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Re: Edirol UA-25EX (question)

Subject: Re: Edirol UA-25EX (question)
From: "Rob Danielson" danielson_audio
Date: Fri Jan 9, 2009 9:23 am ((PST))
At 6:44 PM +0100 1/8/09, Klas Strandberg wrote:
>Can anyone predict if the Edirol UA-25EX might work as a simple mic
>amp. with only a 6v battery connected to the USB cable?
>
>It can run both using internal software and with a software that
>comes on a CD and that must be uploaded to the PC.
>
>Must it work together with a PC even when using it's internal software?
>
>If it can run on it=C2=B4s own, it is a really good preamp + phantom power
>device + headphone amp.
>
>Klas.
>
>Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
>S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
>Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
>email: <telinga%40bahnhof.se>
>website: www.telinga.com
>

Hi Klas--
Wish I could respond to your proposition
thoroughly. The UA-25EX manual I could access
from Edirol is skimpy on the specs and operation.
I seem to recall that some folks have been using
the Tascam US-122  in "stand-alone" mode as you
pose and powering it with a battery pack plugged
into the USB connector.  There are several, low
cost, ~ .3 amp portable power supplies out there
made for iPods that should work assuming it will
operate without a computer.  Taperssection.com
might produce relevant discussion but there's
only general speculation about the unit at
present.

Good that you like the UA-25EX 's sound quality.
Does the UA-25EX have a lot of record gain? The
US-122 and computer interfaces I've looked into
had 40-45 dB gain. I use 60 dB gain as my
personal "minimum requirement" for ambience
recording.

Any very low-noise pre with phantom power under
$300 is always interesting- especially
field-worthy.  For folks designing a low-hassle
field system, it seems like the UA-25EX would
have to be very quiet to justify ~$250USD
addition to a recorder with the (~$600USD) Fostex
FR2-LE as an one-unit option. Rob D.

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