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jctroyes
Published on 11/03/10 at 02:50
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.
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.