thanx a lot for the info! also, that website looks very interesting..
one question: is the jukebox 3 still being manufactured? It
seems that I cannot find any dealers selling it...
-henry
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> "henry_io"wrote:
>
> > I wonder if anyone can make any recommendations on portable
> > HD recorders capable of recording lossless audio either over
> > mic, line or digital in...
>
> After a lot of skepticism, and after several firmware upgrades, the
> concert tapers community has embraced the Creative Nomad Jukebox 3
as
> an inexpensive HD recorder with analog and digital inputs. JB3 will
> record in WAV as well as MP3.
>
> There is a substantial body of information online about the JB3 as a
> portable recorder. For starters, see the Tapers' Section JB3 FAQ at
> http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=16338.0
> You may need to register to gain access.
>
> Creative regularly auctions off refurbished Nomad Jukebox 3s on EBay
> for about $200.
>
> Moving to a higher price bracket, the Fostex FR-2 records BWF to
> Compactflash cards and hard discs in PCMCIA (PC Card) format. The
> advantages of the FR-2 are a better quality pre-amp, and the ability
> to select higher sampling rates (all the way up to 24/192 if you're
> using a fast flash card, 24/96 for the hard disc). Get a DVD burner
> and create your own DVD-A discs!
>
> A Froogle search shows many vendors selling the FR-2 for $1300. Add
> about $185 for a Toshiba 5GB PCMCIA hard drive.
>
> For about $1000 more, you should consider the Sound Devices 722,
which
> has an internal 20GB disc. The 722 is supposed to start shipping in
> September.
>
> So is the 722 worth $2000 more than the Creative JB3? Maybe not if
> you plan to use an external analog to digital converter. In that
> case, either recorder just passes the data stream from the digital
> input to the hard disc.
>
> --oryoki
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