Hi folks,
Once again reaching out to the collective wisdom of the group... sorry if t=
his is a bit convoluted.
I'm choosing a new field recorder, for urban as well as nature recording. =
For 'ultra portable' I have a Yamaha Pocketrak 2G (noisy, no limiter but ve=
ry handy).
For 'transportable', I have a MixPre and an antique minidisc, with various=
external pro mics. So the front end is good, but the minidisc is the weak=
link.
What's missing is a hand held that's small enough to be (usually) convenien=
t but significantly higher quality than the little Yamaha.
Built in mic quality and low self noise are very important to me for this p=
urpose. I assume that if I need XLR/Phantom, I would continue to use the M=
ixPre via line in.
I've spent some time going thru the list archives, Raimund's Avisoft site, =
and the Wingfield noise floor examples, among other places, and I think I h=
ave narrowed it down to the Sony D50 or M10. I prefer the variable pattern=
of the D50, and prefer the smaller size of the M10....
Question 1: Based on my needs and present kit, does anyone have any stron=
g recommendations for or against these two?
Question 2: I notice that the mic self noise of the M10 seems to be lower =
than the D50 (17 vs 20), but the EIN (as measured by Raimund) is a few dB h=
igher. Can anyone comment on how these measurements would translate into =
real-world differences between the two?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts
Steven
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