Maycom Handheld - is it cool or is it hot!?

[Mike Rophone]

Just been reading reviews about the Maycom Handheld II flash recorder. The reckon it's jaw-dropping quality. Anyone had any experience of it? Johnny, Manchester, England.

[Strungup]

Just been reading reviews about the Maycom Handheld II flash recorder. The reckon it's jaw-dropping quality. Anyone had any experience of it? Johnny, Manchester, England.

Nice specs

Audio

Signal / noise ratio > 80 dB

Crosstalk < -80 dB

Freq. response 20 Hz-20,000 Hz

Harm distortion < 0.005%

Recording

Audio processing Linear / MPEG-2 Layer II

Audio modes mono / stereo

Bitrate 8 kbps to 384 kbps

Samplerate 16 kHz up to 48 kHz

File formats Broadcast wave BWF

Input

Analogue in 2x balanced mic/line inputs

Internal microphone omni-directional electret microphone (20Hz - 20.000Hz)

Audio switches input (line/mic); limiter (off/on); AGC (off/on)

Output

Analogue out 2x unbalanced outputs

Headphones out 1x 3.5 mm stereo jack

Loudspeaker internal 0.5 Watt

Interface

Storage media Removable Compact Flash card (the HandHeld is tested and guaranteed only with use of Maycom supplied Compact Flash Cards)

Digital in/out USB 1.1 (Windows compatible disk emulation)

Power

Batteries 4 AAA-sized Alkaline batteries

Battery pack (optional) Rechargable NiMH smart battery 720 mAh

Additional

Environment operation: 0C to +70C, storage -25C to +85C

Dimensions L x W x H = 178 x 64 x 30 mm (including battery pack)

Weight 0.3 kg, including battery pack

I went to their website and looked around , they do have a CF /PC card for Laptops that is VERY nice. I would be very interested in this if I had th proper slots .

http://www.maycom.nl/NT.html

Edited July 1, 2007 by Guitarfxr

[A440]

The handheld recorder looks very promising--even includes track marks--but it is big. If you look at the downloadable manual you'll see where the AAA batteries fit in, and it looks like the whole unit is the length of five or six AAA batteries end to end--like a TV remote control, as they say, anda big one. Less stealthy than MD.

Also, there's the price: 500 euros!

Edited July 2, 2007 by A440

[Strungup]

The handheld recorder looks very promising--even includes track marks--but it is big. If you look at the downloadable manual you'll see where the AAA batteries fit in, and it looks like the whole unit is the length of five or six AAA batteries end to end--like a TV remote control, as they say, anda big one. Less stealthy than MD.

Also, there's the price: 500 euros!

It is the Length of 3 AAA battes end to end , And the Docking station gives Full audio implementation XLR preamps ,RCA inputs , USB , Power and a few other things , It has built in Limiter ( Not to be confused with AGC) it is a " Brick Wall" Limiter that does not destroy the dynamics of the recording.Thats where the price tag comes from .

It records in mpeg2l format

Find any recorder with those features , and look at the tag , Marantz has a Flash based recorder I wouldnt mind having , even though it is only 16 bit

But it is 600 dollars

[A440]

It is the Length of 3 AAA battes end to end ,

No denying the feature set looks amazing.

But look at the photo on page 5 of the downloadable manual.

http://www.maycom.nl/Documents/ManualHandHeld.pdf

That looks a lot longer than 3 AAA batteries to me. You can hold it in your hand, but you definitely can't cover it in your hand or tuck it into a pocket.

[Strungup]

No denying the feature set looks amazing.

But look at the photo on page 5 of the downloadable manual.

http://www.maycom.nl/Documents/ManualHandHeld.pdf

That looks a lot longer than 3 AAA batteries to me. You can hold it in your hand, but you definitely can't cover it in your hand or tuck it into a pocket.

If you look at the back view with the Battery cover off , then measure it and , you will se it is 3 aaa's in length(aproximately)

Edited July 3, 2007 by Guitarfxr

[A440]

Dimensions L x W x H = 178 x 64 x 30 mm (including battery pack)

178 mm = 7 inches, more than 4 AAAs. Too big for my pocket and, at the moment, for my pocketbook.