SV-3700 problems and idiocies:

• Unreliable level metering; namely, the "over" indicators don't always light when they should. They don't light at all during playback OR DURING RECORDING FROM DIGITAL INPUTS.
• Recordings made via the _Analog_ inputs have the 1st SCMS bit set if digital I/O format is set to S/P-DIF.
• "Forgets" the current program number when one is erased, or when one is added from "Play" mode [must always use "Renumber"]
• Transport shuttles the tape 5-10 seconds away from wherever you stop it, coming out of ff or rewind at any of the fast-wind speeds.
• Writes an ID every time a recording is started unless you fool it by starting a recording in "Auto" mode with no signal, then switching out of auto before any program is present
• No way to erase or record past an end-id mark
• No indicator for emphasis flag
• Outputs digital out of EITHER the AES/EBU or the S/P-DIF but not both.
• AES/EBU digital spec not properly adhered to
• Crashes egregiously if it doesn't get its particular flavor of subcode
• Doesn't pass end-to-end audio when stopped
• Tape is always wound against drum, even when in STOP mode
• Headphone output has serious HF rolloff due to wrong valued caps in buffer amp section
• Digital fade in/out is useless with its 3dB steps
• Program number display does not display current number while using "skip" (the SV3500 has a separate readout for the "Next" program to skip to)
• Older units click at -12dBfs in the analog outputs due gain switching in the DAC.