I've used the Fostex FR-2LE about a dozen times. Prior to this I recorded on Tascam and Sony DAT players, dating back to 1997. The Fostex is a great machine! Records on a Compact Flash card (I use an 8 gig card and have never had a problem with dropouts or diginoise). Note: you must format the card at the frequency rate you wish to record in (e.g. 16/48, 24/48, 24/96, etc)...this gave me fits when i first used machine. Inputs are XLR (or 1/4