I am looking for a stereo portable cassette recorder that provides phantom power for mics. Does such a thing exist? Please advise me, I am new to this and would really like to get a great cassette recorder (no digital.) to use with my stereo pair of oktavamod 012s. Thanks!
The portable cassette workhouse for years in the taping community was the various versions of the Sony D5, but I don't think they provided phantom, even the pro model with XLR inputs. So you would need both a separate power supply (readily available, small, pretty inexpensive, and easy to find), and track down a Sony D5 - likely a very difficult task. I have no idea if anyone is currently manufacturing such a device, I find it highly unlikely though - manufacturers have moved to flash media or harddrive recording.
Why the aversion to digital? There are many handheld flash media recorders that will provide phantom power.
Right.
The availability of tape is going to be a concern in near future also. Couple of years ago there was already kind of a crisis in tape manufacturing, and it doesn't look too good right now either. I hope the places needing big cakes have been stockpiling enough, one recording medium is going down and the prices will go up more and more.
http://www.loc.gov/nls/technical/cassettecomponents.html
Try RAM Electronics in Cleveland...they sell all kinds of quality vintage A/V gear.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-TC-D5-PROII-Stereo-Portable-Prof-Cassette-Recorder_W0QQitemZ320342708351QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-TC-D5-PROII-Stereo-Portable-Prof-Cassette-Recorder_W0QQitemZ320342708351QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0)
Here you go - only $799. :P This is not mine BTW.
I have an extra Sony TC-D5M that I no longer need. I would be willing to sell it. You can contact me through this site if you want to discuss it further.
The TCD-5M Pro doesn't have phantom powering built in. It has balanced inputs, though, and should be compatible with external phantom powering.
I can't recall ever hearing of a cassette recorder with built-in phantom powering, other than specially modified units (I used to use one of those myself). But when you're tapping into the existing power supply of an audio component, 12-Volt phantom powering is much more readily available than 48-Volt, if your microphones support it.
In certain cases it can also be a much more efficient use of available power--for example with Schoeps CMC 6-- microphone bodies, the 48-Volt powering needs about 4.5 mA while the 12-Volt powering needs only about 10, so the microphone runs on half the power at 12 Volts with no loss of headroom or other performance aspects.
--best regards
Quote from: morebutter on February 20, 2009, 12:16:31 PM
I am looking for a stereo portable cassette recorder that provides phantom power for mics. Does such a thing exist? Please advise me, I am new to this and would really like to get a great cassette recorder (no digital.) to use with my stereo pair of oktavamod 012s. Thanks!
The only cassette device with built-in phantom I've heard of is Tascam 488 MKII, but I wouldn't call it portable. Sorry, but there's no such thing! :-\
http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:tn3memDrRasJ:homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php%3Ft%3D275821+tascam+488+phantom&hl=sv&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=se&client=firefox-a
If you're dead set on tape-based media, why not go for a DAT deck instead, it would widen your options!
Otherwise, get a separate phantom supply like Denecke PS2 or similar...
i vote for a Nak 550 to go with his CM100's ;D
neil
Quote from: esteyes1 on February 25, 2009, 07:39:07 PM
i vote for a Nak 550 to go with his CM100's ;D
Agreed - Excellent machine, I still have mine. ;D
Needed an external phantom power unit, though.
Big plus, was that it had a decent user Dolby alignment tone to get the Dolby level spot-on.
(http://www.avx.hu/forum/uploads/post-35-1229360605.jpg)
Vintage recording...I love it.
just bust out the R2R and call it quits.
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Quote from: John Willett on February 26, 2009, 07:13:14 AM
Quote from: esteyes1 on February 25, 2009, 07:39:07 PM
i vote for a Nak 550 to go with his CM100's ;D
Agreed - Excellent machine, I still have mine. ;D
Needed an external phantom power unit, though.
Big plus, was that it had a decent user Dolby alignment tone to get the Dolby level spot-on.
(http://www.avx.hu/forum/uploads/post-35-1229360605.jpg)
Staring at this picture brings back memories of being a little kid and fiddling a gigantic Sony cassette walkman...ah, nostalgia!