I still would love to know the EIN of this recorder. I do a little music but it's mostly spoken word or nature and I'd love a smaller setup that is very quiet. If this thing is around -127dBu or so I would definitely pick it up.
It's a shame it doesn't have XLR inputs. Don't know if you can even buy sony's overpriced adapter anymore.
Cant help with the EIN but i think it will be around the figure you quoted. Regarding the Sony xlr adaptor its discontinued but fits the d100 like a glove.
kingtut38,
Check out this link to the "Theatre of Noise" website that features an article titled "
Summary of Portable Digital Audio Recorders", and scroll down to where the EIN's of various portable digital recorders are listed. Since the EIN for the D50 is given as -126dBu, and since the D100 is advertised (or at least touted by some) as being a good deal quieter* than even the D50, I would expect that the D100 would more than satisfy your -127dBu criteria.
*I should be a little careful when I say this, as the difference between -126dBu, -127dBu, or -128dBu is sufficiently small enough that many other factors will come into play before this one or two dBu difference will begin to matter.
yates7592,
Thanks for the info regarding the fit of the Sony XLR-1 adapter to the D100. It makes me all the more glad that I had the good sense to acquire one, from a Japanese reseller over the past summer, for use with my D50. Now I can expect to see no problems with regards to its fit and functionality with respect to its use with a D100.