I shouldn't think so. More of an issue for line level, isn't it? DC-DC
converters are fully integrated and cheap enough. Admittedly, 48 volt
phantom at reasonable currents for use with standard mics would
present
some battery life problems for AA batteries using DC-DC conversion I'd
guess. Not exactly my area of expertise though...
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[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Fine
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 7:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Seen at AES NYC
Isn't it difficult to get the voltage swing needed for good opamp-
based
preamps when your power source is 2 or 4 AA batteries?
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From: "Scott Phillips" <scottp@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Seen at AES NYC
One wonders why they are having so much trouble providing decent mic
preamps on these devices. It isn't exactly rocket science, unless the
analog design portion was turned over to digital design engineers...
Designing really great preamps is a challenge, but these devices
aren't
even hitting an ordinary 'good' level in an area that is
fundamental to
their design use.
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Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 10:49 AM
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If you are taking a board feed only, then you aren't even using the
preamps, are you? Thus your experience doesn't include the mic pres...
<L>
Lou Judson * Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689
On Oct 12, 2005, at 4:26 AM, Prentice, Will wrote:
We use the Fostex FR2 for documentary recording of live music and
theatre performances, in each case simply taking a feed from the
house
mixing desk (which is the extent of our remit in that regard). The
noisefloor from lighting, heating etc is such that preamp performance
of the Fostex hasn't been an issue. That said, at the time we bought
them the only other contender in the price range was the Marantz
PMD670, which had a noticeably noisier preamp, and other features
less
appropriate to our needs.
Will