Re: Zoom H2 Line Inputs

["Curt Olson" flipov411]

Richard Hess wrote:

> Has anyone determined where the preamp clips in the Zoom H2?
>
> i.e. at what point does reducing the record level further result in  
> clipping of the preamp? I know it clips badly at 50 on the record  
> level.
>
> Also, what is the electrical input level for preamp clipping?
>
> Yes, I can test this, but I thought I'd save the hour if someone has  
> it at their fingertips.

Richard,

This may not be exactly what you're looking for, but I've found that  
my H2's line input seems to be happiest with a -10 db unbalanced  
source. I feed mine from the "Tape Out" jack of a Sound Devices  
MixPre. Using the MixPre's 1khz reference tone, which shows "0 VU" on  
its LED meter bank, I set the H2's input control to 60. This shows a  
signal level of -18dbfs on the H2. Works great. Bumping up H2 input to  
81 or 82 brings it to -12dbfs -- also usable, but with reduced headroom.

Curt Olson