882/20 or 888/16

[SFXCraig]

Looking to pick up some cheap (relatively) I/O for a PT-III system, need another 8 tracks. New 882/20 and used 888/16 appear to be about the same price. I have one 888/16, is an older 888/16 better than a brand new 882/20?

Thanks
-Craig

[Barnabas]

It depends how you are using it. The 888/16 has more digital I/O options and has cool meters if that's what you want. The 888 has XLR analog I/O and the 882 has 1/4" TRS analog I/O. I use my 888/16 to interface digitally with my Tascam DA-88. I use my 882/20 to do most of my analog recording. The 882 is much smaller than the 888, which can save on rack space.

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Chris Droessler
www.barnabas.com (http://www.barnabas.com) Barnabas MultiMedia

[SFXCraig]

Mainly it'll just be for getting more inputs to Pro Tools from the direct outs of the console. My main concern was with the converters. Since it's on a PT-III rig, it's all 16 bit. Wasn't sure if the 882/20 would be a better choice than the 888/16. Since it's meant to do 20 bit recording, does it make it that much better at handling 16 bit?

Thanks..
-Craig