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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: deejayen on November 23, 2018, 03:36:24 PM

Title: Marantz PMD 561 vs..?
Post by: deejayen on November 23, 2018, 03:36:24 PM
I'm looking to buy a portable recorder for recording clean electric guitar (using a DI box to give a line level signal).  Sound quality (low noise and good AD converters) is a high priority.  I also prefer an interface which leans more towards analogue gear than menu-driven and touch screen based gear.

I think I've considered just about every recorder on the market!

I'm currently contemplating a Marantz PM561 (with or without an Oade mod).  It's quite large, but it looks easy to use.  I'm just not sure if the sound quality is top notch. 

I know it's a different type of device, but the Sound Devices MixPre 3M is also under consideration.  In the standard 2-track recorders I've also thought about the Sony PCM-D100 etc. etc...

I'd appreciate some pointers!