The good of this unit is the infallible preamps. Whisper to scream, it handles with grace. Sonosax was kind to replace my faulty unit after a year with a new one. (Still had the same issues...)
The bad:
1. The most important factor in keeping clients and getting respect from post production houses: TIMECODE - metadata interpretation for 29 and 23 timecode rates with many post house's editing software when ingested.
2. Fussiness with CF cards
3. Failure of digital outs when in playback mode.
4. Sending my unit back to Switzerland several times for poor build: touchscreen initially froze often due to dust around the seal which confused the interactive surface, faulty connection for ch 7/8 through the return input, internal battery too small for rechargeable battery length).
5. And lastly, an AES Out diagram is missing in the SX62R online manual and I was instructed to take the diagram from the SX-ES64 desktop mixer diagram. The online manual has yet to be corrected.
I'm disappointed due to the lack of resolution on critical issues which I've experienced over the past two years.
Although Sonosax's recent offering are beautiful and enticing, I wouldn't trust them until they fix the critical timecode issue for NTSC clients. PAL and 24 are stable. I've attempted to assist Sonosax in troubleshooting the issue but I'm not a programmer of iXML metadata. I simply know that the timecode clock IS accurate when feeding/sending. The issue is how it is stamped on the internal audio files and, when sent out, interpreted by various editing software. Sonosax swears that the issue lies in software bugs (Wave Agent, Media Composer 7) but I've never had TC issues with Sound Devices, Nagra, Fostex, Zaxcom, Tentacle Sync or Ambient products.
Sonosax is wonderful in the analog world yet has to mature in the digital/timecode/UI department.
I'm still awaiting a long overdue firmware update (2 years).
I have been on the fence with my SX62R for over a year. I own an SX-S10 and love it - no issues. Unfortunately, these may be my last Sonosax purchases if client needs aren't met and respected.
R