Topic: Sony PCM-D100

[dogmusic]

Here is the first review I've seen of the D100 (in English). Also reviews the new Tascam DA3000.

http://everythingaudionetwork.blogspot.ca/2014/01/ean-quickview-two-new-pcmdsd.html

Nice to hear from someone who has owned all three Sony's: D1, D50, AND M10.

His comparison with the Tascam DR100mkii is a surprise since generally people seem to think its preamps are not all that great.

[Amir]

Here is the first review I've seen of the D100 (in English). Also reviews the new Tascam DA3000.

http://everythingaudionetwork.blogspot.ca/2014/01/ean-quickview-two-new-pcmdsd.html

Nice to hear from someone who has owned all three Sony's: D1, D50, AND M10.

His comparison with the Tascam DR100mkii is a surprise since generally people seem to think its preamps are not all that great.

Thanks for the URL -- interesting read.
The DR-100MKII doesn't have bad preamps IMO though they're a tad quiet. I haven't had much success with the MKII's preamps and my low-output dynamic mics, but it's good for condensers. Its internal mics (particularly the Omni ones) are not that eye-catching either.

[Nickelodeon]

[Thanks for the info regarding the fit of the Sony XLR-1 adapter to the D100. It makes me all the more glad that I had the good sense to acquire one, from a Japanese reseller over the past summer, for use with my D50. Now I can expect to see no problems with regards to its fit and functionality with respect to its use with a D100. 

Thanks, yates7592, for posting these images of your D100/XLR-1 rig. I never noticed that you had placed photos of your D100/XLR-1 combo in your post, because in order to see these photos you must first be logged on. A very sweet looking piece of kit!!

[Amir]

The PCM-D100 video introduction by Sony Professional USA is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1_Dyf0174A

[Egor]

Dear friends, is this such a great problem to upload a 10 second voice *wav recorded in sony pcm d100?
There is no voice examples of this recorder at all. I think that the reason is that it's quality is the same as m10 or zoom h4n.
In the sample with piano, recorded with sony d100, there is an amazing hiss aka zoom h4n

[Nickelodeon]

I'm not sure when Sony updated their webpages (look under "Resources") to include this link to a PDF download of a PCM-D100 brochure (Sony gives a release date of 01/14/2014), but it contains a summery of all the currently understood specs on the D100. Really nothing new here, just a nice four page synopsis.

[FOB_Taper]

Am I missing something here.. because I thought you NEED to supply an analog signal to record DSD. You "can" feed the unit a digital signal, and it will just convert whatever A/D you feed it to DSD format and you gain nothing, you might as well just record a digital signal as PCM. This is the same thing as the Korg MR-1000. Analog Line IN > DSD sounds great. If you send a digital line to a DSD recorder, you are defeating the point of the DSD.

So how can you feed a stereo analog line-in to this unit, so you can then record THAT signal as DSD?

If you have to rely on the internal mics to go to DSD, then this recorder is way over-priced.

[FOB_Taper]

btw... I bought a Korg MR-1000 when they first came out... I run DPA 4022 to V2 analog out > MR-1000... for years... have not seen a better rig. I also have a Lunatec V3, which sits at home because I don't need the digital out.

Recently my internal hard drive on my Korg has been acting up. I have replaced it already with an internal 120GB hard drive (the stock drive is only 40GB).

I stopped taping for awhile, I go through phases... been recording since the 80s... I was thinking of getting something smaller and more portable, not stealth... but it has to be reliable, less external batteries.. etc. I want to use my DPA 4022s...


So I am ready to replace the internal hard drive AGAIN on the Korg Mr-1000... but this is after years of use... and I go a HUGE amount of analog master tape transfers to the Korg, so it gets a lot of use. The Korg is bulky (relatively) in size and has a plastic feel... but unit works fine in the field. The external box is empty inside, if you open it up and look inside, it could be half the size. And it has XLRs  in and out. And 5 Mhz DSD recording vs. 2.8 Mhz DSD formats are a big difference.

I don't see this new Sony unit as even being as good as the Korg, because of the limits of no XLR or analog ins.

[FOB_Taper]

Ok, I guess the Toslink IN can also be a mini stereo analog in... really? we are using these kind of connections on an $800 deck.

Throw away the silly internal mics, and include RCA analog ins... make it a $300 DSD bit dumper that runs on AA batteries.

[H₂O]

There is an analog unbalanced line in so you can do any pre > line in > dsd with the d100

[FOB_Taper]

There is an analog unbalanced line in

yeah, and it screams "pro" quality, don't it!

[Nick's Picks]

that's pretty sexy

[labello]

the microphones are plastic

http://www.audiotranskription.de/sony-pcm-d-100

[Egor]

i was right - sony pcm d100 has background hiss more than the zoom h4n has.  1000 bucks for a piece of....?

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i was right - sony pcm d100 has background hiss more than the zoom h4n has.

built in mics or external mics in both tests?