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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: flintstone on December 21, 2008, 10:27:18 AM
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Here's a list of portable audio recorders with digital input.
Did I miss any?
Flintstone
Under $300 (all discontinued models)
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Creative Nomad Jukebox 3
optical SPDIF
IRiver H120, H140
optical SPDIF
M-Audio Microtrack 2496
electric SPDIF
Sony & Sharp minidisc
optical SPDIF
Sony HiMD minidisc
optical SPDIF
$200 - $500
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Sony MZ-M200 minidisc
optical SPDIF
M-Audio Microtrack II
electric SPDIF
Sony PCM-D50
optical SPDIF
$500 - $1000
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Marantz PMD670
electric SPDIF
Marantz PMD671
electric SPDIF
Tascam HD-P2
electric SPDIF
Edirol R-44
electric SPDIF, 4 channels
Edirol R4
electric SPDIF, 4 channels
$1000 - $2000
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Fostex FR2
electric AES/EBU
Sony PCM-D1
optical SPDIF
Edirol R-4 Pro
electric AES/EBU, 4 channels
Sound Devices 702
electric AES3id
$2000 - $3000
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Sound Devices 722, 702t
electric AES3id
Nagra LB (coming soon)
2 channels
Over $3000
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Sound Devices 744t
4 channels
Sound Devices 788t
8 channels
Nagra VI
4 channels
Sonosax Mini R82
8 channels
Sonosax SX-R4
8 channels
Fostex PD-6, PD-606
6 channels
HHB Portadrive
8 channels
Zaxcom Fusion, Deva 5.8, Deva IV, Deva V
6 or more channels
Aaton Cantar-X, X2
8 channels
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The new PMD661...Supposed to have a good digital input, too (
see PMD661 thread).
EDIT: http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,112681.msg1531804.html#msg1531804 (http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,112681.msg1531804.html#msg1531804)
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not sure if you are looking for corrections or not but the JB3 has no SPDIF only optical.
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not sure if you are looking for corrections or not but the JB3 has no SPDIF only optical.
S/PDIF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDIF) is just a protocol. It can be transmitted electrically over wire, or optically through fiber optics. So flintstone's listing is correct -- JB3 supports optical S/PDIF.
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not sure if you are looking for corrections or not but the JB3 has no SPDIF only optical.
S/PDIF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDIF) is just a protocol. It can be transmitted electrically over wire, or optically through fiber optics. So flintstone's listing is correct -- JB3 supports optical S/PDIF.
Oops, I was thinking CoAx (electrical). Thanks for the clarification...
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not sure if you are looking for corrections or not but the JB3 has no SPDIF only optical.
S/PDIF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDIF) is just a protocol. It can be transmitted electrically over wire, or optically through fiber optics. So flintstone's listing is correct -- JB3 supports optical S/PDIF.
Bri is right on, I was just about to post the wikipedia URL.
To clarify things, it's more descriptive to call it "S/PDIF coax" rather than "electrical", since most of the official specs use that term.
Also, "electric" AES/EBU is a redundant term, since AES/EBU is always transferred that way. Read the wikipedia entry above...
Anyway, great initiative Flintstone! A small remark:
You have an overlap between $300 and $200, is that intentional?
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IRiver H120, H140
optical SPDIF
Don't forget the precursors H110/H115, they are easily forgotten since they sold in small numbers and mostly overseas only. But since the CF mod came around, these machines can be given a second life...