dieselducy Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 looking to buy a sony HI MD recorder with a MIC JACK.. I like to do live recording and i need some recommendations,, LOW PRICE is a +++ thanks much.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdiotSavant Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 looking to buy a sony HI MD recorder with a MIC JACK.. I like to do live recording and i need some recommendations,, LOW PRICE is a +++ thanks much..←My advice would be to try and find a NH700 (it's the cheapest of the first generation Hi-MD recorders with a mic input) or the NH900 which is also a first Gen, is slightly better in terms of construction and playback options and is more expensive, but would probably be easier to find.Alternatively you could look for a RH910 (the cheapest second generation Hi-MD recorder in the US which has a mic in) which will be more expensive than a NH900 or a NH700 (but a very reasonable price as Sony has altered the body construction of the new units to make them cheaper) and has MP3 support to boot.MP3 playback and an improved user interface are really the only advantages of the RH910 over the NH900/NH700. Also RH910 can only record in Hi-MD mode in the Hi-MD codecs (PCM, Hi-SP, Hi-LP) while the NH900/NH700 can record in Hi-MD mode in the Hi-MD codecs and in MD mode in the Net-MD codecs (SP, LP2, LP4.) So if you have any legacy units (such as a MZ-R700 ) which you would like to be able to play back MDs recorded on your new unit.. then a NH900/NH700 might be a better bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselducy Posted August 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 does the RH910 or the NH900 Use a AA battery?? All I saw was NIMH rechargable.. is it a propretry or an AA battery.. THx much.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 removable gumstick type battery - rechargable & many companies manufacture them.they also have additional dry cell attachments that holds one AA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelBeardy Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 I can't speak about the RH910 as I have no experience of it, but I have the NH900 which I use to record myself playing mandolin with a Sony ECM-717 mic (plug in power) which I find gives good results, and accurately records all of the mistakes in my playing. I also record ambient sounds - rivers, streams, birdsong etc. which works well. Generally, I use linear PCM which gives me 90 mins or so, and I can drop the best of that on to a CD without any compression/transcoding.I had some limited experience with the NH700 and found that the headphone output had rather more backround noise than the NH900 (where quiet notes die away into velvety, inky black silence...) so the NH900 has it for me. The NH700 takes an AA as standard, but the additional AA holder on the NH900 is OK and gives good additional record or playback time if you need it. Generally though I find the gumstick battery is pretty good, especially if you upgrade to a 1400mAh one.Hope this is of help,Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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