Martin of Brune

Hi all. I've read the forums and decided its time to purchase my Hi-md. I could purchase my Hi-md in Australia, but they costs about $450 - $650. But if I bought it online at an overseas net store, I could save quite a bit of money. I know many of you would have made a similar decision at some point so I ask: 1. What are the potential pitfalls. 2. What are the reliable stores at a reasonable price. 3. How easy is it to get adapters for local power supply I will probably purchase the MZNH700, but would buy the 900 at a good price. I am mainly interested in field recording rather than downloading music. Thanks all.

Hi all. I've read the forums and decided its time to purchase my Hi-md. I could purchase my Hi-md in Australia, but they costs about $450 - $650. But if I bought it online at an overseas net store, I could save quite a bit of money. I imagine I could get a adapter for local power ok. I know many of you would have made a similar decision at some point so I ask: 1. What are the potential pitfalls. 2. What are the reliable stores at a reasonable price. I will probably purchase the MZNH700, but would buy the 900 at a good price. I am mainly interested in field recording rather than downloading music. Thanks all.

Karisu, in answer to your question. I guess I would go with the best price I could for the functionality I need. But I would prefer to keep the price in the mid 300s australian dollars including postage. I would probably compromise on the power adaptor for a good price. However, I would also look into how much a converter costs all the same.

I have been reading this thread in order to choose a stereo microphone. I like what I hear about the Auris stereo mic. However, I am not clear about powering it. It is a condensor microphone and needs power it seems. Will a hi-md supply the power (and does this work effectively) or will I definately have to buy a power supply/pre-amp. Thanks.

Thanks for the advice re which hi-md unit. The 700 sounds just fine (i dont need the radio) but the 900 could be good too if available at a good price as Kurisu quoted. But I have a hesitation. here is a question: I am from Australia. The hi-md units sold here are hideously expensive compared to the stuff you can by from web retailers. I would prefer to purchase from a web retailer, however, I am pretty sure the power supply is different is oz and is not compatible. I could probably get a converter I suppose. If anyone knows anything about this let me know! thanks again. I will stay away from the 600 model.

Greetings all. I am new here but have been reading the posts with interest. This is a good net forum by the way. From reading posts on this forum, I am pretty close to buying a sony hi-md. Like others here, I am interested in making field/environmental recordings for later integration into music on the PC. Downloading uncompressed data and converting to .wav is essential for me, and seemed like a problem until I read on this forum how it can be resolved with some third party software. The only question I have left is which hi-md. I notice there is more than 1 model: Sony MZ-NH600 Hi-MD Sony MZ-NH700 Hi-MD Sony MZ-NH800 Hi-MD Sony MZ-NH900 Hi-MD Given that my needs are primarily recording sounds for use in music compositions (and maybe recording rehearsals too), I don't want to pay for a model with functions and accessories I dont need. The 600 is cheapest but there any difference between the models in terms of getting a good result in recording? I was thinking about using the nifty rode nt4 stereo condensor microphone with it. But it is $500. Anyone know a mike that gives similar performance for cheaper. Thanks all