Re: Noisy Marantz PMD recorders

["oryoki2000" oryoki2000]

"Raimund Specht" wrote:
>...there are insensitive microphones out there that
> do not fit very well to the PMD 670. So, which
> microphone was used?

The mics used were an assortment of Sennheiser ME, MKH,
and Telinga models.  Recordings made with the PMD670
had a hissy background with all mics.  In contrast,
recordings made in the same environment using the 722 were
noticeably quieter.

This was my experience recording bird vocalizations
in quiet conditions outdoors, where the mic preamp gain
was often turned up quite high.

Others may have satisfactory results using the PMD670 with
other mics, and under different field conditions.  I would
say the PMD670 recordings have lower background hiss than
a Sony or Marantz cassette tape machine, for example.

--oryoki