The mic pre specs well at 87 dB signal to noise. The more I think
about it, the more I like the PCMCIA disk card approach. Enough
capacity for almost any day/night excursion and with two cards, one
could leave the set-up in place, remove a full card, slide in the
empty one, go back to the tent/car and computer and dump it into
laptop in minutes. A built-in HD drive, with much greater capacity
and less cost/minute, is much less flexible. One could download
precious material rather than hike around in rain with days work on a
HD,.. They made a lot of good decsions. 9"X10"X3"! Rob D.
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At 10:23 PM -0500 3/13/04, Lang Elliott wrote:
>Wow! Looks like a great 2-track recorder. Is Fostex known for providing high
>quality pre-amps in their recorders? Does anyone know?
>
>>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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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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