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Title: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: seethreepo on July 24, 2019, 12:07:04 AM
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Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: ycoop on July 24, 2019, 01:05:00 AM
The Marantz PMD661, Tascam DR-100 + DR40, and Zoom H4 are all pretty small and around the same size.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: adrianb on July 24, 2019, 10:05:43 AM
If you don't need built-in mics the Sound Devices Mixpre-3 is a similar size to those mentioned.

The Marantz PMD661 is 165mm x 93mm x 36mm and the MP3 is 144mm x 110mm x 36mm.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: dogmusic on July 24, 2019, 08:38:23 PM
https://centrance.com/store/MixerFace-R4R-Mobile-Recording-Interface-with-micro-SD-Card-Stereo-Recorder-p121815331

Unit Dimensions
121 mm (4.76″) (L), 70 mm (2.76″) (W), 36 mm (1.42″) (HJ

No affiliation. Apparently great preamps.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B) on July 25, 2019, 12:08:47 AM
Zoom F6 looks pretty small. Not out yet though.


Dimensions   3.9 x 2.5 x 4.7" / 100.0 x 62.9 x 119.8 mm
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: The Other Chris on August 02, 2019, 09:21:47 PM
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Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: Ozpeter on August 02, 2019, 09:37:32 PM
I guess the Zoom F1 with the XLR add-on must be pretty small but there's no phantom power.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: justme on August 03, 2019, 01:31:36 PM
The Zoom H5 with its microphone module removed is the smallest one I believe.
It’s very nice and handy at that size.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: b_curl on August 09, 2019, 08:09:06 PM
This looks great!
https://centrance.com/store/MixerFace-R4R-Mobile-Recording-Interface-with-micro-SD-Card-Stereo-Recorder-p121815331

Unit Dimensions
121 mm (4.76″) (L), 70 mm (2.76″) (W), 36 mm (1.42″) (HJ

No affiliation. Apparently great preamps.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: Ozpeter on August 10, 2019, 03:09:18 AM
This looks great!
https://centrance.com/store/MixerFace-R4R-Mobile-Recording-Interface-with-micro-SD-Card-Stereo-Recorder-p121815331

Unit Dimensions
121 mm (4.76″) (L), 70 mm (2.76″) (W), 36 mm (1.42″) (HJ

No affiliation. Apparently great preamps.

But not that small.  Seeing the photo there of that device with headphones over one end of it prompted me to try my DT770 cans around my F1 - the F1 actually fits inside the earcups.  They won't quite close around it, but it's really that small.  I used it last night when wandering around the Terracotta Warriors exhibition here, fed from Roland binaural mics, in conjunction with an Osmo Pocket camera.  I found it very easy to operate by feel, clipped to my pocket under my jacket, stopping and starting in sync with the camera.  But it's fairly metallic so probably wouldn't do for high security situations.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: dogmusic on August 10, 2019, 07:29:49 AM
This looks great!
https://centrance.com/store/MixerFace-R4R-Mobile-Recording-Interface-with-micro-SD-Card-Stereo-Recorder-p121815331

Unit Dimensions
121 mm (4.76″) (L), 70 mm (2.76″) (W), 36 mm (1.42″) (HJ

No affiliation. Apparently great preamps.

But not that small.  Seeing the photo there of that device with headphones over one end of it prompted me to try my DT770 cans around my F1 - the F1 actually fits inside the earcups.  They won't quite close around it, but it's really that small.  I used it last night when wandering around the Terracotta Warriors exhibition here, fed from Roland binaural mics, in conjunction with an Osmo Pocket camera.  I found it very easy to operate by feel, clipped to my pocket under my jacket, stopping and starting in sync with the camera.  But it's fairly metallic so probably wouldn't do for high security situations.

Of course the F1 is smaller: it doesn’t have xlr inputs — which is the whole point of this thread!

