> Really, I think Olympus made the better choice here for the general
> user, since anyone really picky about noise floor will almost
> undoubtedly be using external mics.
I don't think any handheld will do the entire job, but as an
alternative handheld I use a Tascam DR-100 with four built in mice (2
omni), XLR inputs with phantom power, 2 second pre-record, and auto
pause, all of which I use.
I can hear mic hiss off MKH mics so the input noise is low enough with
higher gain mics and one feature I particularly like is a slider
switch for inputs so you can put a voice ident on recordings while
still running. The biggest snag is not much over one hour on a battery
when using phantom power. System noise is about bit 13 which is a
dynamic range of 78dB compared with an environmental range of ~46dB
here, so I've got 32dB leeway even if I don't use my SQN mixer.
David
David Brinicombe
North Devon, UK
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