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Title: Tascam DR-100 mkii or Sony PCM-D50?
Post by: DF81 on June 18, 2014, 05:58:51 PM

There are only a few portable recorders with digital input, so I'm considering the DR-100 mkii and Sony D50 to use with USBPre2.  Price aside, what is better sound quality using digital inputs?  I've had issues with the first DR-100 and recording errors, but hopefully the mkii is better.  The DR100 also has xlr inputs which is nice if I need to record w/o the USBPre2.  The Sony looks like a better build quality, but is it worth it as bare bones quality recorder?  Is the sound quality any better using the digital input than the DR-100's digital input?  Sound quality is my main concern, other features (or lack there of) secondly...  any quirks with these two recorders?

Thanks

Title: Re: Tascam DR-100 mkii or Sony PCM-D50?
Post by: yates7592 on June 19, 2014, 03:31:11 AM

I wouldn't think there would be any difference if you were feeding both the same digital signal from a USBpre2. I would go for the D50 if only on the grounds of battery life, which is vastly superior to the Tascam.

Title: Re: Tascam DR-100 mkii or Sony PCM-D50?
Post by: DF81 on June 19, 2014, 11:38:36 AM

Quote from: yates7592 on June 19, 2014, 03:31:11 AM

I wouldn't think there would be any difference if you were feeding both the same digital signal from a USBpre2. I would go for the D50 if only on the grounds of battery life, which is vastly superior to the Tascam.

The Tascam has a rechargeable internal battery though, the Sony does not.

Title: Re: Tascam DR-100 mkii or Sony PCM-D50?
Post by: yates7592 on June 19, 2014, 12:21:03 PM

Quote from: DF81 on June 19, 2014, 11:38:36 AM

Quote from: yates7592 on June 19, 2014, 03:31:11 AM

I wouldn't think there would be any difference if you were feeding both the same digital signal from a USBpre2. I would go for the D50 if only on the grounds of battery life, which is vastly superior to the Tascam.

The Tascam has a rechargeable internal battery though, the Sony does not.

Yeah, but it doesn't last very long.

Title: Re: Tascam DR-100 mkii or Sony PCM-D50?
Post by: Egor on June 19, 2014, 01:32:06 PM

Surely, d50

1. hyper battery life
2. may be someday you'll need int mics, they are 999999999999 times better, than tascam
3. build quality
4. it's a sony))

Title: Re: Tascam DR-100 mkii or Sony PCM-D50?
Post by: OldNeumanntapr on June 19, 2014, 10:48:18 PM

For what it's worth...

I LOVE my DR-100mkII. I held off on buying the first model because of the lack of a line input on the XLRs. The digital input was another big consideration for me. I've been transferring DATs: Sony TCD-D8 >S/PDIF >Tascam DR-100mkII. It's worked like a charm, so far.

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