Topic: Sony M10 or Tascam DR-100II ?

[adrianf74]

Off topic, but get the higher sensitivity 4060s. I run DPA 4060s > DPA battery box > Tascam DR-07. Used to use the DPA MMA6000 preamp but I think the sensitivity of 4060s is just right for use at concerts so I switched to a simple battery box.

I second that for anyone but a dedicated stack taper.

Or in small rooms (under 500 people).  I've been too many overly loud SPL shows over the years in smaller clubs.

[faninor]

I use the DPA MPS6010:

http://www.dpamicrophones.com/en/products.aspx?c=Item&category=128&item=24261

DPA makes a bunch of similar battery boxes with different output connectors. I don't stack tape anymore now that I use the 4060s, but I've recorded at loud, small clubs and only once have I had any distortion due to high SPL -- and that was very brief (maybe 10 seconds out of the entire show).

[F.O.Bean]

The tascams battery life is AWFUL, especially compared to the M10

[Jethro]

Well, this and other threads convinced me to pick up the M10. Having phantom power would have been nice, but the battery life of the Sony is what sold me.
I guess that makes me CA-11 > CA-9100 > M10.
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