Re: Upgrade from Fostex FR2LE

["Mike Rooke" picnet2]

Sony D50, which isnt exactly pocketable but has very quiet preamps. Its als=
o not the latest model - quite old by todays standards. LS10 or variants an=
d the Sony M10 are probably next to choose from.

-M

--- In  "jeremy" <=
> wrote:
>
> greetings all,
>
> i'm finally making an upgrade. currently i own the Fostex FR2LE...it was =
the best piece of gear i could afford for field and ambience recordings yea=
rs ago, and it has been a great little recorder. however, i find it a littl=
e large to carry around at times and have noticed the improvement of smalle=
r, handheld stereo recorders of late.
>
> any suggestions? i need something with very quiet noise floor, built-in m=
ics, and preferably under $500. don't care so much if it has XLR inputs.
>
> quiet. portable. stereo. under $500.
>
> cheers!
> jeremy
>