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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 2:22 pm ((PDT))

Well,=0D

if the soundscape is really quiet, yeah, the fr2-le will be slightly  =0D
more quiet - but on the other hand even the fr2-le won' t be  =0D
completely quiet.. so in both case you will end up with some short of
hiss, You need to pay a LOT more to end up with no hiss at all..=0D

another practical consideration,=0D
the 661 operates on 4 AA bateries and it will record for app 6 hours  =0D
with them (well I use rechargable 2500 ones) !!=0D
just compare it to an R-4 that operates on 8 AA and won' t record for
that long..=0D

The fostex operates on 8 AAs but  I am not sure for how long..=0D

On 03 =CE=99=CE=BF=CF=85=CE=BB 2009, at 12:02 =CE=A0=CE=9C, =
cketmail.com wrote:=0D

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> Thanks Oryoki! Some more excellent advice - it looks like I've got  =0D
> a bit more research to do! :)=0D
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> High pass filter, limiter, and mic sensitivity sound like important
> things to consider...=0D
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> Thanks for the bioacoustics link - I'll get reading!=0D
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> Best regards,=0D
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> Ian=0D
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> --- In  "oryoki2000" <>  =0D
> wrote:=0D
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> > Ian, welcome to the forum!=0D
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> > Raimund Specht's Avisoft Bioacoustics web page is the only place  =0D
> online where we can compare portable recorder preamp noise, tested  =0D
> under the same conditions.  Dr. Specht reports equivalent input  =0D
> noise, A-weighted, for the two recorders as follows:=0D
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> > Fostex FR-2LE -129dBu=0D
> > Marantz PMD661 -125dBu=0D
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> > http://www.avisoft.com/recordertests.htm=0D
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> > This means that the FR-2LE is a bit quieter than the PMD661, but  =0D
> the two machines are among the quietest portable recorders. You'd  =0D
> need to record in a quiet setting, using microphones with very low  =0D
> noise, to detect this difference.=0D
> >=0D
> > Of course, the EIN of the preamp is just one consideration when  =0D
> selecting a recorder. The size, weight, battery life, convenience  =0D
> of controls, legibility of meters and displays, features like pre- =0D
> roll buffer, high pass filter, limiter, and mic sensitivity,  =0D
> durability of construction, and compatibility with other equipment  =0D
> you already own may make one machine a better choice for you.=0D
> >=0D
> > The FR-2LE can be purchased for as little as $430. The PMD661  =0D
> costs more, in part because it's a new model. The lowest price I  =0D
> see online today for the PMD661 is $560.=0D
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> > --oryoki=0D
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> =0D










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