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Neuros HD testing
« on: May 17, 2004, 08:05:57 PM »
I'm running some tests to see if this a suitable HD recorder for our needs.

At first I was having problems with the wav recording feature but that has seem to have disappeared.  

The levels:  They are ok, seperate left and right.  They are a bit choppy, not as smoothe as a the M1 lets say, but each side has dB number readings.  The gain through line-in can be applied from -12 to 12.

Noise Floor:  I plugged in my crappy sony mic, turned the gain all the way up on the Neuros, and let it record for 4 minutes.  Even with my mic right next to HD, it didn't pick up any noise.  It generally stayed between -68dB and -72dB. -72dB is the lowest the Neuros reads.  I couldn't make out any noises on the recording with my HD580s turned up all the way.

Recording Modes:
16/44.1 wav
16/48 wav

it also does 16?/8 wav for voice recording and various mp3 recording bitrates, but I won't be testing those

Backlight:  can be set to 10 or 30 seconds, or off

Radio Transmitter: people are making antennae for these things that can hit tuners over 50 feet away and still come in clear.  Mine, with no antenae, comes in super clear with hardly any hiss.  Some frequencies come in better than others, and it can even overpower real radio stations


Still to test:
adc
battery life, although I've been told 3-4 hours while recording wav
anything else?

love to know your thoughts

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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2004, 08:19:07 PM »
so, this only has analog in, no digital?
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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2004, 08:41:25 PM »
so, this only has analog in, no digital?

correct

has USB 2.0 for digi xfers

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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2004, 03:01:53 AM »
some close pictures would be nice to.
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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2004, 10:48:42 AM »
some close pictures would be nice to.

Try the product website or Google.
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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2004, 12:03:19 PM »
I will take some pictures this afternoon

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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2004, 02:19:13 AM »
there are gaps on playback

The MyFi (Radio Broadcaster) will overpower a local radio station and come in crystal clear.

I like the joystick/navagation.  Easy to breeze thru menus and get to the goods.

ogg and wma playback

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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2004, 03:12:53 PM »
Schwill,

Are you using an external power supply?

If so, what and how does it attach to the unit?

Thanks

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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2004, 07:25:05 PM »
Schwill,

Are you using an external power supply?

If so, what and how does it attach to the unit?

Thanks


not but it has a DC jack on it

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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2004, 12:05:26 AM »
Hey Fellas

Been getting ready to pull the trigger on one of these (or something like it) for a litle while now but I ran into a little problem. Checked out the specs. on the website and this don't add up:    

Recording
 -64-160 kbps MP3 format
 -8, 44.1 & 48KHz WAV


http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/prod_USB2_20gbspec.asp

about half way down the page

Tell me if I is seeing things but is that an "8", as in half of 16bit?!

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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2004, 01:23:42 AM »
I agree i believe those specs are misleading, but as schwill has noted it does record in 16 bit/44.1, 48
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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2004, 01:40:04 AM »
Maybe it does 8kHz waves?
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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2004, 07:52:42 AM »
supposedly that is 16-bit/8khz for "voice recording"

Obviously that wouldn't be useful to us

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Re:Neuros HD testing
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2004, 08:52:05 AM »
Thanks for the clarification.  Last night, J. Daniels had me believing there was actually an 8 bit digital recorder.  

I'll be interested to see how further tests come out.  I want to get a small DAT alternative soon, and it looks like it's between this,  or the JB3.  Thanks for your efforts! - Matt

 

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