> Olympus is bringing out an XLR version of the LS-10
> at the end of March.
Tascam's DR-100 recorder will ship to dealers in the third week of
March. It will be a competitor to the Marantz PMD661 and Zoom H4n.
Perhaps this is the recorder your source is thinking of.
Building small recorders with XLR inputs seems to be in fashion this
year. (I'm not complaining!) It would not be difficult for Olympus to
design a small recorder with XLR inputs, using the electronics and
firmware of the LS-10.
For a recorder aimed at professionals, Olympus should eliminate the
LS-10 preamp's reduced sensitivity below 200 Hz, which was first
confirmed by Leonard Lombardo of Sonic Studios. It's like a low-cut
filter than can't be turned off. Here's the graph of Leonard's test
results http://www.sonicstudios.com/BW25dBu.gif
Leonard's full review is here: http://www.sonicstudios.com/ls10revw.htm
The case of the new recorder would be somewhat larger to accommodate
the XLR connectors. The Zoom H4n, for example, is about the same size
and weight as the Sony PCM-D50.
Because the LS-10 uses power more sparingly than most recorders, it
may be possible for Olympus to employ a battery of 2 AA cells and
still record with phantom power on for 5 or 6 hours.
--oryoki
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