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Re: TASCAM DR-08, DR-2d and DR-680 noise tests

Subject: Re: TASCAM DR-08, DR-2d and DR-680 noise tests
From: "Chris Edwards" chris2edwards
Date: Thu Apr 8, 2010 11:45 am ((PDT))
On Thu, 8 Apr 2010, Raimund wrote:

| These findings support the general rule of thumb that the preamp noise
| performance of a recorder is primarily determined by its supply voltage
| or the size of its batteries (assuming that the designers did not made a=

| major mistake). Once the supply voltage is at least about 6 volts, it is=

| relatively easy for the designers to select suited low-noise op amps.

So I guess PCM-M10 does quite well, considering it only has 3 volts (2xAA),=

is cheap and small, and has great battery life :-)







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