Date: Thu Jul 2, 2009 2:02 pm ((PDT))
Thanks Oryoki! Some more excellent advice - it looks like I've got a bit mo=
re research to do! :)
High pass filter, limiter, and mic sensitivity sound like important things =
to consider...
Thanks for the bioacoustics link - I'll get reading!
Best regards,
Ian
--- In "oryoki2000" <> wrote:
>
> Ian, welcome to the forum!
>
> Raimund Specht's Avisoft Bioacoustics web page is the only place online w=
here we can compare portable recorder preamp noise, tested under the same c=
onditions. Dr. Specht reports equivalent input noise, A-weighted, for the =
two recorders as follows:
>
> Fostex FR-2LE -129dBu
> Marantz PMD661 -125dBu
>
> http://www.avisoft.com/recordertests.htm
>
> This means that the FR-2LE is a bit quieter than the PMD661, but the two =
machines are among the quietest portable recorders. You'd need to record i=
n a quiet setting, using microphones with very low noise, to detect this di=
fference.
>
> Of course, the EIN of the preamp is just one consideration when selecting=
a recorder. The size, weight, battery life, convenience of controls, legi=
bility of meters and displays, features like pre-roll buffer, high pass fil=
ter, limiter, and mic sensitivity, durability of construction, and compatib=
ility with other equipment you already own may make one machine a better ch=
oice for you.
>
> The FR-2LE can be purchased for as little as $430. The PMD661 costs more=
, in part because it's a new model. The lowest price I see online today fo=
r the PMD661 is $560.
>
> --oryoki
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