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Re: Korg MR-1 - first test

Subject: Re: Korg MR-1 - first test
From: "Gianni Pavan" gianni_pavan
Date: Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:26 am ((PST))
Hi Oryoki,
         in these weeks I had no time to make accurate tests. I'm 
waiting to receive a Rolls PB224 to test it with the Rode NT1A that I 
consider a reference. The mic preamplifiers have more gain than the 
722 but they are noisier. My firts impression is that the MR-1 is 
noisier than the M-Audio MT2496 but I want to complete the tests to 
say something definitive and to possibly separate the mic pre noise 
and the intrinsic AD/DA noise. A test on the MR-1000 published in 
Italy tells that the sound quality is excellent but the noise floor 
is high, higher than the noise floor of a CD. The real AD resolution 
tested in DSD mode is 13.6-13.8 bits and consequently the dynamic 
range is only 84-85 dB. That is truly disappointing.
Other than this disappointing performance it is important to say that 
the noise increases with frequency and thus for all those interested 
in recording ultrasounds the dynamic range is further reduced. With 
the MR-1 I get less than 50dB dynamic range above 50 kHz.

Gianni




At 08.33 23/02/2007, you wrote:

>Gianni Pavan <> wrote:
> > I just received a Korg MR-1, SN 000617, Firmware version 1.0.0...
>
>Gianni,
>Have you formed an opinion about your MR-1 as field recorder?
>I see that the MR-1000 has knobs dedicated to preamp gain.
>--oryoki

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