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Re: PCM-D50 test

Subject: Re: PCM-D50 test
From: "oryoki2000" oryoki2000
Date: Fri May 16, 2008 12:52 pm ((PDT))
Aaron Ximm wrote:
>...I was wondering if [Raimund Specht] had a chance to examine 
> the Sony PCM-D50? ...

Here's a link to PCM-D50 test results reported by Leonard Lombardo of
Sonic Studios in Oregon.

http://www.sonicstudios.com/-35dbu_n.gif

The graph shows the PCM-D50's mic input has lower self noise than
Leonard's well-regarded $450 PA-3SX mic preamp has when plugged in to
the PCM-D50's line input.  That's an interesting result.

When I had a PCM-D50 for a few days, I was amazed at how sensitive the
internal mics are.  This sensitivity translated into unavoidable
handling noise, but it could be useful when making a recording in a
quiet location with some faint sounds you wish to capture.

--oryoki




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