Re: [LAU] Portable Digital Recorders

On 02/01/2010 02:38 PM, Frank Barknecht wrote:

> It lists the popular devices like this (ASCII on)

cool!

but check out the EIN column:

> POCKET DIMENSIONS VOL MASS PRICE XLR MIC EIN
> ------------------- -------------- ---- ---- ----- --- --- ---
> Sony MZ-RH1 85 x 84 x 15 107 106 $ 350 - - 124
> Olympus LS-10 132 x 48 x 22 139 165 $ 300 - + 122
> Olympus LS-11 132 x 48 x 22 139 165 $ 400 - + 122
> Sony PCM-M10 114 x 64 x 22 161 187 $ 300 - + 122
> Marantz PMD620 102 x 62 x 25 164 170 $ 400 - - 112
> M-Audio MicroTrack II 109 x 63 x 28 174 192 $ 200 - - 106
> Korg MR-1 120 x 64 x 24 184 200 $ 500 - - 117
> Edirol R-09HR 113 x 62 x 27 186 166 $ 300 - + 118
>
> HAND DIMENSIONS VOL MASS PRICE XLR MIC EIN
> ------------------- -------------- ---- ---- ----- --- --- ---
> Tascam DR-07 151 x 81 x 35 212 130 $ 170 - + 113
> Samson Zoom H2 109 x 64 x 33 230 172 $ 190 - + 99
> Tascam DR-1 135 x 70 x 27 256 208 $ 250 - + 115
> Sony PCM-D50 154 x 72 x 33 365 366 $ 450 - + 126
> Samson Zoom H4 153 x 70 x 35 375 190 $ 300 + + 114
> Samson Zoom H4n 156 x 70 x 35 382 280 $ 300 + + ?
> Tascam DR-100 151 x 81 x 35 428 290 $ 380 + + 113
>
> SHOULDER DIMENSIONS VOL MASS PRICE XLR MIC EIN
> ------------------- -------------- ---- ---- ----- --- --- ---
> Marantz PMD661 165 x 93 x 36 552 410 $ 600 + + 125
> Marantz PMD660 184 x 113 x 47 977 700 $ 550 + + 120
> Sound Devices 702 209 x 125 x 45 1176 1000 $1900 + - 130
> Fostex FR-2LE 206 x 132 x 57 1550 907 $ 600 + - 129
> Marantz PMD671 264 x 185 x 55 2686 1300 $1000 + - 125
> Tascam HD-P2 260 x 200 x 63 3276 900 $ 700 + - 127

if that means what i think it means (equivalent input noise), and i'm
not totally out of touch with the state of preamp technology, i'd say
all but the 106, the 99 and the ? are bogus. and i'm not even sure about
the 106 :)
i wonder who makes these figures up? or is there a legal way to doctor
the measurements to actually yield such values without being sued?

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Received on Tue Feb 2 00:15:03 2010