OK, I gave them all a good listen except the DSD file. The first band, Stationary Pebbles is sooo fn close in sound that I honestly cant hear a difference between the two. However, the Tropidelic comp I can hear a LITTLE difference. Must be because you recorded that one in DSD and then converted to 24bit
The D100 seems to have a little more "life" and "realness" to it IMO! But just BARELY! The bass and the guitar just have a somewhat different tone to the D100 source, which I REALLY like! Now it comes down to price too! Do I think that the differences are so big that I would spend an extra $600 to get the D100? Well, that depends on what you're looking for in a handheld recorder
But I STILL think the D100 is superior in every other way. The build quality, much better internal mics, and the 32gb internal memory make it a real winner IMO, and I'm sure a D100 would outlive an M10 because of its design and build quality. But I'm interested in the SOUND, not the features!!! I also like that the D100 has the gain for EACH channel, versus just ONE gain knob on the M10. And that may be what someone is after, but for MY needs, I guess I'll just stick with my [2] M10s for now, until I hear some more D100 recordings, unless the DSD source can sway my judgement that much
Its not like I could afford a D100 right now anyway
The sound is SOOO fn close between the 2 decks. I haven't given the DSD recording a listen yet though, so I may have a different opinion after I hear it
It actually makes me that much prouder to run an m10, because the differences are MINUTE at best IMO! Not too shabby for a 5 year old deck with just two 1/8" inputs
This is also just ONE comp. I would surely like to hear a few more before I write off the D100.
I wanted to give a huge thanks to my buddy Steve for putting this comp together. Its EXACTLY what I was looking for in a D100/M10 comp. So thanks my brophus lol
Hes been giving ZMan a run for his money this year. Steve has recorded well over 300+ sets this year alone. Not too shabby at all my homie