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Re: Sony PCM-M10 recorder...Line in or PIP mic jack?

Subject: Re: Sony PCM-M10 recorder...Line in or PIP mic jack?
From: "ourobouros2k2" ourobouros2k2
Date: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:31 pm ((PDT))
Awesome, that was what I was after. I am going to go with the pb224 solutio=
n.

thanks a million guys, and I am off to read those links..

Andy

--- In  Rob Danielson <> wrote:
>
> Hi Andy--
> I believe there are some additional observations in the list archive
> that are consistent with Robb's comments. http://tinyurl.com/2uhj9nu
> You might notice that 48 dB of gain would produce lower than ideal
> saturations when recording in quiet locations with your NT1-A's.
>
> These FAQ sections might be instructive to read about matching mics
> and recorders: http://tinyurl.com/2a2thas and
> http://tinyurl.com/2cmuuzg
>
> If I recall correctly, Raimund measured the ART Dual USB's input
> noise and found it to be considerably noisier than Art's spec of
> "-120 dBu typical, weighting not specified." At the very best, the
> external pre would add some noise and, potentially, considerable
> noise.
>
> Short answer: NT1-A's-> Rolls PB224 -> Mic-In M10. Rob D.
>
>   =3D =3D =3D
>
>
> At 12:06 PM -0700 7/12/10, Robb Nichols wrote:
> >I bought one of these a while ago. Pieces were falling off of it as
> >soon as I started evaluating it and the battery got stuck in the unit.
> >It worked fine, but I put it on a shelf for a year after that. I got it
> >back out a few months ago to see if it might be useful as part of a test
> >fixture and one channel was really noisy. At least in my case, I'd say
> >that the quality is really poor. But it does look like a well-made
> >piece for the money. I'd like to have a little more gain with it.
> >
> >I just got my PCM-M10 Friday and haven't had a chance to even look at
> >it. But I would guess that you would be better served using the
> >recorder's preamps with an external phantom power supply.
> >
> >Regards, Robb
> >
> >  >
> ><http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/615405-REG/ART_USBDUALPREPS_USB_D=
ual_Pre.html#specifications>http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/615405-RE=
G/ART_USBDUALPREPS_USB_Dual_Pre.html#specifications
> >>
> >>  What is your opinion on this with a pair of nt1a's? Would the preamp
> >>  introduce more noise than just using the onboard preamps, or are ther=
e
> >>  any other considerations to think of?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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