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Title: NJ3 Replacement need cheap recorder
Post by: hoobash on March 31, 2017, 11:04:04 AM
Yes thats right I have a super old school rig I use to tape alot but I only do it every once in a while now I want to get my rig back up and reliable I have audio tech at825>ua5(wmod)>nj3 the nj3 batteries are old and there are no replacements I need a the cheapest record with a digital input to replace the nj3 what should i get? Should I just forget about this rig and get a protable recorder with built in mics instead?
Title: Re: NJ3 Replacement need cheap recorder
Post by: larrysellers on March 31, 2017, 11:16:48 AM
Cheap is kind of relative. How much are you looking to spend?
Title: Re: NJ3 Replacement need cheap recorder
Post by: drewloo on March 31, 2017, 03:38:09 PM
If the JB3 still works you could power it using a 5V usb battery for pretty cheap.
Title: Re: NJ3 Replacement need cheap recorder
Post by: Massive Dynamic on March 31, 2017, 03:50:26 PM
A new battery could work (not familiar with the JB3), but an iRiver is a comparable replacement 16-bit recorder. Would the MicroTrack I or II lock on the UA-5 signal? That would take advantage of the 24-bit signal sent from the UA-5.
Title: Re: NJ3 Replacement need cheap recorder
Post by: Life In Rewind on March 31, 2017, 04:30:05 PM
I was a holdout too - I moved from the JB3 to the TASCAM DR-70D - everything I ever wanted in a "taper" deck!
Title: Re: NJ3 Replacement need cheap recorder
Post by: axomxa on April 06, 2017, 05:58:09 PM
Quote from: Life In Rewind on March 31, 2017, 04:30:05 PM
I was a holdout too - I moved from the JB3 to the TASCAM DR-70D - everything I ever wanted in a "taper" deck!
Yes you can't go wring with the DR-70D :coolguy:
Title: Re: NJ3 Replacement need cheap recorder
Post by: dnsacks on April 06, 2017, 06:24:42 PM
Back in the day, I used the same external to power both my ua5 and jb3 -- I used a radioshack 5 volt regulator (costs $1.04) https://www.radioshack.com/products/5v-volt-regulator?gclid=Cj0KEQjwzpfHBRC1iIaL78Ol-eIBEiQAdZPVKg326j8hpRCwsx_XVdjQ24Pfk7mek_FJgtYRygO1ADkaAssq8P8HAQ to convert the 9 volts fed by a dvd battery into 5 volts for my jb3 and split a 9volt feed to my ua5.  Mounted the regulator into an old altoids box, which turned out to make a nice heat sink.