At 20:45 2007-01-08, you wrote:
>michael brunskill wrote:
>
> > My Minidisc recorder has a "line" input only.
>
>An external preamp will provide a line-level output
>that is compatible with the minidisc line input.
>I've attached below a list of "pocketable" preamps,
>units that are battery powered and small like the
>minidisc recorder. It's generally true that the
>more you pay, the better-sounding the preamp. But
>no one has compared these gadgets to each other,
>so we can't say which is the best value.
>
>Klas Strandberg, maker of the Telinga microphone
>series, has recently told us that he has a new
>design for a portable mic preamp. No price or
>delivery information is available yet, but many
>of us are eager to check this unit out.
At least the first versions will be for Plug In Power microphones
only. Price range about 200-250 USD. It's only special feature is
that I guarantee lowest noise possible. No extra goodies.
>A second option worth considering is to replace your
>minidisc with a model that does have a mic input.
>The Sony Hi-MD minidisc has an excellent preamp.
>
>The least expensive Hi-MD model with mic input is the
>Sony MZ-NH700. New NH700s can be purchased on eBay
>for about $150.
I have it and I use it and it's mic input it excellent. But it drives
me crazy to have to go into the menu every time and chose "manual"
recording level. And always wait (up to several minutes!!) while it
"writes to disc"-. And Sonic Stage is no software which I think of
every morning to cheer up...
Klas.
>Tell us what you decide to do.
>--oryoki
>
>----------------
>
>
>Chris Church ST-20B preamp $100
>stores.ebay.ca/CHURCH-AUDIO
>
>Sound Professionals SP-Preamp $180
>www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-PREAMP
>
>Reactive Sounds SPA-2 Boost Box $200
>www.reactivesounds.com/spa2.php
>
>Felmicamps Battery Preamp $200
>www.felmicamps.co.uk/products/felbattpreamp.html
>
>Maycom MicTube $285 (one channel)
>www.solidstatesound.co.uk/MicTube%20leaflet.pdf
>
>Sound Devices MP-1 $300 (one channel)
>www.sounddevices.com/products/mp1master.htm
>
>Sound Devices MixPre $670
>www.sounddevices.com/products/mx2master.htm
>
>Aerco MP2 $750
>www.aerco.net/mp2.html
>
>Sonic Studios PA-24NJ $1000
>www.sonicstudios.com/pa24inst.htm
>
>Sonosax SX-M2 $1100
>www.sonosax.ch/SXM2/sxm2.html
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
email:
website: www.telinga.com
|