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Title: What are the new recorders out there?
Post by: waltflanagansdog on January 30, 2008, 01:24:22 PM

I have an h120 and am curious to know what else is out there.  Nothing super expensive.

Thanks.

Title: Re: What are the new recorders out there?
Post by: willndmb on January 30, 2008, 01:33:07 PM

not to expensive is prob...
microtrack
d-50
tascam something
r-09

Title: Re: What are the new recorders out there?
Post by: aaronji on January 30, 2008, 02:00:28 PM

Quote from: willndmb on January 30, 2008, 01:33:07 PM

not to expensive is prob...
microtrack
d-50
tascam something
r-09

Maybe also the Marantz PMD620, the Zoom H2, the soon-to-be-released Olympus ?? (maybe LS-10).

Title: Re: What are the new recorders out there?
Post by: JasonSobel on January 30, 2008, 02:21:12 PM

Quote from: willndmb on January 30, 2008, 01:33:07 PM

tascam something

that's the Tascam DR1

Title: Re: What are the new recorders out there?
Post by: flintstone on January 30, 2008, 11:01:02 PM

There has been an explosion of new flash audio recorders in the past 6 months!  It's hard to keep track of them all. 

Below is my list of recorders currently for sale as new stock. The list below does not include gadgets whose primary function is as an audio player, with recording as a secondary function (e.g.,  iPod).  The list also does not include equipment that is available on the used market only (e.g., iRiver H120).

I marked the ones that are announced, but not yet for sale with an askerisks. Prices are from deals I have seen online, not list price.

You can find lots of information about each of these recorders by searching in this forum.  Which one is best?  Well, if we could agree on that then world peace would surely follow.

Flintstone

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Zoom H2    $170

Tascam DR-1  $250 *

M-Audio Microtrack II   $275 

Olympus LS-10   $295 *

Edirol R-09  $335

Marantz PMD620   $360

Yamaha Pocketrak 2G  $350 *

Sony MZ-M200  $380 (Hi-MD)

Sony PCM-D50  $450

Fostex FR-2LE   $450

Marantz PMD660 $450

Edirol R-44   $795 * (four channels)

Title: Re: What are the new recorders out there?
Post by: Nick's Picks on January 31, 2008, 10:51:10 AM

nice list.
out of all of that...only 4 w/a digital input.
one yet to be released, and another on an MD deck.  I wonder what is so cost prohibitive about a digital input ?

slackers!

Title: Re: What are the new recorders out there?
Post by: Nick's Picks on January 31, 2008, 10:52:04 AM

also, I would put my money on (if placing bets) the sony MD deck as having the best sounding preamps.