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Re: new Sony PCM-D1 field recorder at AES

Subject: Re: new Sony PCM-D1 field recorder at AES
From: Rob Danielson <>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 22:40:12 -0500
A reporters tool it seems.  Meters that perk up
at -20dB. No phantom. 4GB max before uploading,
no digital input,.. for only $400 less than a
722? Perhaps an indication that Sony has conceded
the field recording market to other
manufacturers.  Rob D.


At 2:53 AM +0000 10/12/05, oryoki2000 wrote:
>Here's a link to a photo of the new
>Sony PCM-D1 announced this week at AES
>
>http://www.oade.com/Tapers_Section/Forum/user_files/99.jpg
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>I read one report that says, in addition to
>the built-in mics, the PCM-D1 has a
>3.5mm TRS miniplug for mic and line
>input.=A0
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>This report goes on to state that the mic
>input does not provide "plug in power"
>for consumer mics, nor 48V phantom power
>for pro mics. So you'll need an external
>battery box to power the mics.
>
>The PCM-D1 MSRP is a breath-taking
>$2000 USD.
>
>Take away the fancy titanium case and
>the analog meters, and Sony could save a
>lot of the cost of producing the PCM-D1.
>I expect that additional models will be
>released at lower price points.
>
>The PCM-D1 faces stiff competition from
>Sonosax MiniR2, the Nagra ARES-M, the
>M-Audio Microtrack 2496, and the HHB
>FlashMic, all of which use a similar
>"hold in one hand to operate" design.
>
>--oryoki
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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--
Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee


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