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schlam « Very bad 1st impressions »
Published on 06/12/13 at 06:10Hello,
Looking for a pocket recorder Type Zoom H4n, but WITH the ability to switch analog inputs Line or Micro. I ordered the R26 Roland Thomann. It was great to get a view, since they offer a free trial month. I speak here of what not seemed well. Anyway ...
- From the outset, the lightness of the device and its very plastoc rendering does not inspire confidence.
- In the first test with the internal mics, they seemed less "hot" than the H4n (if one can speak of heat with this type of product ...) (recordings of a violin and an atmosphere of street)
- Second test with a pair of AUDIOLINE CM3. (For those who do not know, go ahead on these pickups! Looks like they forgot a zero on the bill! Neuman KM184 Very close to € 1,000 less ...). And then: disaster!
A violin that spits anyway, and there, forced to put the preamp volume to 100% for a "safe" level! The breath is simply staggering! The microphones were within 30cm of the instrument.
At first I thought the preamp headphone was not good (which is true!) But the replay file on the computer, they are all preamp this machine are bad. The breath is present, too, too much! We believe that it is raining so there is ...
- The handling noise are equally unbearable. I know it is inevitable for a product pocket, but these proportions there, it's impossible. While the gains buttons are well placed and quiet with a little exercise ..
These tests were very quick and succinct and is only my opinion. I read all the reviews on this product on both francophone and anglophone sites, so I knew that the preamp was a bit weak and blew but opinions seemed to tell a better quality than the H4n, this seems wrong. And talk of breath, it makes everything recording "field recording" impossible.
Brief. A few more tests to be sure, but it's back to Thomann almost guaranteed!
Very disappointed.
Looking for a pocket recorder Type Zoom H4n, but WITH the ability to switch analog inputs Line or Micro. I ordered the R26 Roland Thomann. It was great to get a view, since they offer a free trial month. I speak here of what not seemed well. Anyway ...
- From the outset, the lightness of the device and its very plastoc rendering does not inspire confidence.
- In the first test with the internal mics, they seemed less "hot" than the H4n (if one can speak of heat with this type of product ...) (recordings of a violin and an atmosphere of street)
- Second test with a pair of AUDIOLINE CM3. (For those who do not know, go ahead on these pickups! Looks like they forgot a zero on the bill! Neuman KM184 Very close to € 1,000 less ...). And then: disaster!
A violin that spits anyway, and there, forced to put the preamp volume to 100% for a "safe" level! The breath is simply staggering! The microphones were within 30cm of the instrument.
At first I thought the preamp headphone was not good (which is true!) But the replay file on the computer, they are all preamp this machine are bad. The breath is present, too, too much! We believe that it is raining so there is ...
- The handling noise are equally unbearable. I know it is inevitable for a product pocket, but these proportions there, it's impossible. While the gains buttons are well placed and quiet with a little exercise ..
These tests were very quick and succinct and is only my opinion. I read all the reviews on this product on both francophone and anglophone sites, so I knew that the preamp was a bit weak and blew but opinions seemed to tell a better quality than the H4n, this seems wrong. And talk of breath, it makes everything recording "field recording" impossible.
Brief. A few more tests to be sure, but it's back to Thomann almost guaranteed!
Very disappointed.