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Doppelpat
Published on 07/12/09 at 15:25
Value For Money :
Excellent
How long have you use it?
Just returned from two days of field recordings made of his: mountains, forests, lakes, rivers ... Environments sometimes held (the cow bells across the valley) etc ... I also tested a few days in the studio with an acoustic without any background noise.
What is so special that you like most and least?
+ +: The integrated Micor are excellent. The stereo image is stirring in 120 ° and 90 ° ... With the headphone on is bluff more than once: do I hear this sound live or is it recording? It's really close. The breath is very low, both with built-in microphones with an external microphone (Sony ECM-MS957 Stereo Sony condo battery powered). The image of my stereo external microphone is lower, narrower and less effective than the internal mics.
+: The sounds of manipulation are present, manageable if you are careful, but not excellent (it is the weak point of many of these recorders integrated Micos)
-: The pickups are VERY sensitive to wind. It is essential to buy the windshield, it's useless without (without: the slightest movement is punished: the wind created by your walking motion is too. The slightest movement of your wrist, you might sound). And even with the windscreen, a magnificent hairy hardly changes the sound, which is excellent, with catches wind of his problems are and made me prefer my external microphone.
Have you tried many other models before buying it?
I have an Edirol R-09: a strong wind coupled with an electronic noise rédibitoire taken as soon as the sound is low: pfffffffff. The 09HD is much better. Manipulation of the sounds of the 09 are low but much more present on the HD. Too bad.
I tested a zoom H4n: not bad at all for the price! The breath is low, but not as much as the Sony. Manip sounds not too problematic (it is blunder anyway). The mics are good.
I Dented with Marantz 670/671: Well, but it's bulky and have had problems with microphones insoluble saturated with too much fishing. Against by the breath is low.
I also used frequently Nagra Ares-M. Provided you have the right capsule (the most expensive, of course), that's fine. Other capsules are downright bad. Handling noise is a real problem on the Nagra: one comes to wonder how a brand as pro overlooked this detail (in a capsule suspended when one of these devices?). The price is prohibitive, though.
How would you rate the quality / price?
Excellent. The sony is easily comparable to the Ares-M, and surpasses all others. (The Marantz 620 looks good for a comparable price. The 661 looks at top of top, but larger and more expensive)
With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Oh yes! I worked 15 years as a director in radio, I am a musician, and I'm very demanding. My expectations are, and more comprehensive: I want to record from almost silence, whispers of radio plays two or three meters, and my violin concerts in more than 100dB. My Sony does all this perfectly with its built-in microphones. For voice at close range, it's better done with a microphone for this (but hey I know no one who did that really well integrated with a pair).
Just returned from two days of field recordings made of his: mountains, forests, lakes, rivers ... Environments sometimes held (the cow bells across the valley) etc ... I also tested a few days in the studio with an acoustic without any background noise.
What is so special that you like most and least?
+ +: The integrated Micor are excellent. The stereo image is stirring in 120 ° and 90 ° ... With the headphone on is bluff more than once: do I hear this sound live or is it recording? It's really close. The breath is very low, both with built-in microphones with an external microphone (Sony ECM-MS957 Stereo Sony condo battery powered). The image of my stereo external microphone is lower, narrower and less effective than the internal mics.
+: The sounds of manipulation are present, manageable if you are careful, but not excellent (it is the weak point of many of these recorders integrated Micos)
-: The pickups are VERY sensitive to wind. It is essential to buy the windshield, it's useless without (without: the slightest movement is punished: the wind created by your walking motion is too. The slightest movement of your wrist, you might sound). And even with the windscreen, a magnificent hairy hardly changes the sound, which is excellent, with catches wind of his problems are and made me prefer my external microphone.
Have you tried many other models before buying it?
I have an Edirol R-09: a strong wind coupled with an electronic noise rédibitoire taken as soon as the sound is low: pfffffffff. The 09HD is much better. Manipulation of the sounds of the 09 are low but much more present on the HD. Too bad.
I tested a zoom H4n: not bad at all for the price! The breath is low, but not as much as the Sony. Manip sounds not too problematic (it is blunder anyway). The mics are good.
I Dented with Marantz 670/671: Well, but it's bulky and have had problems with microphones insoluble saturated with too much fishing. Against by the breath is low.
I also used frequently Nagra Ares-M. Provided you have the right capsule (the most expensive, of course), that's fine. Other capsules are downright bad. Handling noise is a real problem on the Nagra: one comes to wonder how a brand as pro overlooked this detail (in a capsule suspended when one of these devices?). The price is prohibitive, though.
How would you rate the quality / price?
Excellent. The sony is easily comparable to the Ares-M, and surpasses all others. (The Marantz 620 looks good for a comparable price. The 661 looks at top of top, but larger and more expensive)
With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Oh yes! I worked 15 years as a director in radio, I am a musician, and I'm very demanding. My expectations are, and more comprehensive: I want to record from almost silence, whispers of radio plays two or three meters, and my violin concerts in more than 100dB. My Sony does all this perfectly with its built-in microphones. For voice at close range, it's better done with a microphone for this (but hey I know no one who did that really well integrated with a pair).