I believe that the LS-3 and LS-7 are identical except of the model number
label. It seems to me that the unit is sold in America as LS-7 and in the rest
of the world as LS-3. Very strange...
See also:
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1547
http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/2581_digital-recorder_ls-3_24801.htm
Regards,
Raimund
--- In "Robin" <> wrote:
>
> Peter Shute <pshute@> wrote:
>
> > I hadn't heard of it till today. It takes AAA batteries
> > and has a 2 second prerecord buffer, so it sounds similar
> > to the LS-7.
> >
> > I see that it's listed on the same line as the LS-7
> > on the avisoft website, which implies it's very similar.
>
> Indeed. The only difference I can see from the spec sheet is that the LS-3
> adds a centre omni mic to the two cardioids already in place on the LS-7. I
> have no idea why this justified an entirely new model, but Olympus have
> always adopted a policy of maximising the size of their product catalogue.
>
> -- Robin Parmar
>
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