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Title: NEW - iPhone and Walkman "Recording Solution" (mics and Pre)
Post by: landshark on July 30, 2009, 04:33:24 PM

Just saw this, not sure if it belongs here in mics or pre's...

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=18580

Mike

Title: Re: NEW - iPhone and Walkman "Recording Solution" (mics and Pre)
Post by: Neilyboy on July 30, 2009, 04:56:05 PM

$115 bucks but interesting.. wonder if that is a line in jack on the side of it there...
Neil

Title: Re: NEW - iPhone and Walkman "Recording Solution" (mics and Pre)
Post by: sunjan on July 30, 2009, 05:32:23 PM

Quote from: Neilyboy on July 30, 2009, 04:56:05 PM

wonder if that is a line in jack on the side of it there...

I think so.
Sony variety:
http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=y&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitec.co.jp%2Fpress%2F2009%2F0730_01.html&sl=ja&tl=en&history_state0=

Iphone/Ipod variety:
http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=y&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitec.co.jp%2Fpress%2F2009%2F0723_01.html&sl=ja&tl=en&history_state0=

"External input (AUX terminal) equipped with a radio or record, cassette, CD recording from an external source."

Still way overpriced, but the prices should come down.
Heck, you can get a pair of Church cards for the same price... Go figure!  ;D

Title: Re: NEW - iPhone and Walkman "Recording Solution" (mics and Pre)
Post by: Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B) on July 30, 2009, 05:38:38 PM

That would be pretty handy for super stealthy operations...I would love to see this WITHOUT the mics (just a stereo line in option).

CA-14 > CA-UGLY > iPhone would be easy to sneak in even with the harshest security.

Title: Re: NEW - iPhone and Walkman "Recording Solution" (mics and Pre)
Post by: Neilyboy on July 30, 2009, 06:58:11 PM

best thing I have done for a cheap 'stealth' rig is made a line in cable from a 5 dollar adapter from sparkfun for my ipod nano.. its pretty dang sweet and stealth..

missing from the picture is the battery box of course but ya get the drift.. a two dollar set of panasonic wm-61a mic capsules to a cheap batt box to the line-in of my rockboxed ipod nano and voila (talk about stealthy)!
(http://neilyboy.mtco.com/pics/stealthyrig.jpg)

Neil

Title: Re: NEW - iPhone and Walkman "Recording Solution" (mics and Pre)
Post by: sunjan on July 31, 2009, 08:47:49 AM

Just noticed the plugin selling on Logitec's Japanese site for $75.

But it still makes no sense to get all these peripherals from a taper's viewpoint.

Think about it: for $60, you can pick up an entire functioning H320 on ebay, which offers pretty much the same specs as the iphone combo!

Official iphone/ipod taping thread here:
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,118890.0.html

Title: Re: NEW - iPhone and Walkman "Recording Solution" (mics and Pre)
Post by: acidjack on July 31, 2009, 12:14:03 PM

Quote from: Neilyboy on July 30, 2009, 06:58:11 PM

best thing I have done for a cheap 'stealth' rig is made a line in cable from a 5 dollar adapter from sparkfun for my ipod nano.. its pretty dang sweet and stealth..

missing from the picture is the battery box of course but ya get the drift.. a two dollar set of panasonic wm-61a mic capsules to a cheap batt box to the line-in of my rockboxed ipod nano and voila (talk about stealthy)!
(http://neilyboy.mtco.com/pics/stealthyrig.jpg)

Neil

Pretty impressive.  Would be useful in certain situations for sure.