The new Fostex field recorder is in stock at several retail outlets.
For information and new photos see
http://www.fostexdvd.net/fxdvd_route/docs/product/fr2/fr2_overview.htm
The FR-2 can sample audio input at up to 24/192, and records to an
uncompressed WAV file. A 5GB PCMCIA hard disc, the largest currently
available, can store 72 minutes of two channel 24/192 recordings (or
2.4 hours of 24/96, 4.8 hours of 24/48, etc.)
Street price of the FR-2 is about $1300. A 5GB PCMCIA disc costs
$150-$190. Add an extra $60 for the 12V AC adapter, for a total of
about $1550 today. For comparison, an HHB Portadisc costs
$1300-$1400, and the new Sound Devices 24/96 recorder is expected to
cost a little more than $2000.
A couple of posters to other forums have purchased the FR-2, so we
should start to receive reports from the field shortly.
--oryoki
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