Well spoken!
Klas.
At 23:24 2007-03-21, you wrote:
>Before we "pre"-judge the FR2-LE as inadequate or disappointing,
>remember that the big brother FR-2 is quite well regarded for its pre,
>and Fostex rates the S/N ratio for the FR-2 to be 87 db, just 2 dB
>better than the FR-2LE.
>
>I'm expecting the FR-2LE to provide a pleasant sound at its price
>point of $600. I also expect it to be a much better value than the
>$500 Marantz PMD660.
>
>When designing the FR-2LE, Fostex had to be careful to create a
>recorder that would not steal sales from the $1300 FR-2. That's why
>the FR2 has AES/EBU digital input and output, and can digitize at
>rates up to 24/192. In contrast, the FR-2LE has no digital input, and
>is limited to 24/96.
>
>In several ways, the FR-2LE will be a better field recorder than the
>FR-2. It's half the weight and 1/3 the volume of the FR-2. It can
>record for 6 or more hours on the rechargable NiMH battery pack, while
>the FR-2 is lucky to record for 2.
>
>The FR-2LE should ship to dealers in the next two weeks. So it won't
>be too long before we have real experience, not just opinions.
>
>--oryoki
>
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>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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