digi 002 trade-up offer?

[Tod Treganowan]

Hey,

I just got the digi newsletter and saw the hardware trade-in offer.

At $900 bucks off list, it seems mighty tempting. I'd be going from an
001 to 002 rack if I get it.

The question is, are the 002 converters substantially better than the
001s? I already have a Frontier tango 8 channel ADAT converter. Are
they better than the Tango converters?

Are the mic pres (now 4) substantially better than the 001's? I'm not
too concerned about the pres, because I have a couple decent outboard
pres and a Mackie 8 bus (don't bother grousing about it.I know how lots
of you feel about it.)

In short, is 96k sampling and firewire, and everything else weighed-in
worth the money I have to plunk down? I'm not sure what the final price
would be, but at $795 list, I'm very tempted. ..and my wife has already
said I could look at it.....

I know there are lots of other variables involved, but do you have any
ideas or opinions, one way or the other?

Thanks for any help.

Tod

--
Tod Treganowan
University of Pgh

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[Stephen Boyke]

It seems to be a very fair deal, given that most who purchased the Digi001
paid $799 for it. Like me, you've already upgraded the pres and converters.
Dunno if it's worth it for 96k and Firewire capabilities alone.

--
Stephen T. Boyke

in article ttr2spammski-720D95.11231522082003@usenet.pitt.edu, Tod
Treganowan at ttr2spammski@pitt.edu wrote on 8/22/03 8:23 AM:

> Hey,
>
> I just got the digi newsletter and saw the hardware trade-in offer.
>
> At $900 bucks off list, it seems mighty tempting. I'd be going from an
> 001 to 002 rack if I get it.
>
> The question is, are the 002 converters substantially better than the
> 001s? I already have a Frontier tango 8 channel ADAT converter. Are
> they better than the Tango converters?
>
> Are the mic pres (now 4) substantially better than the 001's? I'm not
> too concerned about the pres, because I have a couple decent outboard
> pres and a Mackie 8 bus (don't bother grousing about it.I know how lots
> of you feel about it.)
>
> In short, is 96k sampling and firewire, and everything else weighed-in
> worth the money I have to plunk down? I'm not sure what the final price
> would be, but at $795 list, I'm very tempted. ..and my wife has already
> said I could look at it.....
>
> I know there are lots of other variables involved, but do you have any
> ideas or opinions, one way or the other?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Tod
>
> --
> Tod Treganowan

[Digital Heaven]

> It seems to be a very fair deal, given that most who purchased the Digi001
> paid $799 for it. Like me, you've already upgraded the pres and converters.
> Dunno if it's worth it for 96k and Firewire capabilities alone.
>
Has anyone had any success running an 002 (rack or board) with a G4
Yikes? According to Digi it's a no-no . I'd like to take advantage of
the trade in offer, but I want to wait fo the 2nd rev of the G5....sort
of a rock and a hard place.

Steve

[Sugarite]

> The question is, are the 002 converters substantially better than the
> 001s? I already have a Frontier tango 8 channel ADAT converter. Are
> they better than the Tango converters?
>
> Are the mic pres (now 4) substantially better than the 001's? I'm not
> too concerned about the pres, because I have a couple decent outboard
> pres and a Mackie 8 bus (don't bother grousing about it.I know how lots
> of you feel about it.)
>
> In short, is 96k sampling and firewire, and everything else weighed-in
> worth the money I have to plunk down? I'm not sure what the final price
> would be, but at $795 list, I'm very tempted. ..and my wife has already
> said I could look at it.....

(I assume you're talking about the 002 Rack)

Pretty much everything about the 002R is a substantial upgrade from the 001.
The mic pre's, converters, power supply, computer interface, all
significantly better. 24/96 might not mean much to you now, but it
eventually will mean everything. Whether it's worth the money to you is
entirely dependent on your needs. I have trouble finding circumstances
where it wouldn't be worthwhile though, only if you valued 18 inputs more
than 24/96 (002R can only do 12 inputs at 24/96) and were already heavily
invested in outboard gear.