mic upgrade first
recorder second
preamp never, if you bought a good recorder and don't need MS.
The mics and recorders are reviewed here in detail. Basically all
the good stuff is "next" year and all the bad stuff is "last" year.
I don't see a clear line of sight myself on recorders in the "now".
Rich
--- In Stephen Gutierrez
<> wrote:
> I am a new member to this group and a beginning nature recordist. I
> have been recording a variety of sounds using consumer minidisc
> equipment for several years now in my home town of Ann Arbor, MI.
My
> favorite sound so far is a recording of an ice storm made with a
guitar
> pickup mike inside an Altoids tin using a Sony R55; thirty minutes
or
> so of lovely tinking sounds. I was smitten by the recent "Going
Wild"
> article in Electronic Musician, am reading B. Krause's Wild
Soundscapes
> and have decided I would like to make higher quality recordings
using
> professional microphones. I now use a Sony MZ-N707 with a Sony
> ECM-MS907. Simply put, what I'd like to know is which of the
following
> options is going to give me the biggest bang for the buck? Oh yeah,
I
> haven't decided on a microphone yet but that is another series of
> questions altogether! Here are the options I am considering.
>
> 1. Buy a converter so I can plug XLR microphones directly into my
Sony
> N707 (what would this sound like?)
> 2. Buy a preamp such as the MP2 and connect it to my Sony MZN707
(what
> would this sound like)
> 3.Buy a Marantz PMD650 (good preamp but lousy display?)
> 4. Buy an HHB MDP500 (not so good preamp but good all around?)
> 5. Buy a Denon DF-F20R( limited recording time with Flash cards,
fewer
> options than above and does it have phantom power?)
> 6. Buy a Marantz PMD690 (haven't read anything about these)
> 7. Buy a Nagra and go directly to heaven (just can't afford it!)
>
> One last question: how does MP1 compression compare with ATRAC 4.5?
> Thank you for taking the time to read this lengthy question. I
would
> very much appreciate any comments you have.
>
> Stephen Gutierrez
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