Topic: Marantz PMD-671 (24/96 capabilities)

[nic]

how many hrs can ya get on a 4GB card doing 24/96?

I believe that would be 2 hours

[John Kelly]

i am really liking this thing too, hmmm, wonder when it will hit the us tho

I doubt it'll take too long.  Way before flash comes down in price.

i always liked marantz products, i would love to run one of those, it wouldnt be the most festie friendly thing w/ the expensive flash cards, but id run it in p-burgh for smaller shows and whatnot

if price is similar to the 16/48 one, id snatch it up for myself for xmas prolly

how many hrs can ya get on a 4GB card doing 24/96?

2 hours on 4 gigs.  I'd probably expect it to be a little more than the 16/48 one, but not much.  Maybe $100 more?  Probably at half the cost of the FR-2 (plus half the size and the same features, go figure).  

I've seen the 670 in person and it's great.  It's basically a DAP1 without the tape.  

[Craig T]

how many hrs can ya get on a 4GB card doing 24/96?

about 2 hrs

[F.O.Bean]

thanks guys, so if running 24/28, i could even squeeze out maybe another 30 mins per 4GB card

hmmm, maybe by next summer i'll have one of these

[Rick]

thanks guys, so if running 24/28, i could even squeeze out maybe another 30 mins per 4GB card

hmmm, maybe by next summer i'll have one of these

you mean 24/48?

you should be able to get 125 min at 24/44 for 2GB... so i think it would be safe to say you can get 2.5-3 hours at 24/48 on a 4GB card.

[F.O.Bean]

+T rick

[MattD]

you should be able to get 125 min at 24/44 for 2GB... so i think it would be safe to say you can get 2.5-3 hours at 24/48 on a 4GB card.

You can get more than 2.5-3 hours. As posted before 24/96 stereo = about 2 GB/hour. 48 kHz is half the data rate of 96 kHz, so you'd get twice the amount of recording time, or about 4 hours.

[MattD]

Now it's no longer listed on Marantz's European pro site. *sigh*

[John Kelly]

Now it's no longer listed on Marantz's European pro site. *sigh*

And the old link to it returns a "permission denied" error.  Time to start the emailing.

[Rick]

This site:

http://www.midigital.de/product_info.php/products_id/1382?midigitalid=44b0376c14bb5e5a9fd56031bc400043/PC%20Hard-

List the PMD-671 at  1.149,00EUR (~$1,400), but they also list the PMD-671 at  944,00EUR (~$1,200) which list for $699 in the US.

[JackoRoses]

Now it's no longer listed on Marantz's European pro site. *sigh*

And the old link to it returns a "permission denied" error.  Time to start the emailing.

I just did a search on the european website and this link came up
http://www.d-mpro.eu.com/users/folder.asp?FolderID=4551&Tab=Data+Sheet
looking sexy still would like to see a price and ETA

[MattD]

If that's true, there's some bad news on that page. It maxes out at 24/48 via the digital input. I guess the 24/96 is only via the analog ins.

[John Kelly]

If that's true, there's some bad news on that page. It maxes out at 24/48 via the digital input. I guess the 24/96 is only via the analog ins.

I'm really hoping that's a typo. 

[JasonSobel]

If that's true, there's some bad news on that page. It maxes out at 24/48 via the digital input. I guess the 24/96 is only via the analog ins.

I'm really hoping that's a typo. 

I don't get the impression that it's a typo, because it written twice on that page.

In any case, I've emailed (gotten a repsonse) from a "Tech Support Supervisor" at Marantz.  My first email was if this product was ever actually going to come out, because there was very little info on the web about it...

on Feb 8, I got this:

Hi Jason,
       The PMD671 will be a reality.  I don't have a date of release yet,
but keep checking the website.  Specs will be on the site when the unit is
closer to release.

Bill Loulousis
Tech Support Supervisor
D&M Professional
(630) 741-0322 - Direct
(866) 405-2154 - Toll Free
www.d-mpro.com

I just emailed him back directly, asking about the 48kHz limit on the digital input, if it was a typo or not, if I was reading the specs correctly, why Marantz would do that, etc, etc I also asked if he had any more info about when it might be released in the US.   I'll post here if I get any more info about it...

[JasonSobel]

I just got this email in, hopefully this doesn't mean that it's a year or two away.  Although at least the possibillity still exists for 24/96 on the digital in.

HI Jason,
       Don't believe any specs you read right now.  Europe has a habit of
releasing very preliminary, very incorrect specifications.

Bill Loulousis
Tech Support Supervisor
D&M Professional
(630) 741-0322 - Direct
(866) 405-2154 - Toll Free
www.d-mpro.com

Do you think he's talking about the Eurpean division of their company, or does all of Europe have a habit of releasing preliminary specs?