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Subject: Newbie Upgrade Question(s)
From: Stephen Gutierrez <>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 12:48:00 -0400
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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