Here's what He said:
The new iRiver IHP-120 has arrived and it is the first consumer (in
other words, affordable) stereo recorder that combines (almost) all of
the features the live recording community has been waiting for: a
large recording capacity (20 gig hard drive); ability to record
compressed or uncompressed audio files; a small package (60mm X 19mm X
105mm); long life built-in rechargeable battery; digital input AND
output (yes, you read that right!); fast USB 2.0 transfers to and from
a computer (not gonna happen with a MD or DAT) and, believe it or not,
a stereo microphone input with plug in power and a built-in microphone
preamp! That's right, no need for a separate preamp for recording with
a microphone! We have been waiting for this product to come along for
a long time and this is the first one of it's kind (none of the other
recorders of this type have a true mic input with plug in power). The
only downside (for now...we've been told this may change with a near-
future firmware upgrade) is that there are no recording level meters
and you can't change recording levels while recording (this is why we
say it may "eventually" replace MD and DAT:-). For now, we are working
on a module to attach to the recorder that will give you recording
level meters and the ability to adjust recording levels....stay tuned!
Correct me if i'm wrong, but if we ran a DAT side by side w/ this
thing and used optical in, which it offers, then we could use the DAT
levels to make the recording? And, since the signal is digital out of
my UA-5 going Coax or Optical, they would be the same and thus this
thing could make a flawless .wav digital recording?
Sorry if we discussed this already, but I don't remember any
conclusion.
Thanks,
S. Garrett Bastable
College of Commerce & Finance
Villanova University '04
s.garrett.bastable@villanova.edu