Jaylaca

I have been doing some tests with my new RH10. I've recorded spoken word with a nice Sennheiser wireless lavalier system in both PCM and Hi-SP modes. So far, the Hi-SP mode seems perfectly acceptable. I could not hear a difference in the audio quality. I will be testing music and some live sound recording in the next couple of weeks. In my old Yamaha studio phones I could not hear any loss in recording quality. For my purposes, Hi-SP mode give me 7 hours on a disc. That's great. Cheers, Jason

There is no "balanced mono TRS connection" A TRS connection is a balanced connection and can pass a stereo or mono signal. A mono minijack is only TS (tip-sleeve), and you cannot use a stereo mic with such a connection (probably get just one side of the mic). A balanced signal requires a shield. A stereo signal requires a separate path for Left & Right channels + common, that's 3 wires. Which, in effect, would be using the shield, and therefore be an unbalanced stereo signal, but the minijack must still be TRS. I can logic that the shield is common, but just want to get the Left-Right correct. Thanks for your reply. Cheers, Jason

I just received my MZ-RH10 Hi-MD player today from Datavis. This is my first MD and it's amazing how great the unit seems so far. I'm kind of shocked at the complaining I've read on the size of the unit, I don't see how you could make it any smaller, and why would you want to? It seems to shrink the unit would make it more fragile than it already is. The menu will be something for me to learn, but the button layout makes sense and the display rocks!!! I scoured the manual for information on the mic input for how it's wired. It's a 1/8" stereo (TRS) minijack mic in. But there's no info about the Tip-Ring-Sleeve wiring. I have a Shure VP-88 stereo mic which uses a 5-pin XLR connector. I wish to make a nice mic cable that goes from XLR to minijack. All I need to find out for sure is the wiring for the RH10. Usually Tip is hot, Ring is Negative, and Sleeve is ground. But 'sometimes' a company will not keep to this standard and reverse the Tip & Ring. Thanks, Jason

Hello, I've been reading this forum for a while now. Was about to buy an NH900 when the announcement for the 2nd gen Hi-Mds crossed the board. Reliability, durability, battery-life, sound quality. Those are the priorities. I have a Shure vp-88 stereo mic and Sennheiser shotgun (both phantom power from their own internal battery). I'll be traveling abroad recording various sound effects, ambiences, interviews, and music. I will probably record in PCM format and bring the .wav files into the computer via USB when the travelling is done. It seems that the 1st gen Hi-Md units can get a long battery life with the purchase of better rechargeable AA's. Looking for user experiences and advice. Thanks in advance, Jaylaca