Comparison:
Source: Church STC-11 > battery box > modified D-MIC 20 (optical out) > iRiver iHP-140 vs
Source: AKG C 480 B comb/ CK63-ULS > Lunatec V3 (optical out) > iRiver iHP-120
Not a perfect comparison, but the microphones were on the same microphone stand within inches of each other.
Please, I know it's not a perfect comparison, but it may be worth listening to for comparisions sake.http://www.cotapers.org/BT/NM2007-05-09.torrent[ Set One ]
Source: Church STC-11 > battery box > modified D-MIC 20 (optical out) > iRiver iHP-140
Microphone configuration: Spaced 8", 65 degrees (PAS), just in front of SBD, 2' LOC, 7' up
Master format: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo (.WAV)
Digital transfer: iRiver iHP-140 > USB > PC
Digital editing: WaveLab 5.0a (add pre and post set fades)
Tracking & processing for CD: CD Wave Editor 1.75 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1/ FLAC 1.1.2
Distribution format: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo (.FLAC)
[ Set Two ]
Source: AKG C 480 B comb/ CK63-ULS > Lunatec V3 (optical out) > iRiver iHP-120
Microphone configuration: Spaced 12", 65 degrees (PAS), just in front of SBD, 2' LOC, 7' up
Master format: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo (.WAV)
Digital transfer: iRiver iHP-120 > USB > PC
Digital editing: WaveLab 5.0a (add pre and post set fades)
Tracking & processing for CD: CD Wave Editor 1.75 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1/ FLAC 1.1.2
Distribution format: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo (.FLAC)
Recorded by: Chuck Miller (chuck@taperssection.com)