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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #30 on: December 13, 2018, 10:20:08 PM »
"2x mic/line inputs on TA3, electronically balanced, with phase reversal, 48V phantom, LF cut and level control on the front panel"
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Words’ meanings develope and change over time.

Descriptively, phase and polarity are synonymous in this context.


Marketing kids these days.  Everything has to be all sexed up.

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Here's a great article that I found on B&H Photo's site, of all places, that reinforces my argument, noahbickart.  This is where I'm coming from:


https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/audio/tips-and-solutions/polarity-vs-phase-whats-the-difference


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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #31 on: December 15, 2018, 08:03:55 AM »
From a user standpoint, as long as you know what this control does and how to use it, all is fine. The Capn has a valid point, however. In terms of what this control does to the audio waveform," phase inverting" would be the most accurate description. The generally accepted end-user term has always been "polarity reverse" Throwing in a 3rd term of "phase reverse" tends to muddy the water a bit. I'm all for keeping things as simple as possible.   

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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #32 on: December 15, 2018, 11:59:43 AM »
wonder if this box will be knocked back to usa 114 db .the usa version of the sxr4+ is 114 db the swiss version is 135 db. maybe zaxcom can only stop the recorder version.

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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #33 on: December 15, 2018, 01:32:56 PM »
wonder if this box will be knocked back to usa 114 db .the usa version of the sxr4+ is 114 db the swiss version is 135 db. maybe zaxcom can only stop the recorder version.

(Taperssection Reference thread to the "compromised sxr4+  USA version":   http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=170590.msg2164551#msg2164551   )

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The following is taken from a recent post from the Facebook Sonosax users group regarding the new SX-M2D2:

"Michael Hughes - Will there have to be a 'compromised' US version without dual A/Ds like the R4+? 

Sono Sax - That product can be sold worldwide with the dual A/D input stage"

Performance
135 dB (A-weighted) overall dynamic range
THD < 0.001%
90 kHz overall frequency response @192kHz
24-bit 48/96/192kHz
« Last Edit: December 15, 2018, 01:45:43 PM by dactylus »
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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #34 on: December 15, 2018, 02:27:35 PM »
well you can count me in on one of these.

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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #35 on: December 16, 2018, 11:43:08 AM »
Gotta love Sax...post pics and product specs before they finish design.  People had to wait a looong time from announcement to release of the sx-m4+. They haven't started taking pre-orders so looks like early 2019 might be optimistic.

Any bets what this comes in at?  I'll wager a starting guess of $1699.

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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #36 on: December 16, 2018, 12:49:02 PM »
I'm thinking the preorder price will be about 1200usd . the sxr4+ at 6000usd 4 pres = !500 per pre. plus size and lack of other features . at least thats what i hope.

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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #37 on: December 16, 2018, 01:26:03 PM »
Gotta love Sax...post pics and product specs before they finish design.  People had to wait a looong time from announcement to release of the sx-m4+. They haven't started taking pre-orders so looks like early 2019 might be optimistic.

Any bets what this comes in at?  I'll wager a starting guess of $1699.

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Rumor has it that the price will be in the $1300 range...
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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #38 on: December 17, 2018, 11:18:43 AM »
wonder if this box will be knocked back to usa 114 db .the usa version of the sxr4+ is 114 db the swiss version is 135 db. maybe zaxcom can only stop the recorder version.

(Taperssection Reference thread to the "compromised sxr4+  USA version":   http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=170590.msg2164551#msg2164551   )

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The following is taken from a recent post from the Facebook Sonosax users group regarding the new SX-M2D2:

"Michael Hughes - Will there have to be a 'compromised' US version without dual A/Ds like the R4+? 

Sono Sax - That product can be sold worldwide with the dual A/D input stage"

Performance
135 dB (A-weighted) overall dynamic range
THD < 0.001%
90 kHz overall frequency response @192kHz
24-bit 48/96/192kHz


This is probably because the device itself is not a recorder (i.e. the way Zaxcom filed the patent).  I bet the SX-AD8+ is the same way
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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #39 on: December 23, 2018, 12:19:27 PM »
This looks really promising.

I just picked up an R4+ and am blown away by its quality. I do nature recording and find the mike preamps and AD stage as good as it gets for my purposes.

One thing that I find especially nice about the R4+ is the DAC/Headphone stage. It's truly exceptional and rivals all the preemo DACs I've heard. That number isn't very high, but my point stands, I think.

If Sax is able to match the DAC on the R4+ with this new device, I should think that it would be a perfect capture/mixing machine.


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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #40 on: December 24, 2018, 07:49:26 PM »
Hmmm. "Polarity" would be more apt, but that doesn't make "phase" wrong. Inverting the signal polarity causes all the components of the signal--conceived of as individual sinusoids at each frequency where significant energy is present, like in a Fourier transform--to be phase-shifted 180 degrees from their previous selves.

It's a degenerate case of phase distortion, if you will. (And if you won't, then happy holidays anyway.)

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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #41 on: March 08, 2019, 02:22:39 PM »
Any word on this box .i have some goverment refunds burning a hole in my pocket

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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #42 on: March 12, 2019, 03:34:35 PM »
Glad I just sold one of my SXM2's through Reverb.  I wonder what will happen to that market once these are in the wild?
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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #43 on: March 13, 2019, 10:57:24 PM »
Any word on this box .i have some goverment refunds burning a hole in my pocket

https://www.sonosax.ch/product/sx-m2d2/

That page hasn't been updated in a while. But that plus the new SPDR via AES might be the dream rig for those running two channels only.
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Re: Sonosax SX-M2D2 Coming...
« Reply #44 on: March 15, 2019, 12:06:51 AM »
Now works with iPhone and android according to Mr. Sax
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