Design is quite unusual, like from some 70-80s Sci-Fi films.

My guess is it will be priced higher than the F4 but lower than the F8 (and I don't see the F6 as a replacement for either)

So US$700ish?

But once it has been on the market 18 months it will drop below US$500 ish

@IronFilm

I think we will see firmware updates for all F recorders that add 32bit floating format.

No way it is official info, but it is my good guess.

One of the reasons can be that Zoom want to first try water (I mean Zaxcom lawyers) :-)

It's got that timeless Zoom design!

@IronFilm

It is not hardware stuff, it is just software stuff that join results from two ADCs :-) Second ADC is present in many recorders, but used for safety track or for limiters.

@IronFilm

It is simple as hell, for now I think it uses one fixed gain preamp, one pad and two 24bit ADCs (real performance is around 16-20bits for each) . All else is software. Same approach is used at all cheap Tascam recorders for ages, they just write two 24bit tracks :-) So, effectively PV never actually adjust any gain for interviews :-)

Ideally you need 4 top ADCs, 4 preamps (each not being copy of another!) and smart averaging algorithm for top performance. As ADCs are still not so good as DACs.

Testing files - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LbFncQGy1xH4Cc93_PZoS0bcrgpm288I/view?fbclid=IwAR1ZRN6ctHxHAHrGcLG0zB8voNpVXVlKfOR5NKvvw7NEFPAxDEKx0t4MkXA

Is the F6 avoid clipping like Mixpre II when record in 32bits ? Which have better preamp ?

Is the F6 avoid clipping like Mixpre II when record in 32bits ? Which have better preamp ?

Yes, and also they both have very good pre amps.

You really can't say that or the other is "better".