In an attempt to take my mind off the very sad and not altogether enlightening wrangling going on elsewhere, I shall pursue this little thread a moment longer if you will indulge me:
I bit the bullet and bought a Pod Pro here in London yesterday (what's this about them not shipping, Dorian?).
Ridiculously, I won't have a chance to put it through its paces until the weekend, but just to settle one point, here's the gist what it has by way of connectivity:
Line level input and output
Unprocessed guitar out
Tuner output
Wireless guitar connection
Stereo effect loop (1/4" unbalanced)
Live mode (no speaker emulation)and studio mode - both with balanced XLR and unbalanced 1/4"
Digital (AES/EBU) XLR output
Digital (S-PDIF) output
External digital clock input
Midi in and out
Pedal connector
I don't know how these and all the other specs scompare to
the Pod 2 - probably the same, as suggested here (32 amps etc etc)
It cost me £450 which is around £200 more than I'd have paid for a Pod 1 (haven't seen any
Pod 2s here).
Probably a rip-off but, what the heck, I have a bad attack of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome for those of you unfamiliar with the acronym).
If anyone cares I'll give you a subjective report of a beginner's experience with Pod Pro after the weekend.
All the best,
Martin