Topic: new marantz PMD 661

[MattD]

Tagging this thread for interest, especially if any analog mods come to town that improve the mic in sound.

[J.T.L]

http://www.oade.com/digital_recorders/hard_disc_recorders/PMD-661MODS.html

661 mod is up.

[hypnotoad]

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[JasonSobel]

http://www.oade.com/digital_recorders/hard_disc_recorders/PMD-661MODS.html

661 mod is up.

at this time, it's just the concert mod.  I am guessing that the upgrade not yet announced will be more geared for nature recordists or other users who require low-noise with more gain.

The Marantz PMD 661 Concert MOD upgrade rebuilds the mic preamps using high speed, low noise and very low distortion op amps that dramatically improve fine detail and clarity. Components are selected by ear to optimize detail and imaging for recording all types of music.

More Upgrades To Be Announced !

[brianp]

I saw one of these in action last night. It's a little bigger than I envisioned it being. I think someone said it was close to the size of a vhs tape, that's a good description, but maybe just a little smaller. It looked nice and the meters are sweet. My Sony D50 is definitely smaller.

FWIW, he had a buffer overrun/fail halfway through the first set and had to restart the recording and lost a minute or so. Not sure what was up with that. He did get 3 out of 4 sets recorded fine and I think he was using a Transcend 4gb card.

[willndmb]

reads to me like they will mod any deck thats a 661 no matter where you got it

[Brian Skalinder]

reads to me like they will mod any deck thats a 661 no matter where you got it

Perhaps just added:

We do NOT service decks that were not sold by Oade Brothers Audio, any deck sent in for an upgrade MUST be in good working order or it is not eligible for upgrades.

[paulbaptiste]

reads to me like they will mod any deck thats a 661 no matter where you got it

Perhaps just added:

We do NOT service decks that were not sold by Oade Brothers Audio, any deck sent in for an upgrade MUST be in good working order or it is not eligible for upgrades.

All other 660 MODS are available only on machines we sell, sorry but no exceptions

That is what it sounds like, i wonder what's different about the 661 that they would accept decks bought elsewhere, will be interesting to see what the pricing is just for the mod.

[Krispy D]

that was the case with the 660 at first as well.  I never did understand why they were offering the BCM on non Oade boxes...

[imgoinmad]

I'm pretty sure Doug for quite a while has done his "Basic" mod for any machine, however if you want more than the 'basic' mod then your machine better have been bought from him. I had the basic mod done on my 671 by Doug, cause I couldn't justify the difference in price to buy it from him.

When i got my 671, Oade Bros were selling the 671 with basic mod for (I believe $1199). At the time I bought mine for $699 in 1/2007 and paid $150 for the basic mod. It was pure economics for me, I couldn't justify paying the extra $. At that time most other resellers had the unit for $999, seemed I just found a good deal.

According to OADE's site looks like he's now opened up the 671 for Advanced MOD for any unit
"We are now offering our Advanced MOD for any PMD671."
http://www.oade.com/digital_recorders/hard_disc_recorders/PMD-671MODS.html

[dennisrtyler]

wow, only 650 for the concert mod? i figured it would be closer to 750. i wonder if there will be an ACM.

[J.T.L]

ordered

[dennisrtyler]

ordered

well hot damn!

[Krispy D]

ordered

basic mod or stock? did you ask about an ACM?

[J.T.L]

mod...he mentioned it was the same kind/style mod that is in the R44. I was looking for an older msg from him stating that there would be a concert and super mods.