I think the bottom line here sportsfans is in what we hear. Everyone had the opportunity to listen to both versions, and by an overwhelming margin, the direct PC recording won--hands down. Don't need to run a complete spectrum analysis of each segment, then pick it apart--it's what your ears heard that really counts in the end. As for me, I'm going to keep doing what I have been doing all along--recording directly into the PC using Music Creator 2003. It works well, no one was able to tell when I was using an expensive digital recorder, and with the money I sold the recorder for, it paid for one of my Barbetta Sona's.

Cheers from an old man,

Gary