Re: 001 or 002?
Since you are unable to google "cranesong," i'll help out.
The device offers superior conversion from analog to digital, and back. This is an important piece of the puzzle, that is usually poorly implemented in consumer hardware. Probably because it isn't as commodified as preamps, or easy to express in statistics, like sample rate and bit depth. I'd say it's as important as a preamp, and I assure you I'm thinking with my ears.
I like the idea of starting with a 001 at this point, stick with PTLE 6.4, and spending the extra dough on preamp and AD conversion upgrades. If you aren't using a laptop or iMac, there's no reason to use the firewire port.
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