You probably won't like my oppionion much but that has not slowed it
much in the past.
>From a guy with a MZ-R55.
I would not use either of these preamps with it.
You simply will not gain enough and it is not money well spent.
I differ from Walt a bit as I don't care for field filtering much,
don't have a complaint with the MZ-R55 a/d converter, and only minor
complaints about the preamp. The lack of metering is a problem and
covered only by listening while recording with this unit.=20
I want to come home with everything that I can and if filtering is to
be done it should occur in the computer while editing. I don't see
problems with the MZ-R55 a/d converters and the problems with the
preamp should not be fixed with a second stage more expensive than
the recorder.=20
But then in general I see stereo preamps as two chip circuits in
todays world and one can build a very good one for under $25.00. But
please don't ask me to prove it right now as the plate is a bit full
and sound is just lifes candy to me.
Rich Peet
--- In "evertveldhuis
<>" <> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was surfing the internet (google-ing all the way), and was
> wondering about something; currently my setup is a consumer
portable
> minidiscrecorder, the Sony MZ-R55.
> I try to have the best signalpath available, therefor I would like
to
> skip the internal preamp of the Sony.
>
> What I do not - and most likely never will - use is plug-in-power /
> phantom power delivered by the recorder.
> What I don't want to do (yet) is buy a pro machine like the
Portadisc.
>
> In my search for suitable preamps two machines stuck in my mind;
> 1 - the SoundDevices MP2
> (http://www.sounddevices.com/products/mp2master.htm)
> Price is about 625 US dollars. (at micsupply dot com)
> It does have options that I currently do not want; phantompower, MS-
> decoding. However, it's 'Unclippable' inputs and low freq filters
are
> probably very usefull to me.
>
> 2 - the Denecke AD20
> (http://www.core-sound.com/inbox.html) this URL gives the most info
> on this machine, official site: (http://www.denecke.com/prod04.htm)
> Price is about 310 US dollars.
> It has a built in AD converter that can be connected to both the
> coaxial and optical output. I would be using it's optical output
> connected to the optical input of the MZ-R55.
> It has only 2 controls; left and right volume, no metering.
>
> Which to buy?
> I would like to know if anyone can give me advice on how the
preamps
> sound; do they color, is the self-noise audible at 'normal' gain
> settings?
> IF the AD20 would be comparable, soundwise, to the MP2. Then the
AD20
> would have some major advantages; lower price, digital out, less
> settings to worry about.
>
> So my big question is; how good is the AD20 compared to the MP2.
>
> Regards, Evert
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