Topic: Edirol R-4

[kgreener]

isn't the msrp for the ua-5 like $500+ tho, i can't remember.

Yeah, this is what I was thinking...maybe the $1899.00 reference is what it lists for, but will be sold (hopefully) much cheaper?  We shall see.

[John Kelly]

isn't the msrp for the ua-5 like $500+ tho, i can't remember.

Yeah, this is what I was thinking...maybe the $1899.00 reference is what it lists for, but will be sold (hopefully) much cheaper?  We shall see.

Doesn't really matter though.  At that list I would guess a retail price would be around $1500.  Since the probability of it being bit perfect is almost zero, I think it's still too much to pay.

[Rick]

isn't the msrp for the ua-5 like $500+ tho, i can't remember.

Still. If the street is $1500 your still pretty high.

[nic]

isn't the msrp for the ua-5 like $500+ tho, i can't remember.

Still. If the street is $1500 your still pretty high.

how so?
the ModFR2 is @ $1600 and that's only 2 channels
the 722 is over $2000, the 744 even higher.

so far this Edirol is the cheapest of all AND it is 4 channels

[Ed.]

can you send the fr2 a straight digital signal and not mod it?  just use it to record?

[nic]

can you send the fr2 a straight digital signal and not mod it?  just use it to record?

its got a AES in/out.
cant see what would be modded at that stage. . .

yes, the unit can record without any mods.
as far as I know, the only mods Oade is doing to these are overload and preamp mods.
all of those are in the analog stage

[Thomas]

a modded (digi + w|p|t) ua5 from oade is over $500 right?  This might mean if it can be modded that would push the price near to the $1900 mark. 

I can't say that ive ever listened to a modded ua5 recording.  I have heard that alot of people like them.  I have been thinking alot lately about going with the all in one box, or at least letting the box do the a>d.  If this is $1900 then i would probably rather spend a few hundred extra and get the 722.

[Ed.]

its got a AES in/out.
cant see what would be modded at that stage. . .

yes, the unit can record without any mods.
as far as I know, the only mods Oade is doing to these are overload and preamp mods.
all of those are in the analog stage

but it doesn't record to hdd right?  how much is the base unit.  i just bought a v3, all i really need a digital recorder that will accept a digital signal and record at 24bit.  i'm still thinking a laptop is my favorite option thus far.  after i record the show, i can split it on the way home.

[nic]

its got a AES in/out.
cant see what would be modded at that stage. . .

yes, the unit can record without any mods.
as far as I know, the only mods Oade is doing to these are overload and preamp mods.
all of those are in the analog stage

but it doesn't record to hdd right?  how much is the base unit.  i just bought a v3, all i really need a digital recorder that will accept a digital signal and record at 24bit.  i'm still thinking a laptop is my favorite option thus far.  after i record the show, i can split it on the way home.

sure it does. it uses PC Card drives or CF cards...of course, you're not going to find a 10+GB drive to fit into it anytime soon...

[Ed.]

yeah, it'd be awesome if i could just throw a 120gb hdd into it.  its not like i run around shaking my recorder, and you definitely can't stealth it.

[John Kelly]

isn't the msrp for the ua-5 like $500+ tho, i can't remember.

Still. If the street is $1500 your still pretty high.

how so?
the ModFR2 is @ $1600 and that's only 2 channels
the 722 is over $2000, the 744 even higher.

so far this Edirol is the cheapest of all AND it is 4 channels

Then again it's also the one that isn't bit perfect (I'm assuming the FR2 is, I'm not 100% sure). 

It does seem like a great option if you don't want to run anything in front of it.  I just love my V3 and I really don't want to give it up for something like this.

[Ed.]

yeah, i just bought the v3, it can do 24/192 so i don't see myself giving it up for quite sometime, thats kinda why i bought it.

[wbrisette]

isn't the msrp for the ua-5 like $500+ tho, i can't remember.

Still. If the street is $1500 your still pretty high.

how so?
the ModFR2 is @ $1600 and that's only 2 channels
the 722 is over $2000, the 744 even higher.

so far this Edirol is the cheapest of all AND it is 4 channels

The other thing to remember is even the 744 only provides 2 mic inputs. If you want more microphone inputs, you're going to have to go with a mixer (they suggest the 442 -- No surprise there) to add additional mics, then take the line out of the mixer to the other channels.

Not a bad price, but will the mic pre's in this unit be worthwhile? That's the million dollar question.

Wayne

[Ed.]

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=28935.30

[Rick]

isn't the msrp for the ua-5 like $500+ tho, i can't remember.

Still. If the street is $1500 your still pretty high.

how so?
the ModFR2 is @ $1600 and that's only 2 channels
the 722 is over $2000, the 744 even higher.

so far this Edirol is the cheapest of all AND it is 4 channels

No I just ment for me. That's a little more then I was hoping for. If its good quality, I don't see a problem with the price.