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Re: PCM-D50 test

Subject: Re: PCM-D50 test
From: "Rob Danielson" danielson_audio
Date: Fri May 16, 2008 1:07 pm ((PDT))
At 7:52 PM +0000 5/16/08, oryoki2000 wrote:
>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>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
>

oryoki--
Did you come across a description of the conditions for the 
test/graphic? Rob D.


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