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Recorder / mic - Please help me decide

Subject: Recorder / mic - Please help me decide
From: "kf4nrm" kf4nrm
Date: Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:02 am ((PDT))
I've been browsing on this forum for a while and thought I'd ask for
some suggestions.

What I am looking to buy a unit that I could take hiking and record
stereo ambient nature sounds with little or no hiss from the mic
preamps. I was looking at the Fostex FR-2LE along with two AT3032 mics
set up on a homemade wooden mount (from trackseventeen.com). I have
$800 to spend. Now I guess this would be ideal - but.....

I am seeing so many ultra-portable recorders on the market
now(PCM-D50, R-09, PMD-620, etc) with built in mics, long battery
life, and most of all - lower price tag. What I'm not sure about is
most of the units have 1/8" unpowered mic inputs and seem to have
higher hiss from the preamps.

I guess my question is this: Can I get a similar ultraportable setup
that matches the FR-2LE / AT3032 setup - for equal or less money?







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