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Title: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: H₂O on February 06, 2013, 09:14:09 PM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gothamsound/8072068258/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gothamsound/8072068258/)

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Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: DigiGal on February 06, 2013, 09:53:50 PM
Impressive, minus the H4n.
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: NOLAfishwater on February 06, 2013, 10:03:35 PM
I told you not to share my family picture. geez
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: achalsey on February 06, 2013, 11:16:48 PM
Not sure I'd be totally comfortable being in the shop with the next picture though.  Stacking the big guys on the 788 just seems silly.
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: page on February 06, 2013, 11:29:03 PM
2 things:


I wonder whether the preamps are better (as in more "faithful to detail retention", not necessarily "euphoric") in the nomad vs the 788.
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: Erick del Valle on February 06, 2013, 11:36:53 PM
Nomad has neverclip in preamps, but i don't know how they sound
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: rastasean on February 06, 2013, 11:37:56 PM
Who can estimate how much this represents?

40 grand?
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: page on February 06, 2013, 11:54:36 PM
Quote from: rastasean on February 06, 2013, 11:37:56 PM
Who can estimate how much this represents?

40 grand?

I think it's pushing 55. The 3 SDs and the Nomad total 20. Without looking I'd say the Cantar and Diva are another 25.

Quote from: Erick del Valle on February 06, 2013, 11:36:53 PM
Nomad has neverclip in preamps, but i don't know how they sound

yeah, I saw that. I've gotten rather good at setting acceptable gain, so I'm interested in what sort of detail they retain. I don't recall John speaking highly of them, and I know Richard's opinion on Sound Devices gear so I'm at an impasse.

Still, 2k cheaper then the 788 for the Lite version... I may stroll through GS and see if anyone's said anything.
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on February 06, 2013, 11:57:54 PM
Quote from: DigiGal on February 06, 2013, 09:53:50 PM
Impressive, minus the H4n.

This...
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: flipp on February 07, 2013, 06:48:46 AM
Quote from: -T Watts (still not wearing pants) on February 06, 2013, 11:57:54 PM
Quote from: DigiGal on February 06, 2013, 09:53:50 PM
Impressive, minus the H4n.

This...

perhaps the caption for that pic should read 8 tools and a toy
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: RichT on February 19, 2013, 06:38:03 PM
Quote from: page on February 06, 2013, 11:29:03 PM
2 things:

  • just how small the Nomad is compared to the 788
  • how big the Tascam actually is.

I wonder whether the preamps are better (as in more "faithful to detail retention", not necessarily "euphoric") in the nomad vs the 788.

The nomad's a bit bigger than the 788 (possibly not with a CL8, though).  I was a bit nonplussed by the nomad preamps when I tried it- something that could be an issue is that there's always a slight latency, so may have been that as I was only listening to close sources and it's causing some phase cancellation, felt like there was a bit more there on the 552 which I A/B'ed it against.  I know some people who are pleased with them, though.
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: page on February 20, 2013, 08:49:59 PM
Thanks for the review.  :-\

I had a use for all 10 inputs, but at that sort of coin, they better sound clean...
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: RichT on February 21, 2013, 05:57:07 PM
See if you can have a play with one, they're decent machines- just wasn't for me
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: NOLAfishwater on February 21, 2013, 05:58:45 PM
the hsp82 is not that big considering it has 10 full size xlr connections. unless you are doing movie work in a bag all day the p82 is the way to go for the price.
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: acidjack on March 21, 2013, 11:14:07 AM
Anyone know how a 4Minx compares to these?  I assume bigger than the 788T but smaller than the Tascam...?
Title: Re: Some Sluty Sizing Up
Post by: bryonsos on March 21, 2013, 11:46:29 AM
Quote from: acidjack on March 21, 2013, 11:14:07 AM
Anyone know how a 4Minx compares to these?  I assume bigger than the 788T but smaller than the Tascam...?

PM stustu, he just picked one up.