RME QuadMic
4ch of decent pre's in a box that fits in a good sized pocket.
capable of being powered by any kind of electrical power you can
access.
about $500 for the 4ch unit. I saw a used one go for $350 back around
the holidays.

mini pre-amps for portable recording?

Group: rec.audio.pro Date: Thu, Apr 14, 2005, 5:22pm From:
(Scott=A0Dorsey)
Kurt Albershardt wrote:
Scott Dorsey wrote:
In article


Things have improved a LOT since those days.
But DAT machines are seriously in decline right now.
Which is another reason not to bother with junk. You can pick up an used
HHb now for less than the DA P-20 cost originally. --scott

No, you really don't want to do that. There are no replacement parts for
HHb portadats.


Eric

Eric Toline wrote:
Scott Dorsey wrote:
Which is another reason not to bother with junk. You can pick up an used
HHb now for less than the DA P-20 cost originally. --scott

No, you really don't want to do that. There are no replacement parts for
HHb portadats.

Are there replacement parts for ANY of the DAT transports?
--scott


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In article writes:

Are there replacement parts for ANY of the DAT transports?

There may be some parts around somewhere, but not many people will
repair a transport. And there's nobody still making DAT transports.


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In article writes:

Are there replacement parts for ANY of the DAT transports?

There may be some parts around somewhere, but not many people will
repair a transport. And there's nobody still making DAT transports.


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I'm really Mike Rivers )

While you are probably right ( I haven't researched it at all ) I thought
that there might still be someone still making the transports for the
computer industry? Not that a computer transport would necessarily work for
an audio DAT anyway, just a thought.
--
John L Rice

In article writes:

While you are probably right ( I haven't researched it at all ) I thought
that there might still be someone still making the [DAT] transports for the
computer industry? Not that a computer transport would necessarily work for
an audio DAT anyway, just a thought.

Maybe so, but the firmware is different. I know that there are no more
DAT recorders made because there are no more DAT transports being
made. (the "A" stands for "audio" - the real application)

I have a TEAC DA-P20 that needs transport work. I sent it to TEAC for
repair and they sent it back saying they couldn't get the parts (which
I assume meant a whole transport). That was my benchmark. Eddie
Ciletti (Tangible Technology) said he'd take a look at it but that it
would cost at least $450 to repair. For that much, it's worth holding
out with the Jukebox 3 (which has essentially replaced it though with
an extra step to copy the recordings on to CDs for storage) until the
right portable recorder (no flash memory cards, please) comes along.


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mini pre-amps for portable recording?

Group: rec.audio.pro Date: Fri, Apr 15, 2005, 1:06pm From:
(Scott=A0Dorsey)
Eric Toline wrote:
Scott Dorsey wrote:
Which is another reason not to bother with junk. You can pick up an used
HHb now for less than the DA P-20 cost originally. --scott
No, you really don't want to do that. There are no replacement parts for
HHb portadats.


Are there replacement parts for ANY of the DAT transports?
--scott

Although Fostex has stopped production of the PD 4, there is a very good
supply of most parts but not the head assemblys.

Eric



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"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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In article writes:

While you are probably right ( I haven't researched it at all ) I thought
that there might still be someone still making the [DAT] transports for
the
computer industry? Not that a computer transport would necessarily work
for
an audio DAT anyway, just a thought.

Maybe so, but the firmware is different. I know that there are no more
DAT recorders made because there are no more DAT transports being
made. (the "A" stands for "audio" - the real application)

I have a TEAC DA-P20 that needs transport work. I sent it to TEAC for
repair and they sent it back saying they couldn't get the parts (which
I assume meant a whole transport). That was my benchmark. Eddie
Ciletti (Tangible Technology) said he'd take a look at it but that it
would cost at least $450 to repair. For that much, it's worth holding
out with the Jukebox 3 (which has essentially replaced it though with
an extra step to copy the recordings on to CDs for storage) until the
right portable recorder (no flash memory cards, please) comes along.


