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Re: Marantz PDM 661 Vs Fostex FR2 LE - which one should I buy??!

Subject: Re: Marantz PDM 661 Vs Fostex FR2 LE - which one should I buy??!
From: "Marinos Koutsomichalis" marinoskouts=
omichalis
Date: Thu Jul 2, 2009 12:48 pm ((PDT))

Hello,=0D

Actually I had the same dilema almost 2 months ago...=0D
I chose the marantz one, due to its flexibility mainly..=0D
but I do not exclusively with nature subjects  so my criteria might  =0D
be different than yours..=0D

but here is a resume of my conclusions :=0D

The Fr2-le is supposed to have slightly better pre-amps, that' s for  =0D
sure one plus=0D
The 661 is definitely more robust=0D
The 661 can be used as a handheld device (though it' s big if  =0D
compared with say the microtrack) and it also features=0D
really good build-in microphones - so it' s a flexible choice if you  =0D
also need a unit to carry with you all the time=0D
the fr2-le can' t be used that way - it also has no miniplug line  =0D
input that you may find useful (the 661 has that and I use it to plug
my binaurals so it' s really a plus for me..)=0D
the fr2-le (as discussed in previous posts) will stop recording after
the maximum file size is reached (2Gb) while the 661 will just  =0D
continue on a different file.=0D

I can' t think of sth else in the moment.. They are really good  =0D
choices both of them,=0D
I really love the 661 and I am definitely happy with this, but if I  =0D
owned sth say like sony d-50 I would go for sth like the fr2-le due  =0D
to the quality of the pre-amps..=0D

If you live in the Us, there is a company that upgrades these  =0D
machines (doug O...sth or sth like that) so you can combine all the  =0D
pluses of the pmd-661 with quiter pre-amps but I live in europe.....=0D

hope I helped=0D



On 02 =CE=99=CE=BF=CF=85=CE=BB 2009, at 9:56 =CE=9C=CE=9C, =
ketmail.com wrote:=0D

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> Hello all!=0D
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> My first post! :)=0D
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> It's also my first recorder that I will be buying. I'm new to field
> recording and after much research on the internet and on this forum
> I think I have narrowed it down to these two. (as these are both  =0D
> within my budget)=0D
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> I will be recording mostly nature recordings, ambient sounds and  =0D
> samples.=0D
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> I notice that the low floor noise of the Fostex is mentioned quite  =0D
> frequently. Does this mean that if I am recording quite delicate  =0D
> sounds, that the Marantz may give off more noise, or hum??=0D
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> Any thoughts on these models would be fab - or are they both much  =0D
> of the same, so I should just go with the smaller, lighter Marantz??=0D
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> As a newbie, any help is greatly appreciated,=0D
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> Best regards,=0D
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> Ian=0D
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> =0D










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