Topic: JB3 Stability...

[phishn]

For all you folks who use these, are they stable?  Have you had any issues while taping?  I'm considering in getting one of these to replace my d8 dat..its part of the eventual migration to laptop and is the next logical step.  Guess the question is...Are these JB3's just as reliable and stable as a DAT?  

[Lee]

[phishn]

thanks..i have spent hours researching these things..but did not find an answer to that question.  would you sacrifice a dat for a jb3?

[phishn]

a search on jb3 stability only results in this thread....

[John R]

i'm on my way.  never thought i'd say it.  the jb3 is as stable as the signal you're sending it.  do NOT get a co2.

jr

[phishn]

reason why i ask this is that i saw a thread on the yahoo jb3 group and someone mentioned that out of 14 shows..theirs shut down/screwed up 4 times out of 14..which doesn't seem to be a very good track record.  

[John R]

that was one user.  there are many users, here and there, many the same.  for 179.  you could do a lot worse.  i got it as a test piece.  it is well on the way to becoming the primary.

jr

[phishn]

thanks..think ill do the same.  run the dat and jb3 for a while through the ua-5.  when and if i get comfortable with the results..sell the d8.

[F.O.Bean]

reason why i ask this is that i saw a thread on the yahoo jb3 group and someone mentioned that out of 14 shows..theirs shut down/screwed up 4 times out of 14..which doesn't seem to be a very good track record.  

what firmware??? etc??? i would seriously like to know these things, im loving the jb3, my ONLY problems were the hosa batts, but those are taken care of since i got my electrical tape

[caymanreview]

the jb3 is as stable as the signal you're sending it.  do NOT get a co2.

quite true! definantly feed it an optical output from your gear, or use the hose box for coax/aes > optical

i used one for quite some time, and never had one single problem.

one time in particulor, i used the jb3 (plugged in, not on the internal batts) for a small local festival. i recorded 10 bands that played at least an hour, more of them played 1.5 hrs. this was in july, 100 degree heat, plus high illinois humidity, direct sunlight. and the thing functioned without a glitch one. that is about as much of a test as you can put a piece of gear on i would say!

buy one, you wont be dissapointed!

[Humbug]

reason why i ask this is that i saw a thread on the yahoo jb3 group and someone mentioned that out of 14 shows..theirs shut down/screwed up 4 times out of 14..which doesn't seem to be a very good track record.  

That was me! Actually it was more like 4 recordings out of 30, and for all of those I was stealthing in hot, crowded clubs.

I suspect the shut-downs are due to my being bumped, or overheating, though if anyone knows the cause I'd like to know.

Overall I am very happy with the Nomad. Never used DAT but its a marked improvement over minidisc.

[F.O.Bean]

reason why i ask this is that i saw a thread on the yahoo jb3 group and someone mentioned that out of 14 shows..theirs shut down/screwed up 4 times out of 14..which doesn't seem to be a very good track record.  

That was me! Actually it was more like 4 recordings out of 30, and for all of those I was stealthing in hot, crowded clubs.

I suspect the shut-downs are due to my being bumped, or overheating, though if anyone knows the cause I'd like to know.

Overall I am very happy with the Nomad. Never used DAT but its a marked improvement over minidisc.

did you have the "hold"function on???

[Humbug]

did you have the "hold"function on???

Yes. A couple of the times this happened I fired the Nomad up again and only lost a few minutes recording.

IR remote off, EAX off, everything else as recommended in the JB3tapers forum FAQ. Running 1.20.06 firmware.

[phishn]

thanks humbug for the clarification.  looks like for non stealth applications, the jb3 is stable enough.  bean..i'll most likely be sending you a pm and money today for yours...just need to explain to the wife what i am doing so she doesnt go nuts when new gear suddenly shows up.

[F.O.Bean]

did you have the "hold"function on???

Yes. A couple of the times this happened I fired the Nomad up again and only lost a few minutes recording.

IR remote off, EAX off, everything else as recommended in the JB3tapers forum FAQ. Running 1.20.06 firmware.

hmmmmmmmm