The track width on the MS-16 is 1/16".petesong said:yup, I gotta agree w/"ghost". I own a MSR-24 and everything he's said is spot on. If I had it to do over I would have saved for a ms-16 for that nice fat anaolog sound. There is a considerable sonic difference between machines. But of course there's also a big $$ diff. as well. Don't get me wrong, the msr is a fine machine and I've had some great results, but I've had to really work to get there. Even going to the msr 16 might be a better route, more space per track.