"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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When budgeting for one (any one) of these machines, don't forget the
cost of cables. The Alesis has 1/4" phone jacks for all the inputs and
outputs so cables and snakes are easy to buy and aren't very
expensive. The others use 25-pin D-subminiature connectors, 8 channels
per connector, and those cables are a little harder to find on the
shelf and are usually more expensive per connection than those with
more common plugs. You can easily spend $300 for a set of input and
output cables if you buy then new off the rack, though they
occasionally show up for sale at eBay auctions for about half the new
price.

All of the Fostex units that offer the balanced I/O option use 25 pin
D-subminiature connectors except the D2424LV which uses ¼" jacks just like
the Alesis HD unit.

I know, it is hard to keep up with the different Fostex models.

John L Rice