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Old October 9th, 2007, 03:29 PM   #1
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Sony PCM-D50 and XLR-1

This seems like a great digital audio recorder. I've been worried about the lag, delay, and the build quality reported on the Zoom recorders (though they do offer a good bang for buck).

Suffice to say, this one has caught my eye. Has anyone else considered it? I've heard you can use it with the XLR-1 which is a 2-XLR-input add-on module that Sony first introduced to go with the PCM-D01.

I'm wondering though, since the XLR-1 addon is a little pricey, if it will work on any other devices? It seems to be structured just like a Beachtek device (but without the knob adjustments). I'd love to use it on a camcorder that only has a mini-jack input, perhaps an HDR-HC7 or HV20.

Any thoughts? Anyone have any experiences with this product?
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Old October 18th, 2007, 08:36 AM   #2
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Old October 19th, 2007, 11:08 AM   #3
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Yeah it looks good. I've heard the U.S. price will be $600 or maybe less but would like to know if it will be the usual U.K. rip off and we will be asked £500 for it?

With a little luck and the current excgange rate the UK price might be under £400. Who knows?

Certainly does look like the bigger players are getting on the bandwagon.

If it is a reasonable price then I for one would like to retire my fidly mini disc and get one.

No news yet about a UK release though.
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Old October 19th, 2007, 12:04 PM   #4
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I just found a 5-page thread on Tapperssection.com where they have been discussing it at length. The street price seems to be about USD$499 even though it lists at USD$599.

Personally I'm excited about it. I trust the build quality on this product far more than the Microtrack or Zoom H4 products.
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