Re: ARES-BB

[Dan Dugan <>]

oryoki, you wrote,

>I missed the announcement of the Nagra ARES-BB last Spring, so I was
>intrigued to see it among your photos.  Is the ARES-BB available in
>USA now? Please tell me the price.

Yes, $2175, Li battery pack $350, AC Supply $57.50.

>The Nagra web site indicates that the recording mechanism of the
>ARES-BB is very similar to the ARES-PII.  I prefer the
>over-the-shoulder design of the -BB to the handheld -PII.

So do I, they figured that out.

>One worry:  Does the system have manual level controls, or is record
>level controlled only automatically?

Automatic level control is an optional mode.

-Dan Dugan


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