Topic: Marantz 671 in the field... Part 2

[Genghis Cougar Mellen Khan]

That's me Bean. Mics, cables and ACM 671. I really like the simplicity and it sounds very good. 

got any tapes on the archive? id love a link to some, ive already heard your cracker, sounds great, just looking for some recordings w/ bands im more into ala moe/biscuits/etc

Check this one out:

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=35838

Band/Artist: Topaz
Date: April 14th, 2006
Venue: The Velvet Spade (outdoors)
Location: Austin, TX

Source: AKG 481 (DINa) > Oade ACM Marantz PMD-671
Lineage: PMD-671 > Soundforge 7.0 (fades, resample, dither) > CDWave (tracking) > flac level 6
Taped by: Lee Hart
Transferred by: Lee Hart

Uploaded by: leehookem21

[Genghis Cougar Mellen Khan]

Curious to hear this sucker.  How's the self noise at high gain?  Some of the unamplified recording I do needs a very quiet noise floor at high gain, hence one of the reasons I love my V3.

It's not here yet, you probably already kone of it but: Super MOD
Availability and price TBA. This will offer the greatest speed, detail and transparency along with the lowest noise possible in the analog signal path . This upgrade will be optimized for high gain applications. Useful for nature recordings, FX, voice or any time low noise and very low audible distortion along with high gain is needed. It will remove not only the built in mics and dual level mono settings but the L+R mono and ALC/Limiter as well. It will offer a gain range of -60dB to -30 dB, a range of -50dB to -20dB available upon request.

I'm sending my stock unit back soon to get the ACM mod (hopefully this week), if it's not being used when it gets back I could send it your way to give it a try.

[Brian Skalinder]

It's not here yet, you probably already kone of it but: Super MOD  <snip>

Ah, I did not know about the Super MOD - thanks.  That sounds like what I would need, but I'm not sure it would satisfy both my loud amplified and quiet unamplified recording scenarios, though, with only a 30 dB gain range.

I'm sending my stock unit back soon to get the ACM mod (hopefully this week), if it's not being used when it gets back I could send it your way to give it a try.

I appreciate the offer.  No need to send me your ACM, though, as I'm a ways off from making any changes.  At the moment, I'd still like to give 4-ch a try, though I find I'm not using 4-ch as much as I'd hoped.  If I go back to strictly 2-ch, then the Super MOD 671 is something I'd consider in place of the V3/MT.

[macdaddy]

i have been thinking about the supermod, too... i think that it would work nicely with acoustic/symphony/etc. but i am not sure how well it would do with watt and banyan...

[sygdwm]

Curious to hear this sucker.  How's the self noise at high gain?  Some of the unamplified recording I do needs a very quiet noise floor at high gain, hence one of the reasons I love my V3.

i've recorded w/ the gain wide open and there is no audible self-noise.

[F.O.Bean]

That's me Bean. Mics, cables and ACM 671. I really like the simplicity and it sounds very good. 

got any tapes on the archive? id love a link to some, ive already heard your cracker, sounds great, just looking for some recordings w/ bands im more into ala moe/biscuits/etc

Check this one out:

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=35838

Band/Artist: Topaz
Date: April 14th, 2006
Venue: The Velvet Spade (outdoors)
Location: Austin, TX

Source: AKG 481 (DINa) > Oade ACM Marantz PMD-671
Lineage: PMD-671 > Soundforge 7.0 (fades, resample, dither) > CDWave (tracking) > flac level 6
Taped by: Lee Hart
Transferred by: Lee Hart

Uploaded by: leehookem21

i stream this constantly, that sounds FANTASTIC and is the one recording that is making me buy the ACM 671

[Chuck]

Curious to hear this sucker.  How's the self noise at high gain?  Some of the unamplified recording I do needs a very quiet noise floor at high gain, hence one of the reasons I love my V3.

i've recorded w/ the gain wide open and there is no audible self-noise.

I recorded an opening acoustic duo with the 671 -20db pad engaged at the "10" setting on the gain control and it sounded fine. The control on the 671 is an attenuator, so it's best to run it as wide open as possible IMO.

