I just wanted to chime in here and say that I too am using a MixPre with an
FR2-LE (though I would gladly trade for a MP2 with onboard ms decoding ...
anybody?). The MixPre really changed my recording life. Gone are the thin, low
signals of yesteryear.
While a rig using this combo is a little bulky (just a little), the sound
quality is superb - and I can replace my recorder when something cheap and
fancy comes to market. I would not hesitate to recommend this preamp to anyone
looking to upgrade a rig without dropping the bank on a 700 series.
D
--- In Curt Olson <> wrote:
>
> Thanks for this, oryoki,
>
> For perspective, I've been using a MixPre (tape out) > Zoom H2 (line
> in) for a while now as a second recording rig. This combination is
> fantastic. The only negatives I find are: 1) I wish the H2 was a bit
> slimmer; 2) by its very nature, this setup is not as neat and tidy as
> a single unit would be. Notice how nit-picky these complaints are?
>
> Great sound quality, and the whole shebang gives decent recording
> times from four AA batteries. Exactly how long depends on a host of
> variables, of course, and battery usage of the two units eventually
> gets out of synch. (Okay, so there's one more nit-picky complaint.)
>
> Curt Olson
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