[net.audio] Fostex 250

ark (07/15/82)

I just saw a review of the Fostex 250.  This is a portable cassette
recorder that operates in a non-standard format:  four tracks in the
same direction at double speed (i. e.: 3.75 IPS).  It has four mic
preamps with EQ and pan-pots, and sel-sync on all four tracks.

Questions:
	1.  Anyone out there in net-land own one?  Is it really as
	good as the review implies?

	2.  Do you know anyone giving a good price on them?  List is
	$1300; best quote I have had so far is $1075.  It should be
	possible to do better, but most dealers have never heard of
	the thing.

	3.  Any recommendations for roughly equivalent things for less
	money?  I hear Tascam makes one of these too but it's more expensive.