Topic: Marantz 671 in the field... Part 2

[twoodruff]

acm mod unit ordered today

[sygdwm]

 

[eric.B]

it is my understanding (and correct me if im wrong) that any piece of gear purchased through oade is eligible for a modification at a later date..

[Rick]

it is my understanding (and correct me if im wrong) that any piece of gear purchased through oade is eligible for a modification at a later date..

exactly why i want to buy it stock at this point.  however, there is no listing for a stock box. 

I'm pretty sure you can buy a stock unit... A couple of poeple have.

[Chuck]

I bought mine stock originally $850 shipped from the Oades. I've heard the price went down, but that info may be unreliable.

[Chuck]

I put a VOM to the internal DC contacts on the 671 when it was turned off. I measured a resistance. Maybe this is what is draining the batteries?

I just e-mailed Marantz about this battery issue. I'll post the response. They are going to get sick of hearing from me I bet. 

[esteyes]

battery sled issues and marantz has been around forever. my PMD430 had some batteries "leak" so i sent the unit into the manufacturer of the batteries for a replacement - they used to do that years ago - and they sent it to marantz who told me that it was my fault because i left the batteries in the machine when using the wallwart. supposedly, the extra tab in the tray for charging the oem nicad was making contact with the alkalines and thus caused the batteries to leak and thus they would not warranty the unit. what a crock! eventually i got thru to someone with a brain and got a new unit. at least i didn't have the contact issues i am having now.

and somewhere in this thread there is mention that early on marantz had warrantied a couple of sleds. i remember talking to D&M about it when i first got my unit.

my unit came from the first oade shipment and is unmodd'ed and was $850 from doug.

gonna have to send it in for software update.

anyone running the 8G CF card mentioned earlier? not a 4G version, the 8G?? love to hear from someone before tossing $$ that way...

i would also to love to hear of a portable solution for dl'ing the wav files onto a small portable HD device. seems to me i saw a thread somewhere about it. hoping someone has explored further - that way we can just dump the raw file to a 60 or 80G HD at nite and not have to have a laptop or computer access or a million cards to go on tour...

neil in san marcos

[Kevin Straker]

Doug sells them for 830.00. I bought the stock machine and will send it back later in the year for the ACM mod.

[Chuck]

battery sled issues and marantz has been around forever. my PMD430 had some batteries "leak" so i sent the unit into the manufacturer of the batteries for a replacement - they used to do that years ago - and they sent it to marantz who told me that it was my fault because i left the batteries in the machine when using the wallwart. supposedly, the extra tab in the tray for charging the oem nicad was making contact with the alkalines and thus caused the batteries to leak and thus they would not warranty the unit. what a crock! eventually i got thru to someone with a brain and got a new unit. at least i didn't have the contact issues i am having now.

and somewhere in this thread there is mention that early on marantz had warrantied a couple of sleds. i remember talking to D&M about it when i first got my unit.

my unit came from the first oade shipment and is unmodd'ed and was $850 from doug.

gonna have to send it in for software update.

anyone running the 8G CF card mentioned earlier? not a 4G version, the 8G?? love to hear from someone before tossing $$ that way...

i would also to love to hear of a portable solution for dl'ing the wav files onto a small portable HD device. seems to me i saw a thread somewhere about it. hoping someone has explored further - that way we can just dump the raw file to a 60 or 80G HD at nite and not have to have a laptop or computer access or a million cards to go on tour...

neil in san marcos

Neil, I'm a bit confused.
I don't use the wallwart. Do you think it's a sled issue or is it the middle metal tab that is between the two DC contacts on the recorder side that is the problem? I figure that tab is a switch, as I hear it switching when it is depressed.
I've never owned a product that depleted batteries when the device is completely turned off. To me, this sounds like there is a problem 
Anyway... For now, it's an inconvienience, not a deal breaker for me.

[Chuck]

I just got off the phone with Marantz again.
He gave me the same "we only support the NiMH pack we sell" speech again.
He suggested removing the sled when not using it...
That's what I'll be doing.

[spyder9]

+T Chuck, Marantz' response has to be the most ridiculous manufacturer's comment ever.  I didn't know Marantz made batteries.   

[Massive Dynamic]

i would also to love to hear of a portable solution for dl'ing the wav files onto a small portable HD device. seems to me i saw a thread somewhere about it. hoping someone has explored further - that way we can just dump the raw file to a 60 or 80G HD at nite and not have to have a laptop or computer access or a million cards to go on tour...

neil in san marcos

Neil, check out the HyperDrive HD80, a unit I first read about on the Digital Photography Review, Storage & Media forum. When I move to 24 bit, the 671 will probably be my first choice, but being able to offload files at festivals is key for me. If someone could be the guinea pig on this OTG drive, I'd love to hear your results.

[Chuck]

+T Chuck, Marantz' response has to be the most ridiculous manufacturer's comment ever.  I didn't know Marantz made batteries.   

Apparently they do... and they must think they are pretty good as they don't support any other manufacturers products...

[F.O.Bean]

battery sled issues and marantz has been around forever. my PMD430 had some batteries "leak" so i sent the unit into the manufacturer of the batteries for a replacement - they used to do that years ago - and they sent it to marantz who told me that it was my fault because i left the batteries in the machine when using the wallwart. supposedly, the extra tab in the tray for charging the oem nicad was making contact with the alkalines and thus caused the batteries to leak and thus they would not warranty the unit. what a crock! eventually i got thru to someone with a brain and got a new unit. at least i didn't have the contact issues i am having now.

and somewhere in this thread there is mention that early on marantz had warrantied a couple of sleds. i remember talking to D&M about it when i first got my unit.

my unit came from the first oade shipment and is unmodd'ed and was $850 from doug.

gonna have to send it in for software update.

anyone running the 8G CF card mentioned earlier? not a 4G version, the 8G?? love to hear from someone before tossing $$ that way...

i would also to love to hear of a portable solution for dl'ing the wav files onto a small portable HD device. seems to me i saw a thread somewhere about it. hoping someone has explored further - that way we can just dump the raw file to a 60 or 80G HD at nite and not have to have a laptop or computer access or a million cards to go on tour...

neil in san marcos

 

http://www.eastgear.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=17_66&products_id=443

or you can spend less and put the HD in yourself

[Chuck]

battery sled issues and marantz has been around forever. my PMD430 had some batteries "leak" so i sent the unit into the manufacturer of the batteries for a replacement - they used to do that years ago - and they sent it to marantz who told me that it was my fault because i left the batteries in the machine when using the wallwart. supposedly, the extra tab in the tray for charging the oem nicad was making contact with the alkalines and thus caused the batteries to leak and thus they would not warranty the unit. what a crock! eventually i got thru to someone with a brain and got a new unit. at least i didn't have the contact issues i am having now.

and somewhere in this thread there is mention that early on marantz had warrantied a couple of sleds. i remember talking to D&M about it when i first got my unit.

my unit came from the first oade shipment and is unmodd'ed and was $850 from doug.

gonna have to send it in for software update.

anyone running the 8G CF card mentioned earlier? not a 4G version, the 8G?? love to hear from someone before tossing $$ that way...

i would also to love to hear of a portable solution for dl'ing the wav files onto a small portable HD device. seems to me i saw a thread somewhere about it. hoping someone has explored further - that way we can just dump the raw file to a 60 or 80G HD at nite and not have to have a laptop or computer access or a million cards to go on tour...

neil in san marcos

 

http://www.eastgear.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=17_66&products_id=443

or you can spend less and put the HD in yourself

Good find Bean +T