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Title: Repair my D50 or buy an M10?
Post by: Sloan Simpson on December 28, 2010, 05:40:57 PM: So I came home from vacation, set up my rig in the living room (trying out my new shockmounts), and my Sony D50 appears to have died >:(

Looking at Sony's site, the minimum charge to send it for repair is $130. Anyone have any reason I shouldn't just pick up an M10 (found for $229)? I'm running Neumann KM-184's> Lunatec V2> line in, so the quality of the internal mics is moot to me.

Thanks
:-[
Title: Re: Repair my D50 or buy an M10?
Post by: willndmb on December 28, 2010, 05:48:54 PM: since you are not using the digi in on the d50 i say get the m10
Title: Re: Repair my D50 or buy an M10?
Post by: mattmiller on December 28, 2010, 10:31:11 PM: Speaking of the M10 -- when did they start making white ones?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PCM-M10-Portable-Digital-Recorder-/200557198226?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb223fb92
Title: Re: Repair my D50 or buy an M10?
Post by: mr qpl on December 28, 2010, 10:57:59 PM: looks like a frigidaire! ;D
Title: Re: Repair my D50 or buy an M10?
Post by: willndmb on December 28, 2010, 11:21:50 PM: Quote from: mattmiller on December 28, 2010, 10:31:11 PM
Speaking of the M10 -- when did they start making white ones?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PCM-M10-Portable-Digital-Recorder-/200557198226?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb223fb92
a few stores had white when i got min in april
but it was hard to come by ie like 1 in 15 stores had it listed where they all had red and black
Title: Re: Repair my D50 or buy an M10?
Post by: morst on December 29, 2010, 01:20:43 AM: White was not available at first in USA, just red & black. Black wound up being the better seller, so Sony is making deals to distributors for quantity. I found that full compass in Madison has it for $202.30, and I got Sweetwater to match down to $210 with free shipping monday morning, since I'm in the same state as FC, and I'd have to pay sales tax.

So play the price matching game. I heard B&H (I think it was them) will match a price up to 90 days old. J&R had it for $199 or $199.99, and had a $10 web coupon, so $189.99 is the least I've heard of them new. Go get 'em!
Title: Re: Repair my D50 or buy an M10?
Post by: jbell on December 29, 2010, 08:58:02 AM: For $130 minimum charge for repair it sounds like buying a new M10 would be a better solution. I really do love the D50 it is a bummer that your D50 crapped out.

Quote from: Sloan Simpson on December 28, 2010, 05:40:57 PM
So I came home from vacation, set up my rig in the living room (trying out my new shockmounts), and my Sony D50 appears to have died >:(

Looking at Sony's site, the minimum charge to send it for repair is $130. Anyone have any reason I shouldn't just pick up an M10 (found for $229)? I'm running Neumann KM-184's> Lunatec V2> line in, so the quality of the internal mics is moot to me.

Thanks
:-[
Title: Re: Repair my D50 or buy an M10?
Post by: F.O.Bean on January 20, 2011, 10:55:11 PM: I have been gone WAY TOO LONG and had no clue they released like 25 recorders in the last 6-12 months :P I think I'm guna get the m10, and run MNHO>Transformer LB>M10 8)
Title: Re: Repair my D50 or buy an M10?
Post by: rastasean on January 21, 2011, 10:03:34 AM: Quote from: Bean on January 20, 2011, 10:55:11 PM
I have been gone WAY TOO LONG and had no clue they released like 25 recorders in the last 6-12 months :P I think I'm guna get the m10, and run MNHO>Transformer LB>M10 8)

Many people are quite happy with mics > pre > m10.

It seems like the prices on this recorder can fluctuate from week to week. Right now amazon has it for $230 and b&h would too if they were in stock; however, B&H is selling used ones at $180. Maybe once they are in stock, the price will drop a little.