<font color='#000000'>Gene,
<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">however my personal preferences based on operational, budget and performance leaned towards the more economical Yamaha piece. </td></tr></table>
I understand this statement, with the focus on economical, but IMO mid-fi and state of the art today by Lexicon (in both studio and consumer gear) are ahead of Yamaha, granted typically at a higher price.
I think a Lexicon MC-1 (or DC-2) used is the best bang-for-your-buck today, and hope to be able to review one soon.</font>