Topic: Repair my D50 or buy an M10?

[Sloan Simpson]

So I came home from vacation, set up my rig in the living room (trying out my new shockmounts), and my Sony D50 appears to have died

Looking at Sony's site, the minimum charge to send it for repair is $130.  Anyone have any reason I shouldn't just pick up an M10 (found for $229)?  I'm running Neumann KM-184's> Lunatec V2> line in, so the quality of the internal mics is moot to me.

Thanks
 

[willndmb]

since you are not using the digi in on the d50 i say get the m10

[mattmiller]

Speaking of the M10 -- when did they start making white ones?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PCM-M10-Portable-Digital-Recorder-/200557198226?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb223fb92

[mr qpl]

looks like a frigidaire!

[willndmb]

Speaking of the M10 -- when did they start making white ones?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PCM-M10-Portable-Digital-Recorder-/200557198226?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb223fb92

a few stores had white when i got min in april
but it was hard to come by ie like 1 in 15 stores had it listed where they all had red and black

[morst]

White was not available at first in USA, just red & black. Black wound up being the better seller, so Sony is making deals to distributors for quantity. I found that full compass in Madison has it for $202.30, and I got Sweetwater to match down to $210 with free shipping monday morning, since I'm in the same state as FC, and I'd have to pay sales tax.

So play the price matching game. I heard B&H (I think it was them) will match a price up to 90 days old. J&R had it for $199 or $199.99, and had a $10 web coupon, so $189.99 is the least I've heard of them new. Go get 'em!

[jbell]

For $130 minimum charge for repair it sounds like buying a new M10 would be a better solution.  I really do love the D50 it is a bummer that your D50 crapped out.

So I came home from vacation, set up my rig in the living room (trying out my new shockmounts), and my Sony D50 appears to have died

Looking at Sony's site, the minimum charge to send it for repair is $130.  Anyone have any reason I shouldn't just pick up an M10 (found for $229)?  I'm running Neumann KM-184's> Lunatec V2> line in, so the quality of the internal mics is moot to me.

Thanks
 

[F.O.Bean]

I have been gone WAY TOO LONG and had no clue they released like 25 recorders in the last 6-12 months I think I'm guna get the m10, and run MNHO>Transformer LB>M10

[rastasean]

I have been gone WAY TOO LONG and had no clue they released like 25 recorders in the last 6-12 months I think I'm guna get the m10, and run MNHO>Transformer LB>M10

Many people are quite happy with mics > pre > m10.

It seems like the prices on this recorder can fluctuate from week to week. Right now amazon has it for $230 and b&h would too if they were in stock; however, B&H is selling used ones at $180. Maybe once they are in stock, the price will drop a little.