mrsoul Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Anybody with a new Hi-MD have any comments to post here about preamp noise? In particular, I have a Sharp DR7 and I am strongly considering a new Hi-MD to replace the DR7 at shows in combo with my AT822. I will probably use the line in for very loud shows and close approximation and the low level mic in for other medium to loud sources. Any comments are appreciated. My search on this forum for the subject didn't yield much. Thanks. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 With calibrated inputs my NH700 gives peak self-noise levels at about -72 and -78dB respectively for mic and line inputs .. note that that is PEAK .. actual measured values with a spectrum analysis prog gives the cumulative noisefloor as about -98 and -105dB respectively. If you're recording with the mic input [which doesn't have a lot of headroom and clips easily enough] the total SNR easily exceeds the dynamic range of basically all portable mics currently being sold. If you're recording from the line-in, the noise at unity gain [18/30 on my NH700 in manual rec levels] is low enough that it should do an excellent job from any source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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