Hello!
I have to admit that im not really a concerttaper, but you guys seem to know incredibly much, and im sure youll be able to answer my questions.
I make music in which field recordings/general outdoor recorded "fx" stuff is beginning to play an important role. So far ive been using an extremely crappy setup, an mz-r90->sony ecm-ms907, and the amount of hiss is unbearable.
But then yesterday a came across an used unmodded marantz pmd-660, for 343$ which is quite cheap where i live, the stock price is around 790$. For 395 i can get 1# 256 + 1# 2g kingston cf cards too.
Anyways i heard a lot about the preamp hiss in the stock versions of this machine. But since i havent actually read a review by someone who is doing field recordings, im hoping that it might be suitable for the job? with the right mics and so on.
For now i will be using an ecm-44b for stealthy recordings, but i have to figure out which mics will be suitable for "general purpose" field recordings.
Of course for ambience and so on ill need a stereo mic (condenser + battery power), and for fx probably a mono.
No need to say, that im really no expert.
Since my budget is very low (not more than 260 $, used) im considering Røde nt-4/nt-2, akg c1000s. Would these be suited for this machine/my purpose? Allthough ive heard that the nt4 might need some gain, therefore creating hiss when recording quiet soundsources. Guess it will be the same with the other røde-mics.
I would very much appreciate any suggestions to mics.
Hope some of you will answer:)