--
I'm really Mike Rivers )

OK, I guess DAT is totally dead. Makes me sad for some reason. I always
liked DAT machines.
--
John L Rice

"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
news:znr1113595127k@trad...

In article writes:

Are there replacement parts for ANY of the DAT transports?

There may be some parts around somewhere, but not many people will
repair a transport. And there's nobody still making DAT transports.

Is it just me, or did DAT seem to have a prematurely short lifespan?

Richard Crowley wrote:
"Mike Rivers" wrote in message

In article writes:

Are there replacement parts for ANY of the DAT transports?

There may be some parts around somewhere, but not many people will
repair a transport. And there's nobody still making DAT transports.

Is it just me, or did DAT seem to have a prematurely short lifespan?

Well, considering that it was a consumer format that was a total flop
in the consumer marketplace, I'd say a fifteen-year lifespan is pretty
good.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"Scott Dorsey" wrote ...
Richard Crowley wrote:
Is it just me, or did DAT seem to have a prematurely short lifespan?

Well, considering that it was a consumer format that was a total flop
in the consumer marketplace, I'd say a fifteen-year lifespan is pretty
good.

But consider all the formats that outlived it, at both ends.
Philips Compact Cassette, even black vinyl for that matter!

Scott Dorsey wrote:
Richard Crowley wrote:
"Mike Rivers" wrote in message

In article
writes:

Are there replacement parts for ANY of the DAT transports?

There may be some parts around somewhere, but not many people will
repair a transport. And there's nobody still making DAT
transports.

Is it just me, or did DAT seem to have a prematurely short
lifespan?

Well, considering that it was a consumer format that was a total
flop
in the consumer marketplace, I'd say a fifteen-year lifespan is
pretty
good.

Agreed.

I think that when we see the end of the current DVD format, which is
in sight, we'll have an incredible example of a very sucessful, but
also very transient format.

DVD 1997 (actual) - 2007(estimated)

In article ,
Richard Crowley wrote:
"Scott Dorsey" wrote ...
Richard Crowley wrote:
Is it just me, or did DAT seem to have a prematurely short lifespan?

Well, considering that it was a consumer format that was a total flop
in the consumer marketplace, I'd say a fifteen-year lifespan is pretty
good.

But consider all the formats that outlived it, at both ends.
Philips Compact Cassette, even black vinyl for that matter!

The cassette really _is_ the format that wouldn't die. In spite of having
never been intended for anything better than communications-grade
recording, it became the most popular distribution medium in the world
and stayed that way for quite a while. It still is the most popular
medium in some countries. In spite of all attempts to replace it with
things like the Elcaset, DCC, MD, and the 8-track, it has stuck around
longer than the patents it was based on.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Scott Dorsey wrote:

The cassette really _is_ the format that wouldn't die. snip

Because it's easy to operate, reasonably reliable, and makes sharing
straightforward with little cost, in non-cyber network situations.

--
ha

In article ,
hank alrich wrote:

Because it's easy to operate, reasonably reliable, and makes sharing
straightforward with little cost, in non-cyber network situations.

It took "Them" *forever* to give us anything to replace it.
We're still waiting, sort-of. MD had a chance, but may have
missed the boat. It's only a matter of time until the form factor
of the solid state voice recorder can do high fidelity, right?

In article writes:

Is it just me, or did DAT seem to have a prematurely short lifespan?

It did, but it wasn't helped by the music industry that insisted on
copy management, at least for units sold in the US. This confused
consumers, and dealers didn't want to stock units that they might not
be able to sell. By the time it got sorted out, CDs were well
established and the hip people were using their computers as CD
recorders.

In the meantime, the consumer audio industry (DAT was a consumer
product that just happened to be embraced by the pro users) decided
that most consumers weren't interested in recording, so they
concentrated on other things. The Minidisk is really only surviving
because of its portability. And stand-alone CD recorders never even
got a toe hold.


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