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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 -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Lewiston Sent: 12 October 2005 11:30 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Seen at AES NYC I've read negative comments about the quality of the preamps in this recorder, giving the impression that while it might be perfectly adequate for non-critical recordings (interviews and the like) it isn't suitable for serious music recording. Salutations, David L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prentice, Will" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: October 12, 2005 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Seen at AES NYC The British Library Sound Archive has had a handful of these for a little over a year, and has been fairly happy with them. We had a small number of failures using ATA Flash cards, but since swapping to Compact Flash I don't think there have been any problems. Note though that however big the storage medium is, the machine won't generate a file greater than 4Gb. Will -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of andy kolovos Sent: 11 October 2005 17:07 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Seen at AES NYC Konrad Strauss wrote: > Did you look at the Fostex flash recorder? At a list of $1200 it looked like > a great option. With a 5 gig flash card you get 2 hours of 96k 24-bit > recording. It also takes the 1.8" PCMCIL hard discs. > > http://www.fostex.com/index.php?file=products/pfr/fr2 > I've been enthralled by this thing for a couple of years now, but neither we (the Vermont Folklife Center) nor I have ventured to buy one yet. A visitor to the field recording equipment website that I maintain recently emailed a comment about the unit--that it has been "plagued by file corruption problems." This note was the first I've heard about any problems with the unit, and since it came out of the blue I don't know what to think. Has anyone else come across this issue? The one review I've seen of the FR2 was stellar. andy -- ********************************* Andy Kolovos Archivist/Folklorist Vermont Folklife Center P.O. Box 442 Middlebury, VT 05753 (802) 388-4964 akolovos @ vermontfolklifecenter.org http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org ************************************************************************ ** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook The Library's St Pancras site is WiFI - enabled ************************************************************************ ** The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ************************************************************************ ** -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.11.14/129 - Release Date: 10/11/05