic such as a Rode NT1/NT2 or AKG C1000/C3000 are quite affordable for the home studio owner. Do Korg possibly think that all their potential users are going to be using only dynamic mics such as SM58's or SM57's for recording- I should think not!!!!
Now I'm going to have to buy that external Mic pre afterall! And to my horror I also discover that Korg are giving this unit an EXTERNAL POWRE SUPPLY!!!!!!! WHAT???????? Come on guys, no professional bit of gear should ever come with an external power supply! THAT SHOULD BE A RULE! Anyway, these units are due to ship at the end of January 2000 and I will no doubt be anxious to check it out. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!0