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Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« on: December 14, 2011, 10:16:25 AM »


http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1581

XLR Input + Phantom power
internal mics up to 140 dB SPL
8 channel Recording
4 gb internal memory
SDXC Card compatible up to 64 gig

Li Ion Battery up to 12 and a half hours of recording (?? don'T think with phantom ?? but when it must be  :o :o  )

Official Price 399 USD
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2011, 10:22:15 AM »
My first thought was, "Where are the inputs for 8 channels?"  so I clicked the linky.

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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2011, 10:34:17 AM »
the Li Ion is a Li-50B like they are using on cameras. i i don'T belive ~20h recording w phantom now.  ;D
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2011, 10:37:05 AM »
To me, channel is the proper term. Many recorder manufactures like to use channel to refer to INPUT, but this clearly has two internal microphones and two xlr inputs and the possibility for playback/overdubbing/multiTRACK on the channels.
The site also indicates the internal mics have independent control, that's pretty nice but not sure how useful. Also, like most other small recorders, has a built in speaker almost guaranteed to be useless.

the internal rechargeable battery is not a good thing.
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2011, 10:44:55 AM »
From what I read is:
 - 2 Channel recording
 - 8 channel playback - i.e. you can make 4 different recordings and playback together   
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2011, 10:52:22 AM »
for this function set i think that with the Li ion is a bit bad. The factory LI-50B has 950 mAh...

so still eyes on a m-10  ;D at least the functional set from the olympus is a bit overkill for "standard" taper usage.
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2011, 12:24:16 PM »
Interesting...Quite small too...I wonder if it has an aluminum case like the LS-10/11...

But where did you see 29 hours of recording time?  On the "Specifications" tab, it says 12.5...I wonder how long with phantom on for a moderate draw mic...
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2011, 04:18:54 PM »
A little more information about this on the Olympus Europe site (http://www.olympus-europa.com/consumer/2581_digital-recorder_ls-100_25231.htm).  It does have a metal case, for one thing...From the 360 degree photo, it looks like the the battery can be easily replaced (but the resolution isn't great, so it's hard to tell).  I can't stand it when it's difficult/impossible to change the batteries!

Curious to know more about this thing, but it's so recently announced that I can't really find much...
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2011, 05:02:51 AM »
like written above its the LI-50B which they also use on their compact cameras. So its user swappable.

Maybe there are also aftermarket ones which have more "juice" otherwise this recorder is only suitable for FOB pulls  where power plugs should be availiable.
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2011, 11:17:08 AM »
First review and comparison to other recorders, Soundfiles. (only German)

http://www.audiotranskription.de/olympus-ls-100
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2011, 01:04:16 PM »
Interesting review of a pre-production model.  They recommend cross-shopping the Marantz PMD661 and Roland R-26. 

There is much complaining in the article and reader comments about the cost of the Li-Ion battery.  In USA, a genuine Olympus LI-50B costs about $15.  Chinese knockoffs cost about $4, including shipping. 
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2011, 02:51:37 PM »
Quote from: flintstone on December 20, 2011, 01:04:16 PM
Interesting review of a pre-production model.  They recommend cross-shopping the Marantz PMD661 and Roland R-26. 

There is much complaining in the article and reader comments about the cost of the Li-Ion battery.  In USA, a genuine Olympus LI-50B costs about $15.  Chinese knockoffs cost about $4, including shipping.

$15 sounds cheap to me - and Chinese copies never last and die much faster than originals.  I have found this with PC batteries.
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2011, 03:46:10 PM »
Not all. The quality of aftermarket went better.i remember worse times with aftermarkets for Canon Ixus / Powershot SD but now i run a Panasonic DMc-zs3 with aftermarkets with no problems and they even last longer...

IF there are some aftermarkets for the Olympus with around 1200 mAh that would be suitable. With the standard one i quite feel a bit unsafe for "set it and forget it" even when using the phantom power option.
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2011, 05:34:07 PM »
Just FYI, genuine Olympus LI-50B $11.79 plus shipping ~=$15
http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Rechargeable-Battery-Digital-Packaging/dp/B00160MV8W/
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Re: Olympus LS-100 with XLR, 8 channels
« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2011, 06:20:34 PM »
Quote from: flintstone on December 20, 2011, 05:34:07 PM
Just FYI, genuine Olympus LI-50B $11.79 plus shipping ~=$15
http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Rechargeable-Battery-Digital-Packaging/dp/B00160MV8W/

Not a bad price considering its 7 pounds shipping weight!!!
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