All user reviews of 5/5 for the Fostex FR2

I use it for 2-3 weeks to make its taken outdoors.

Storage is on CompactFlash II or PCMCIA hard drive 5 GB

the most: his impeccable, clear and easy navigation menu, very good ergonomics (quick access to all parameters). Nothing is missing. Possibility of frequency to 88.2 and 176.4 kHz.

Cons: plasticky casing in a bad bill, it does not inspire confidence at all (it was the rec impresssion the button will be the trunk). No battery in favor of batteries (very restrictive).

Bought in a hurry, then compared with the Nagra Ares-BB Thereafter, I do not regret that choice ultimately not that I would do without hesitation.

Attention, it is stated in the doc that the link USB can not be done on MAC. This is not, and it works very well.

I use it for a little over a month.
I bought the stuff in complment fixed my home studio because I was looking for the easy stuff to carry and sturdy quality to record a jazz band in live conditions. I do not destined for the video recordings of stuff but only for music. I hsit with the new Tascam but I finally opt for the Fostex Tascam because the converters would lower quality with a lack of gain and breath (I speak as I did in the conditional not compared.
For the use to which I intended, I am totally fills + + +
The fostex is light but is not junk, it is simple and intuitive but more importantly, the sound is really top: with 2 mic trs average quality (2 audiotechnica ATM33a pice 150 euros), j 'I recorded the sessions of the jazz group to which I belong (a piano, a bass, a drum, a sax, a trombone) with a super satisfying rsultat: well equilibrated large reserve of gain, not a pet of breath, good dynamics. In short, exactly what I was looking for. I am sure that by using a superior quality microphones and working out the investment, there really the possibility to do a good job trs.
Using a 2GB card and working in 24 bit / 48 kHz, two hours of what is really trs than enough for one session and the quality is l. For food, I go through the transformer Fostex (100 euros, it verges on big scam ...) because in a studio, there are always outlets ... I'm not really concerned with the problem of lack of battery life reported by some.
In conclusion, I recommend without reservation this magnto those who want to record or concert music in a portable configuration. You will have the QUALITY and the ease of use.
The only default is the price of the external power supply is shockingly lev. Otherwise, I pay 1000 euros in the Fostex coupon PA Music Pigalle (across from Home Studio) and for the price, it me "filquot; a super practical bag Fostex + + + + which I suggest you purchase. For the compact flash card, it is unnecessary to obligatopirement brands recommended by Fostex.

I use it for a year and I am very satisfied. The firmware updates have resolved some minor problems.

The problem of autonomy is set in 2 ways: either by using NiMH batteries of 2700 mAh or 2800, or by using a portable power supply (12 V model) and a cable with the specific connector EIAJ 4.The Power FOSTEX home is sold very expensive (85 euros). You can find supplies to 16.90 euros (re volt model PE 4121 -87) that contain the taking EIAJ 4.

This is an excellent machine, very reliable, used by many professional radio and film.
Compared to his little sister FR2-LE has it and more digital I / O, the ability to record in mono in a single file, the possibility of a map Time Code.
Small hard drives are not recommended, the price of CFC 4 GB cards became available.

I stand by that choice and investment.

I use it for two months and it's a great recorder, good ergonomics and quality of the converter to the height of the studio equipment!

NIMH on internal autonomy is not very long but just in a lot of cases but I prefer it and have the sound quality! The other defect is that it is a cumbersome but can not super heavy.

The internal preamp is bad? Here are two excerpts that I do with old Sennheiser and more with a converter P48 to T12 which does not help her at:

http://download.audioblogs.arteradio.com/3040177_b10h39m47s06feb2010y.4.mp3

http://download.audioblogs.arteradio.com/3040178_b10h59m58s06feb2010y.7.mp3

So not a big sensitivity preamp though they were there can almost half of the race but no breath either and made a nice dynamics!

Although sour with a preamp or a mixer with a good range, it improves things, but it cost the price of FR2 at least

It seems fragile but it is only an appearance (except the display which can scratch a force).

I wanted a Sony PCM-D50 but in some cases, I fear that it hours is not easy to use (eg filming or sound recording, the FR2, the preamp has a separate level of level of converter input). Yes, I would do without hesitation that choice!

The headphone output is actually not unusual for a breath she can but it works anyway and with a mixer, it's not needed.

I use the FR2 for about 6 years. I had before the famous Tascam portable DAT. I changed to switch to 96Khz and also for ease of data transfer (of course). The Fostex FR2 is probably the best choice in terms of qualitée converter and preamp in this price range (1000 to 1500euros). I know it's a little war and those who we think a particular machine which is always better than others. But sincerely I initially wanted to take a Tascam but my vendor sent me the Fostex are tested at the time and I told him do a bank transfer in the day. The sound is rather warm with a beautiful delicacy of the upper part of the spectrum. I use the same studio as converter and yet I have a near Universal Audio 2192 and the EMR. The mic preamps sound really thick with the sound.

This in fact that I did not take Tascam is also because of their change of production line. It is far time high range Tascam DAT, analog console with automation and high-end digital consoles that do not have a manufacturing problem. Tascam for me to clearly lost in quality of manufacture is 6 years.
Continuous Fostex multitrack recorders to high-end speaker of very high end (I'm not talking about 05.02 PM ... my other models of True HI FI) ... Short-term production in the specification is probably more stringent.

More obviously the integrated speaker is a Fostex and frankly it is pretty amazing in any case he filled his role perfectly well and even linear between 100hz and 15Khz ... a real little monitoring to verify the phase (for mono) , to provide a different look than the headphones and listen to many.

The menu is simple efficiency may be missing a decoder MS found the model to 8000euros 6 tracks in any case at least one monitoring MS. Also in the Fostex is not pay for anything (if not video) sync (which is 800euros anyway) whereas in tascam is all in the same price (or even cheaper) for me and this n is not reassuring more for less ... It makes me not want to come back because Finnell ca pay too expensive options that are not used (I pral in my case).

So why I have the Fostex FR2 Prussian. One student made me listen to the small, the FR2 LE sound seems more cramped and digital options is sorely lacking. FR2 or nothing in any case certainly not a Marantz ... it is completely missed their product, yet it is a shame because there are good bases. but the battery is a freak of nature, a breath unlikely, autonomy and an unfortunate green display unreadable.
Only Nagra SoundDevice or who are really on top of a Fostex. Then for others it will be based on your needs and your usage.