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<> , Curt Olson <> wrote:
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> PS: Anyone here know about the new SD 702? It looks to be basically a
> 722 without the hard drive, and a little less money...
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I just bought the 702T. So far I am very pleased. I had a Deva II, but
sold it and bought the 702T and a Sanken css5 stereo mic with the
proceeds. It is indeed the same hardware as the 722, but without a hard
drive. It's easy to use, small, and the mic pres sound better to my ears
than the Deva II's. I went with the timecode model since I work in film
and television, and so that option is useful to me. The new Deva IV and
V are simply more than I need and more money than I am willing to spend
right now.
When I bought the Deva II, I had intended to do a lot of multi-channel
recording. My first big expedition with the Deva was a three week trip
in Africa: Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia. Unfortunately I was always
in urban areas, so it wasn't so much of a nature trip. I was using a
mid/side pair and a spaced omni pair. It ended up being so cumbersome,
and the results were so much less spectacular than I had hoped, that I
regretted bringing so much stuff. Unpacking and cabling four mics on 2
or 3 stands takes time to set up. I'd often find that the area I had
chosen wasn't such a good location for reasons of RFI, "helpful"
spectators, or some unexpected and unwanted noise, and so I'd pack
everything up, move on and start over. From then on I have mostly only
recorded in stereo.
So while I might on occasion miss the extra two channels that the Deva
aforded me, the SD 702T's higher samplerate, better preamps, and more
modern data transfer options, plus enough money left over to buy another
mic, made the switch an easy transition.
-Richard
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