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Re: Yet another beginner gear question

Subject: Re: Yet another beginner gear question
From: "Philip Tyler" macmang4125
Date: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:19 am ((PDT))
Hi

The increase in noise that was measured was 2dB! I doubt very much if you w=
ould ever hear that. He measured the MZ RH1 noise as being -122 dBu so duri=
ng the time it writes to disc this is going to be -120 dBu ! Still pretty d=
arn good!

Phil


----- Original Message ----
From: Paul Jacobson <>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, 14 April, 2007 9:19:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Yet another beginner gear question

What I was refering to was a +2dB increase in the noise on the
inputs, every 6 seconds or so when recorder writes to disc rather
than a noise emanating from the player.

http://beale. best.vwh. net/measure/ audio/RH1- noise/index. html

The RH1 does look like the best way to go in many respects, but I was
curious if the supposedly noisy inputs and the motor noise refered to
above made it a less than optimal choice at that price point. I
guess not!

Thanks
Paul

On 14/04/2007, at 1:31 PM, Chuck B wrote:

> Paul Jacobson wrote:
>
>> I should be able to stretch the budget to a Sony MZ-RH1, but having
>> seen the various discussions about motor noise and pre-amp noise I
>> wondering if this is the best choice at the price?
> Putting the RH1 in your pocket or in a tiny sack will take care of
> the motor 'noise', which will only be a problem in the quietest of
> environments anyway. As far as the preamp goes, you'll have to spend a
> *lot* of money to get a microphone that is quieter than the preamp. It
> has one of the best preamps available - it's one of the reasons
> everyone
> like this model so much. Someday, who knows when, a flash recorder
> will
> come out as cheap as the RH1 and it will have preamps as good as the
> RH1. How long do you want to wait?
>
> -- Chuck
>
>
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> Chuck Bragg, Pacific Palisades, CA
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>
>
>
> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
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>





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