A while ago, we announced that the BeachTek DXA-5D was discontinued and confirmed that a new version of the product would be out ’soon’. Soon in this case sounds like the end of February /March. Just got an email from BeachTek announcing these:
| DXA-5Da | Feature Comparison List | DXA-SLR |
| $329 | US List Price | $399 |
| February 25 | Available | March 30 |
| Passive | Circuitry | Active |
| no | Preamplifiers | yes |
| no | Phantom Power | yes |
| yes | Dual Channel | yes |
| yes | AGC Disable Feature | yes/enhanced |
| yes | Headphone Monitoring | yes |
| LCD vu meter | Level Meter | good/peak indicator |
| no | Playback Monitor | yes |
| polycarbonate | Chassis | aluminum |
| wireless mics | Ideal for | wireless mics |
| self-powered condenser mics | virtually any microphone | |
| mixer interface | mixer interface |
I know a lot of people prefer to use en external recording device such as the Zoom H4n
