oryoki2000 wrote:
> The more expensive HHB Portadisc ($1400) and the
> Marantz PMD650 ($900) minidisc recorders both
> offer digital coax (rather than optical)
> in and out. These units are about as large
> and as heavy as the familiar Sony and Marantz
> cassette decks.
The HHb Portadisc has both optical and coax digital I/O.
> Whether any MD has a "low noise" mic input
> depends a lot on which mic you're using.
The Portadisc has done ok with the MKH mics I use. I do think that's
about the limit for it. We are not talking studio or dedicated mic pre.
The Sony MZ-R30's I used before that had pre's that were appropriate for
the greater self noise of quality consumer mics, like the ECM-MS957. Use
a MKH with them and I think you would find the pre's intruding some.
Those pre's were also much more prone to overload than those of the
Portadisc.
Walt
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