R8 : I bought it to replace my old BOSS BR80

It is a bigger unit, but has real faders. The BR80 has been a good piece of gear for me during several years, but all handle with a little dial wearing upon de years of true usage. Zoom R8 looks like more tough. Better capabilities for rhythms and better sound. Better input jacks and good ambience mics. Enough for effets but less than the BR80. You loose the eBand? it depends? load wavs on the SD card and use the loop loader and you are ready to go and record along with. It is also a good sound PC interface with better bit rate than that of BR80. All in all I am satisfied with the purchase. I take it to my studio, to my rehearsal and to my living room. With batteries, with a smartphone charger, connected to the PC or to the supply power block. I load loops and pads. It rocks definitely rocks!