Topic: 744/722 "Media too slow" Message

[scb]

Did you have to crotch it for the entire show?  I wondering about heat.

i had it running it george's mountainsmith pack on monday and it got hot, but not HOT

[scb]

matt

for all who said it was too big, i crotched the 722 the last 2 nights...hehe

Quoted so this wouldn't get lost.

Did you have to crotch it for the entire show? I wondering about heat.

DANGER! See my other thread about heat issues (first stealthing thread or something like that). The 722 needs breathing room. Keeping that near the fellas might make it tougher to become a father later on. Now, if he was recording to CF only, I take that back.

you keep saying CF would be cooler, but remember the ad1k got ridiculously hot and there was no hard drive in there...

[Tim]

SD has excellent customer service and prompt repairs, but so does Saturn....

quote of the month

[MattD]

you keep saying CF would be cooler, but remember the ad1k got ridiculously hot and there was no hard drive in there...

The only heat I feel originates from directly over the drive. From your pics when you opened it up, it looks like there's nothing else in that area that would generate heat. I have tested a 512 MB CF, but it's not enough time for the unit to really get hot even if it were something else. I need a bigger CF to confirm. I suppose I could record mp3 to CF just to test, but that introduces another variable.

Does anyone in the DC area have a 4 GB CF card that I can borrow for a few days?

[marc0789]

I'll say this in fairness....from what I've heard so far, the a/d is topnotch in the 722, much nicer than any *deck* I've ever heard. No need to run an outboard. Haven't heard any mics>722 yet.

[MattD]

I'll say this in fairness....from what I've heard so far, the a/d is topnotch in the 722, much nicer than any *deck* I've ever heard. No need to run an outboard. Haven't heard any mics>722 yet.

I have a Bridge show on the archive that is 4021>722. It's all I run now.

[nickgregory]

send me your mailing addy marc, I wiill drop a couple of crowes mg200s->722 in the mail to you...

[marc0789]

I'll say this in fairness....from what I've heard so far, the a/d is topnotch in the 722, much nicer than any *deck* I've ever heard. No need to run an outboard. Haven't heard any mics>722 yet.

I have a Bridge show on the archive that is 4021>722. It's all I run now.

Matt, what setup would you compare 4022>722 to, if you can do it?

[MattD]

I could just fluff away and say, "Like nothing else," but I'll try.

The following are all "to my ears":

It's more musical than 402x > ULN-2 (what I used to run)
It's warmer than 402x > V3
It's more detailed than 402x > MMe
It's warmer (but perhaps looser?) in the low end than 402x > V2 > AD2K+

I'd like to put it up against Chris's 4011 > Trak2 and do that comparison. I also wouldn't mind comparing it to Wayne's Diva IV.

The problem with all of these comparisons is that few people run any of the above rigs at 24-bit (save the ULN-2). As we've seen with the AD2K+, there can be a significant difference based on how the dithering back to 16-bit occurs. Since I've been recording 24-bit for nearly three years, I'm pretty confident as to how this sounds vs. the ULN-2. The combo is more forgiving than with the ULN-2, and sounds better on my playback system. I could see how it might be too warm for people who listen on a tube system.

For me, it is the be-all and end-all that I hoped for. I don't think we'll see something that sounds this good, is this well supported, and is this size at this price point for some time. I'm comfortable saying that this will be my rig for years to come.

If I had any quibbles about it, it would be that it's not QUITE the stealther's dream. There will be situations where I can't get the 722 into a venue. The upcoming Sonosax might be, but I'm betting it costs significantly more.

[scb]

If I had any quibbles about it, it would be that it's not QUITE the stealther's dream. There will be situations where I can't get the 722 into a venue.

weak!

[MattD]

Hey, some of us have less available crotch room than others!

[Brian]

"God's gift to ballroom notoriety
 And I always fill my ballroom
 The event is never small
 All the social papers say I've got the biggest balls of all
 
 I've got big balls
 I've got big balls
 And they're such big balls
 Dirty big balls
 And he's got big balls,
 And she's got big balls,
 But we've got the biggest balls of them all!
 
 And my balls are always bouncing
 My ballroom always full
 And everybody comes and comes again
 If your name is on the guest list
 No one can take you higher
 Everybody says I've got great balls of fire!
 
 I've got big balls
 I've got big balls
 And they're such big balls
 Dirty big balls
 And he's got big balls,
 And she's got big balls,
 But we've got the biggest balls of them all!
 
 Some balls are held for charity
 And some for fancy dress
 But when they're held for pleasure,
 They're the balls that I like best.
 And my balls are always bouncing,
 To the left and to the right.
 It's my belief that my big balls should be held every night.
 
 I've got big balls
 I've got big balls
 And they're such big balls
 Dirty big balls
 And he's got big balls,
 And she's got big balls,
 But we've got the biggest balls of them all!
 
 And I'm just itching to tell you about them
 Oh, we have such wonderful fun
 Seafood cocktail
 Crabs
 Crayfish "

[JasonR]

http://www.danbern.com/fiftyeggslyrics.html#tigerwoods

[marc0789]

I could just fluff away and say, "Like nothing else," but I'll try.

The following are all "to my ears":

It's more musical than 402x > ULN-2 (what I used to run)
It's warmer than 402x > V3
It's more detailed than 402x > MMe
It's warmer (but perhaps looser?) in the low end than 402x > V2 > AD2K+

I'd like to put it up against Chris's 4011 > Trak2 and do that comparison. I also wouldn't mind comparing it to Wayne's Diva IV.

The problem with all of these comparisons is that few people run any of the above rigs at 24-bit (save the ULN-2). As we've seen with the AD2K+, there can be a significant difference based on how the dithering back to 16-bit occurs. Since I've been recording 24-bit for nearly three years, I'm pretty confident as to how this sounds vs. the ULN-2. The combo is more forgiving than with the ULN-2, and sounds better on my playback system. I could see how it might be too warm for people who listen on a tube system.

For me, it is the be-all and end-all that I hoped for. I don't think we'll see something that sounds this good, is this well supported, and is this size at this price point for some time. I'm comfortable saying that this will be my rig for years to come.

If I had any quibbles about it, it would be that it's not QUITE the stealther's dream. There will be situations where I can't get the 722 into a venue. The upcoming Sonosax might be, but I'm betting it costs significantly more.

thanks Matt, that's kinda what I hear, even at 16 bit.

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

I had no choice but to cross link this post:

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=38945.msg539825#msg539825