Hi Scott,
Thanks very much for your notes on the NT1As and the D50. You've helped me=
decide -- I bought 2 NT1As this morning on sale, with sequential serial nu=
mbers. And I ordered the SD 702 from the local dealer in Vancouver. At le=
ast if I have concerns about the recordings, I'll know it's not the fault o=
f the hardware.
Bob
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> <<Are there any quality issues you can think of with the D50 and your =
> water recordings? Is it clear, consistent, realistic? (I'm not really =
> up to speed on the sound quality characteristics to consider.)>>
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> I do find the D50 to be a good sounding recorder, but there's no doubt =
> that my recordings using Neumann mics plugged into a Millennia preamp =
> into a Mytek converter have considerably more realism & what I would
> term depth of field or three dimensionality. Anymore I'm generally
> making my nature recordings as quick side trips from my primary work
> on tour in concert halls around the globe, such as recording waves
> lapping the dock at the Circular Quay while walking from my hotel to
> the Sydney Opera House, or a thunderstorm outside the stage door in
> Galway, etc. Thus portability & ease are my primary considerations. I =
> would always opt for the Sound Devices machine with external mics if
> nature recording were the prime intent of any trip (and money were no =
> object!) That said, I've been quite pleased with the Sony results,
> given the obvious compromises.
>
> Scott Fraser
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