Topic: Which Recorder with Line-In +4dbv ?

[chapmania]

Hello Folks, I stumbled across this board last night by chance and spent hours reading many threads, it's fantastic stuff!

I'm currently in the market for a new digital recorder (Upgrading from a slowly dying Sony HI-MD Minidisc recorder)

The main requirement is for a line input that can handle the +4dbv (I think thats the right spec!) signal from professional mixers. My budget is around £200.
So far my research has thrown up the Sony M10, Tascam DR-07 (original), Tascam DR-01 and Tascam DR-2D as units capable of this in my price range.
Is it a resounding "Get the Sony M10" or is there perhaps something else out there that I've overlooked. I.E a recording device that just does line-in recordings?

Thanks for any suggestions that you may be able to provide.

Peter.

P.S I won't be a user that asks one question and never returns, I know I'm going to be hooked! 

[acidjack]

People here do love the M10, and it's a very reliable unit with massive battery life. 

I'd at least consider the DR2D IF you want 4-channel functionality, which is something people increasingly seem to want.

I would probably not consider the other two over the M10.  Also, I am under the impression that the DR-07 will not take as hot of an output as the M10 will, as there have been some complaints here of people overloading it.  But I'll let others speak to that.

Like most here, I own an M10 and I like mine.  I also would not hesitate to purchase an Edirol R-09HR *if* I could get a much better price than on an M10, as I think it's also a very solid unit.  I only "upgraded" to the M10 because I cracked the screen on my Edirol due to user error (putting in bag with too many heavy objects) 

[Javier Cinakowski]

I have been researching this topic without sleep for the last few days.  The M10 and D50 seem to be the way to go for +4dbu pro line level in a handheld.  The only limitation is the 1/8" jack.   A balanced XLR solution would be the PMD661, though that my be a little more than you want to spend....

[chapmania]

Thank you for the replies so far.

I used to use my minidisc recorder with the microphone input for recording musical performances but sadly the unit became very noisey with the disc constantly churning away rendering it rather useless, so these days its used just to record off my own mixer at home via line-in, even then it will fail mid recording!

The specsheet for the DR-07 says it can take +6dbu unlike the mk2 which is -4dbv.

I think the M10 will be the way to go, buy once and buy well!

[George2]

I believe you are misinterpreting the specs. A pro mixer with +4 out(Nominal) would have max levels around +24
The specs for the DR-07 and like consumer recorders say max input line level +6, +4, -4.. doesn't make any difference.. these are all -10 nominal levels, and could use some kind of pad or -10 output from a pro mixer.
Has nothing to do with signal to noise.. just level matching.