Would be interesting to know exactly what Julian Vereker used for this before he started Naim...

If I remember right...

JV was a great fan of the Nagra IVS, as used for many of the Naim recordings.

Also was a big fan of the Sony Pro Walkman with metal tape and no wobblydobbly.

quote:

Originally posted by rupert bear:
Would be interesting to know exactly what Julian Vereker used for this before he started Naim...

Some valve amps probably... <ducks>

I use one of these:

M-Audio

Bought it a couple of years ago - and it has given stirling service.

Can be bought in the MkII version for £175, maybe less if you look.

I use it to:

Record my choir;
Record others choirs/orchestras who invite me;
Archive my vinyl.

I use a £60 external condensor mic - but will be buying an omni in the near future.

A few months ago I also bought a small pre-amp to sit between the mic and the recorder for live recording.

The machine records in 2GB chunks onto compact flash - I now use a 8GB card for longer concerts.


You can record at a variety of different qualities. I use 9624 and then either burn that to DVD or downsample to 16/44.1 and burn to CD.


I bought this over the Edirol as it does 9624 and was very well reviewed. I believe the newer Edirol portables now also do 9624 ...and have been well received.

M

Sony PCM D50

Get a windshield if using the internal mics.

Price is good in the USA - business travel/holiday?

digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2008/01/10/sony-pcm-d50-recorder-review.html

http://www.bradlinder.net - Recorder reviews/links

transom.org/tools/recording_interviewing/200803_sony_pcmd50

Sorry, don't know how to instant link the URLs -> cut and paste.

Cheers
OW

Aaaaah! Put http://www. in front -> automatic

quote:

Originally posted by OscillateWildly:
Sony PCM D50

Get a windshield if using the internal mics.

OW

Well, that answers my earlier question about a Sony equivalent to the Edirol - it's just that bit harder to find on the web. The picture of the added windscreen is delightful:

http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalme...r-review.html?page=3

...looks like one of the Muppets..

All told, that's got to be the one in terms of reliability, sound potential and industrial design - but in the UK it's significantly more expensive than the Edirol R09 or the Zoom H2/H4.

Also a plus is that there's a lot more detailed info about the different recording modes and the recording time available from them.

I wonder how this one stacks up in the hificritic review?

Hello - me again.

I was all set to get the Edirol R09HR, which seems to have the right combination of reliability, build, features, sound and price.

However - and it's a big however - from what I can see it doesn't have a simple line (analogue) output socket - for direct connection to e.g. a hifi system. Some of the others do have this, and it seems an obvious feature to have. Can anyone enlighten me as to exactly what the output is?

has headphone socket on the base -- thats fine for analogue playback, surely? If you want super quality, you will want better DAC convertors than are in this small battery powered device.

Well, the Edirol website brochure describes the socket as a 'Phones and digital out' jack socket, which rings alarm bells - is this only for use with a special type of headphone, I wondered...

The Marantz PMD620, being from a proper hifi company, does have a standard audio line out. I just think in terms of ease of use initially it would be a good thing to have.

Since the SuperNait has an MP3 input socket, you'd think a 24-bit recorder ouput would be at least as listenable?

quote:

Originally posted by jon honeyball:
Sir needs one of these:

http://www.edirol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=313&Itemid=390

I have the previous R4Pro which is hard disc based and is utterly superb.

I've heard Jon's one through my system. It's awesome!

Yes but the mics were not exactly shabby - a pair of Schoeps omnis and a Royer SF24!

(The performance was more "enthusiastic" than "professional (a local amateur orchestra) but the "sonic fidelity" (scrapes and all!) was indeed very good)

A word of caution about the Marantz PMDs...

See if you can make a test recording before buying one, preferable of music.

I've had trials with the PMD660 and PMD 670 - they both manage speech okay but the preamps struggle with headroom for music. They're also very fussy with microphone choice.

I've heard that the 670 works well with a preamp mod from Oade Brothers, other than that, www.transom.org is a reliable source of reviews.

If you choose to go down the external microphone path the options are many (and pricey!) but even a battery powered condenser (Sony ECM-MS957 is a good start) will reap rewards over internals.