Re: Olympus announces LS-100 field recorder

["oryoki2000" oryoki2000]

Avisoft Bioacoustics has posted input noise tests for the LS-100.  The resu=
lts put the recorder in good company:

Equivalent Input Noise, dBu (A-weighted)
Sony PCM-D50     -126dBu=20=09
Marantz PMD661   -125dBu=20=09
Olympus LS-100   -125dBu=20=09
Roland R-26      -124dBu

See http://www.avisoft.com/recordertests.htm

The LS-100 is cheaper than the other recorders in this short list by about =
20%, or $100 USD.

I'm waiting for confirmation that the LS-100's battery will last 10-12 hour=
s while providing phantom power to external mics, as Olympus claims in the =
recorder's specifications.  If true, the LS-100's battery would last twice =
as long as the others listed above.

I presume these results are for the LS-100's XLR input.  It would be intere=
sting to see the result for the 3.5mm mic input to learn if the LS-100 prea=
mp offers any advantage over the LS-11 for mics that use plug-in power.

--oryoki