Has anyone done a side-by-side comparison of a HiMD vs h1x0? I'd be interested to see how the ADCs and pre's compare.
These last days I was busy asking many questions at the misticriver and minidisc forums to find out which would makes better quality recordings, the irver H120 or a HiMD. From what I found out I believe that the HiMDs do slightly superior, specially becasue less noise recordings because of better preamp and ADC than the iriver.
There are so many other reasons why I like the H120 better than an HiMD recorder though and it would serve my needs better.
If I understand correctly one can pass at least the preamp ( not the ADC ?? ) if using the optical in which now is working on Rockbox ( please correct me if this is wrong ) which than would allow for a recording quality comparable to the HiMDs.
Therefore please if anybody could explain to me:
How to use the optical in, specially if I want to record with an external mic?
Do I need a preamp?
Or even more concrete: Wwat will I need to get best result using my AT822 mic to the optical in of the iriver H120?
thank's for any advice