Marantz solid state recorder

[David Nash]

Further to Alec's discussion of the Marantz PMD670 Professional Solid
State Portable Recorder, there is also the smaller alternative PMD660
Portable Solid State Recorder, as described at
http://www.d-mpro.com/users/folder.asp?FolderID=3629&CatID=19&SubCatID=180
The current price is apparently around US$500.

The PMD660 is only 0.5kg and is "hand held" -- even if a large hand.
It records uncompressed 16-bit PCM .wav files at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
The main point on which the larger PMD670 is superior is that it can
record 24-bit .wav files.  But 16-bit may be quite adequate.  If the
PMD660 is readily available in Australia, the possible reason for
preferring minidisc comes down to its cheap media.  As Alec says "you
are very dependent on a laptop to store and access the wav files once
your CF card is full" -- while on the other hand, transfer to a
computer disk (or CD) is more straightforward and quicker than from
any other primary recording medium.

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