I also doubt that the preamps and a/d of the F1 rise to the quality of the RFR.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: Ozpeter on August 12, 2019, 01:33:41 AM
Good point.... you can of course attach the Zoom XLR accessory but that's not much good without phantom (for most people here).  And then it's bigger.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: jerryfreak on August 12, 2019, 12:56:31 PM
given the bulk and metal of xlrs ive worked backwards from mics that dont need them, of which there are quite a few

schoeps cmr or cmbi
(schoeps, neumann, gefell)>nbobs>ipa (preferablly liberated from metal housing)
dpa 4011>mmp-g

im sure there are other compact condensers that dont use phantom. or maybe you could custom cable some ccms or 4021s to mini xlrs to use with recorders that do phantom on mini xlr (sax, etc)
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: jb63 on August 22, 2019, 11:47:00 AM
Isn’t the pmd561 the smallest:

https://www.marantzpro.com/products/view/pmd561

Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: justme on August 22, 2019, 12:12:53 PM
The H5 is 135 x 67 x 42 with a weight of 176g without external xy mic module.
If you don’t count the metal protection bar across the fader controls it’s thickness is only 32mm.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: audBall on August 22, 2019, 01:13:05 PM
Isn’t the pmd561 the smallest:

https://www.marantzpro.com/products/view/pmd561

I was actually going to post this when the thread started, however, believe it or not the 561 is actually larger than the 661.

561 - 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.6”
661 - 6.5 x 3.7 x 1.4”
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: dogmusic on August 22, 2019, 03:14:54 PM
Isn’t the pmd561 the smallest:

https://www.marantzpro.com/products/view/pmd561

PMD561 = 170 x 105 x 40mm

R4R = 121 x 70 x 36mm
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: Gutbucket on August 22, 2019, 03:30:34 PM
Tascam DR-10X.. but mono, and doesn't provide phantom.

Dimensions: 2.1" × 3.7" × 1.1" / 52 × 94.4 × 28 mm
Weight: 2.4 oz. / 68.3 g (including batteries)

(https://tascam.com/images/products/dr-10x/dr-10x_p_front.jpg)
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: jb63 on August 22, 2019, 11:15:55 PM

I was actually going to post this when the thread started, however, believe it or not the 561 is actually larger than the 661.

561 - 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.6”
661 - 6.5 x 3.7 x 1.4”

Wait... the new 661 is SMALLER than the 561?

Wow.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: jerryfreak on October 03, 2019, 05:13:21 AM
Isn’t the pmd561 the smallest:

https://www.marantzpro.com/products/view/pmd561

PMD561 = 170 x 105 x 40mm

R4R = 121 x 70 x 36mm

Sonosax SX-M2D2 about the same size

130 x 74 x 28mm
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: justme on October 03, 2019, 06:37:15 AM
But you would need to pair a recorder to the M2D2.
If it’s device compliant a larger iPhone SE or 6 would be a nice combo.
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: rocksuitcase on October 03, 2019, 09:29:39 AM
But you would need to pair a recorder to the M2D2.
If it’s device compliant a larger iPhone SE or 6 would be a nice combo.
Wow, on first look, I was under the impression this M2D2 device had SD recording capabilities. Is there another sonosax which does?
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: jerryfreak on October 03, 2019, 09:41:13 AM
But you would need to pair a recorder to the M2D2.
If it’s device compliant a larger iPhone SE or 6 would be a nice combo.
Wow, on first look, I was under the impression this M2D2 device had SD recording capabilities. Is there another sonosax which does?
nothing that size. (or under 5 grand!)
Title: Re: smallest portable deck wih full size xlr in?
Post by: rocksuitcase on October 03, 2019, 10:35:56 AM
But you would need to pair a recorder to the M2D2.
If it’s device compliant a larger iPhone SE or 6 would be a nice combo.
Wow, on first look, I was under the impression this M2D2 device had SD recording capabilities. Is there another sonosax which does?
nothing that size. (or under 5 grand!)
Yeah that shit is spendy. I have a friend in film sound, he does mostly A productions after 30 years in the biz. They dig that sonosax gear alongside their Nagras and Schoeps.