[kgreener]

Check this one out:

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=35838

Band/Artist: Topaz
Date: April 14th, 2006
Venue: The Velvet Spade (outdoors)
Location: Austin, TX

Source: AKG 481 (DINa) > Oade ACM Marantz PMD-671
Location: Onstage, DFC
Lineage: PMD-671 > Soundforge 7.0 (fades, resample, dither) > CDWave (tracking) > flac level 6
Taped by: Lee Hart
Transferred by: Lee Hart

Uploaded by: leehookem21

Yes, a fine on-stage recording.  As mentioned earlier, though, I think I am partial to this one for the ability to judge the PMD-671's soundstage from afar:

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=35359

[Genghis Cougar Mellen Khan]

Yes, a fine on-stage recording.  As mentioned earlier, though, I think I am partial to this one for the ability to judge the PMD-671's soundstage from afar:

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=35359

Actually that's the one I meant to post, I didn't realize Lee had 2 up there.   

[kgreener]

Yes, a fine on-stage recording.  As mentioned earlier, though, I think I am partial to this one for the ability to judge the PMD-671's soundstage from afar:
http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=35359

Actually that's the one I meant to post, I didn't realize Lee had 2 up there.   

yeah, this is where we got the classic quote from Nick earlier in this thread:

"that topaz recording is super crispy.  Fucking Doug.  He can crap into a shoebox and I'd plug my mics into it."

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=59611.285

[Chuck]

Yes, a fine on-stage recording.  As mentioned earlier, though, I think I am partial to this one for the ability to judge the PMD-671's soundstage from afar:
http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=35359

Actually that's the one I meant to post, I didn't realize Lee had 2 up there.   

yeah, this is where we got the classic quote from Nick earlier in this thread:

"that topaz recording is super crispy.  Fucking Doug.  He can crap into a shoebox and I'd plug my mics into it."

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=59611.285

Ok, so now it looks like I need to get this recording. I'm still lovin' Nick's RatDog with the ACM 660.

[Chuck]

Is this the one you were refering to Nick?

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=35359

481> ACM PMD 671

[Genghis Cougar Mellen Khan]

It's not here yet, you probably already kone of it but: Super MOD  <snip>

Ah, I did not know about the Super MOD - thanks.  That sounds like what I would need, but I'm not sure it would satisfy both my loud amplified and quiet unamplified recording scenarios, though, with only a 30 dB gain range.

I'm sending my stock unit back soon to get the ACM mod (hopefully this week), if it's not being used when it gets back I could send it your way to give it a try.

I appreciate the offer.  No need to send me your ACM, though, as I'm a ways off from making any changes.  At the moment, I'd still like to give 4-ch a try, though I find I'm not using 4-ch as much as I'd hoped.  If I go back to strictly 2-ch, then the Super MOD 671 is something I'd consider in place of the V3/MT.

Brian, I just spoke with Doug today in reguards to the Super Mod (you wouldn't want it), the mod is geared more towards sources that need an exceptional amount of gain, the example he gave is recording birds @ up to 200ft away etc.  He mentioned recording some friends with the 414xls mics > ACM671 just the other day, a fairly tame acoustic recording (aprox 6' away) and the ACM yielded some very nice results.  The ACM mod is more what we/you would want to use and I did bring up recording chamber music as a possible scenario.  It sounded like the gain structures of the Super Mod wouldn't even work with what we're using our machines for.

I hope I get my unit back in time, I might head up to your neck of the woods:

The Black Angels Tue 6/13/06 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Claypool Wed. 6/14/06 - Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
The Black Keys 6/17/06 - Taste of Randolph St. Festival Chicago, IL

[macdaddy]

thanks for the info..

+t

[kgreener]

Is this the one you were refering to Nick?
http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=35359
481> ACM PMD 671

that's it Chuck...as posted on page 18 of this thread a few weeks back:

yea, i'm kind of surprised there has been no V3 comp yet.  for that matter, nobody stammering overthemselves to rave about how wonderful the box sounds....

well said Nick, i was wondering the same thing myself.  i do know i've been digging on some of leehookem's recent 481/483 > acm pmd671 recordings...very nice.  the Topaz show below is doing it for me now.  i'll have to d/l Chuck's show now as well.  +

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=35359