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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: Leoi on October 20, 2016, 12:35:41 AM

Title: Tascam DR-100 mkIII or Marantz PMD-561 for 400$ two-channel recording?
Post by: Leoi on October 20, 2016, 12:35:41 AM

These two recorders were released in the second half of this year. It would be helpful if someone could do a comparison between them; even better if he could post some samples, mainly of the quality of their XLR circuitry.

Title: Re: Tascam DR-100 mkIII or Marantz PMD-561 for 400$ two-channel recording?
Post by: aaronji on October 20, 2016, 04:22:49 PM

Seeing as how both of these recorders are very new, I would guess that it will be hard to find a comp...

Title: Re: Tascam DR-100 mkIII or Marantz PMD-561 for 400$ two-channel recording?
Post by: gewwang on October 20, 2016, 04:55:14 PM

I've run the Tascam 4 times. Twice with DPA4023 or 4028 into XLR mic in and twice with DPA4028 >Sonosax > XLR line in.

Samples located:

https://soundcloud.com/user-499246530 (https://soundcloud.com/user-499246530)

Title: Re: Tascam DR-100 mkIII or Marantz PMD-561 for 400$ two-channel recording?
Post by: Leoi on October 23, 2016, 01:02:58 AM

Quote from: gewwang on October 20, 2016, 04:55:14 PM

I've run the Tascam 4 times. Twice with DPA4023 or 4028 into XLR mic in and twice with DPA4028 >Sonosax > XLR line in.

Samples located:

https://soundcloud.com/user-499246530 (https://soundcloud.com/user-499246530)

Thanks.