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Title: What device has better mic record quality than Rh1 ?
Post by: ben9999imsc on February 10, 2008, 11:34:59 AM

What device has better mic record quality than Rh1 ?

no matter of the price.

no bigger than sony d50

just aim at mic recording

Title: Re: What device has better mic record quality than Rh1 ?
Post by: nameloc01 on February 10, 2008, 11:54:37 AM

Curious..whats your exact situation?

Title: Re: What device has better mic record quality than Rh1 ?
Post by: ben9999imsc on February 10, 2008, 12:22:07 PM

Quote from: nameloc01 on February 10, 2008, 11:54:37 AM

Curious..whats your exact situation?

i want to upgrade from rh1

Title: Re: What device has better mic record quality than Rh1 ?
Post by: mrsoul on February 10, 2008, 12:41:32 PM

As a previous RH1, RH10 (current), RH910, NH900 owner, I would go with the Sony PCM-D50.  I recorded Marc Cohn a few weeks back and was just blown away by the clarity and depth from my croakie mount SP-BMC-12 omnis into the mic input of the PCM-D50.  Of course, being able to go 24bit helps too.  But, the ease of operation and visual display, battery life, etc made it the easy choice for upgrading from my Hi-MDs.  Of course going Line input has yielded excellent results as well.  Check it out.  Good luck!

Title: Re: What device has better mic record quality than Rh1 ?
Post by: ben9999imsc on February 19, 2008, 01:03:22 AM

How about PMD 620 and tascam dr1 ?

are those device better than rh1, just for mic recording

Title: Re: What device has better mic record quality than Rh1 ?
Post by: flintstone on February 19, 2008, 02:05:11 PM

If price is no object:
Sony PCM-D1
Nagra ARES-PII+
Sonosax MiniR82

Flintstone

Title: Re: What device has better mic record quality than Rh1 ?
Post by: itook2much on February 19, 2008, 05:04:26 PM

Sony has some of the quietest best-sounding built-in pre-amps in their recorders.  Unless you just want to switch recorders for other reasons, or you're overloading the pre, you're not likely to find much of an improvement unless you want to go with a top-notch outboard pre.

If you just want a new recorder with a similarly great quality built-in pre, maybe one of the above mentioned Sony recorders.  Haven't tried (or even heard) one myself though.