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Sony TCM-5000EV as good as TC-D5?
Hi there,
I'm looking for a solid recorder to use for radio projects. I've heard everyone talk about the Sony TC-D5 (Ira Glass from This American Life recomends it), but they are very expensive on ebay. I see TCM-5000EV's for very reasonable prices. Are they similar in quality? I can't really afford a TC-D5 right now, but I think I could swing a TCM-5000EV. Thanks Paul |
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paulmcevoy75 wrote ...
I'm looking for a solid recorder to use for radio projects. OTOH, if you were looking for a *solid-state* recorder, the Marantz PMD-660 appears to be popular. I almost bought one except for the reported problems with noisy mic preamps. |
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yeah, that's what I heard too, that's why I'm avoiding it.
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paulmcevoy75 wrote ...
yeah, that's what I heard too, that's why I'm avoiding it. http://www.oade.com/digital_recorder...s/PMD-660.html They claim to have a $125 modification that improves the mic preamps. |
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I'm looking for a solid recorder to use for radio projects.
I've heard everyone talk about the Sony TC-D5 (Ira Glass from This American Life recomends it), but they are very expensive on ebay. Unfortunately they're quite expensive in general, but they sound better than the lower-cost WM-D3C and WM-D6C "Professional Walkman" recorders or the Superscope/Marantz portable cassette decks. I see TCM-5000EV's for very reasonable prices. Are they similar in quality? ?? Isn't the TCM-5000 a mono, non-Dolby recorder? I'm fairly sure that it is. It might well be useful as a news-event and press conference recorder for AM radio-quality sound. But it wouldn't have the signal-to-noise ratio or the stereo capability that you would surely want for any serious FM radio production. You might conceivably want to look into the MiniDisc format. For any given budget a MiniDisc recorder (correctly used) will give you better sound than a cassette recorder, and there are no sonic problems due to errors in bias, equalization or Dolby settings. --best regards |
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David,
Thanks, that answers my question exactly. Paul |
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