Fostex FR-2LE and KORG MR-1000 preamplifier noise

["Raimund Specht" animalsounds]

I just measured the Equivalent Input Noise (EIN) of the new Fostex
FR-2LE and KORG MR-1000 recorders:

http://www.avisoft.com/recordertests.htm

While there is absolutely no reason to worry about the performance of
the FR-2LE preamplifiers, the KORG MR-1000 preamplifiers are only as
good (or bad) as those of the M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96. This is still
good enough for many applications, but it is quite disappointing for a
unit that is advertized by slogans such as 'pristine' and
'uncompromising, future-proof fidelity' that can be found on their
website.

Raimund