4. Re: Looking for a sound recorder on a tight budget

["Paul Jacobson" thebrunswicktwitcher]

On 01/07/2010, at 5:32 AM, Rob Danielson wrote:

> Much better, but one would need to use low-noise or very low-noise
> external mics for the Hi-MD to really shine.


Hi Rob,

The MZ-RH1 is perhaps an exception to the HiMD rule.  As was reported by Jo=
hn Beale several years ago the RH1 suffers from a regular - as every couple=
 of seconds - write noise that is at least 2dB worse than the average noise=
 floor. The RH1 also creates substantial noise when first entering record m=
ode which made  the first few seconds of most recordings unusable.

http://www.bealecorner.org/best/measure/audio/RH1-noise/index.html

I found this to be noticeable in quiet recordings made with AT3032's and wh=
ich needed additional post-recording gain applied.  An external preamp runn=
ing into the RH1 line input produced excellent recordings.

cheers
Paul