from Christopher Stormer Director of the Language Learning Center Saint Louis University Ritter Hall 325 314-977-3644 Hello from SLU: At St. Louis University we're in the process of deciding on language lab software-- we think we're down to two choices-- the SANS/Sony Virtuoso Major and the Sanoko Study 1200. Both seem remarkably similar in terms of functionality, but we have a quote from Sanoko that's half the cost of the SANS/Sony system-- the huge difference in cost gives me pause. Does anyone have any positive or negative experiences with either of these products? Most faculty here are interested primarily in the pairing and grouping functions, and, of course, ease of use. We just migrated last Fall from a cassette-driven Sony LLC-9000 to a computer-based lab and have had a disastrous experience with eLangLab, which is why we're in the market for another software solution. Any warnings, recommendations, or general comments about these systems in actual use would be extremely helpful. Thanks, Chris *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************