I've had the DA-20, since they first came out 5 years or so ago.....nary a hiccup. I bought it new. I always use the "skip" feature (essentially a fastforward/rewind to the next song ID...or 3 songs later, if you push it three times, etc), as it is impossible move the transport at a fast speed to an exact location, otherwise. I mix to it all the time, then bounce back to the computer via SPDIF, for final editing and CD burning. No feature that I know of to tell *head hours*, but I would guess I have at least 500 on mine..... not so many really, I suppose.
