Only time for a short post tonight but finally have decided on investing in a Zoom H6 portable recorder....
After a couple months of internal debate and research kept going back and forth between that or the Zoom F8n. The F8n has it all- 8 track recording, a really solid timecode in/out, dual flash memory ports for backup...lots of other great features..and more than double the price of the H6....8 tracks at 24/96k. Definitely the full on pro level field recorder. I do think I will want to invest in one down the road and especially if more work of that nature comes my way.
So the things that swayed me with the H6- so it comes with an XY coincident pair attachment and there are a number of other mic attachments that can be swapped out like a MS and shotgun. The F8n can also have these attached but not as convenient box unless adding the extension cable, and at that point you need a tripod or boom, bag for the recorder, etc..
I like the quick easy handheld functionality of the H6 and I feel like the convenient package will make it more likely I’ll use it, avoiding any big setup hassle.
Definitely much more I can get into about these two devices when more time allows.
