> >>I received the Sony PCM-D50 field recorder today. I'll have a more
> complete report in a day or so, but I decided to post a quick note.
>
> At first, I was disappointed by what appeared to be a preamp that is
> noisy, or perhaps the built-in mics are noisy. Then I realized that
> the sensitivity of the built-in mic is very high. I was driving the
> preamp to clipping with a gain setting of 7/10. Backing off to a gain
> setting of 5/10 made my voice recordings indoors sound much better.
>
> Outside, I tried recording wind chimes at a distance of 10 feet (3
> meters). Again, a setting of 7 of 10 was the maximum before lots of
> distortion and clipping.
>
> The built-in mics proved to be more sensitive than my Sennheiser ME20.
> In other words, the built-in mics produce a louder recording than the
> ME20 does, when capturing the same source material.
>
> Fortunately, the D50 has a -20dB cut filter, selectable by a switch.
> With the cut filter turned on, gain levels of 8 or 9 were OK, with low
> preamp noise noticeable.
>
> With this detail understood, I'm starting to like the D50!
>
> --oryoki<<<
Oryoki, did you ever post a newer report on the PCM-D50?
The wife is going "down under" in February and i want her to take a
recorder with her but none of mine!!!
I thought of the PMD-620 but I'm not too sure of all the reviews i've
read, the PMD-50 or another Nagra but this time the MIII?
Any help appreciated :)
Martyn
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