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Solid State Recorders - Comparison

Marantz PMD620 Marantz PMD660 Marantz PMD670 Marantz PMD671 Edirol R09 Edirol R4 Edirol R4 Pro Nagra Ares-M M-Audio MicroTrack Tascam HD-P2 Fostex FR-2 Fostex FR-2 LE HHB FlashMic Olympus WS-300

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Make	Marantz				Edirol			Tascam
Model	PMD620	PMD660	PMD670	PMD671	R09	R4	R4 Pro	HD-P2
Form	H/held	H/held	Portable	Portable	H/held	Portable	Portable	Portable
Media	SD	CF	CF	CF	SD	CF	USB	CF
HDD	N	N	N	N	N	40GB	80GB	N
MP3	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
16bit	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
24bit	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
AGC	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N
Limiter	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
Int Mic	Stereo	Stereo	Mono	Mono	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Mono
Ext Mic	3.5mm	XLR	XLR	XLR	3.5mm	XLR	XLR	XLR
Balanced	UnBal	Bal	Bal	Bal	UnBal	Bal	Bal	Bal
Phantom	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
Plug-In Pwr	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N
Int Spk	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
Line In	3.5mm	3.5mm	Phono	Phono	3.5mm	XLR	XLR	Phono
Line Out	3.5mm	3.5mm	Phono	Phono	3.5mm	Phono	Phono	Phono
H/P Out	3.5mm	3.5mm	6.3mm	6.3mm	3.5mm	6.3mm	6.3mm	6.3mm
Batt Type	2x AA	4x AA	8xAA NiMh	8x AA NiMh	2x AA	8x AA	8x AA	8x AA
Batt Life	4hr	4hr	7hr	6hr	5.5hr	NQ	NQ	5.5hr
Interface	SD / USB	CF / USB	CF / USB	CF / USB	SD / USB	CF / USB	USB	CF / FW
USB	2.0	1.1	1.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	N/A
Add Tracks	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
VOR	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Accessories Supplied	PSU, Strap, USB, 512MB SD	PSU, Strap, USB	PSU, Strap, USB	PSU, Strap, USB	PSU, 64MB SD	PSU, case	PSU, case	PSU, case
Timecode	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Wave Edit	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	N
Weight	110g	700g	1.3Kg	1.3Kg	100g	1.7Kg	1.7Kg	1.2Kg
Warranty	1 Yr	1 Yr	1 Yr	1 Yr	2 Yr	2 Yr	2 Yr	1 Yr
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Make	Nagra		M-Audio		Fostex		HHB	Olympus
Model	Ares-M	Ares-M II	Microtrack	Microtrack II	FR-2	FR-2 LE	FlashMic	WS300
Form	H/held	H/held	H/held	H/held	Portable	Portable	H/held	H/held
Media	Int	Int	CF	CF	CF	CF	Int	Int
HDD	1GB	2GB	N	N	N	N	1GB	256MB
MP3	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
16bit	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
24bit	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N
AGC	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
Limiter	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N
Int Mic	Mono	Mono	N	N	N	N	Mono	Stereo
Ext Mic	3.5mm	3.5mm	6.3mm	6.3mm	XLR	XLR	N	3.5mm
Balanced	UnBal	UnBal	Bal	Bal	Bal	Bal	N/A	UnBal
Phantom	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N/A	N
Plug-In Pwr	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N/A	Y
Int Spk	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y
Line In	3.5mm	3.5mm	6.3mm	6.3mm	XLR	XLR	N	N
Line Out	3.5mm	3.5mm	Phono	Phono	Phono	Phono	N	N
H/P Out	3.5mm	3.5mm	3.5mm	3.5mm	6.3mm	6.3mm	3.5mm	3.5mm
Batt Type	2x AA	2x AA	Int Li-Ion	Int Li-Ion	8x AA	8x AA	2x AA	1x AAA
Batt Life	10hr	10hr	5hr	5hr	2.5hr	2.5hr	8hr	16hr
Interface	USB	USB	CF / USB	CF / USB	CF / USB	CF / USB	USB	USB
USB	1.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.1	1.1	2.0	2.0
Add Tracks	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
VOR	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Accessories Supplied	PSU, mic, case, USB	PSU, mic, case, USB	PSU, mic, 64MB CF, USB	PSU, mic, 64MB CF, USB	Strap	Strap	Pouch, clip, USB	Batt, USB, Strap
Timecode	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wave Edit	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Weight	200g	200g	150g	150g	1.5Kg	1.5Kg	360g	46g
Warranty	1 Yr	1 Yr	1 Yr	1 Yr	1 Yr	1 Yr	1 Yr	1 Yr
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Key:

Make	Product manufacturer
Model	Manufacturers product code with link to product details
Form	Form factor, either small handheld (H/held) or larger over the shoulder portable (portable)
Media	Audio media type, Compact Flash (CF), Secure Digital (SD), or Internal memory or Harddisk (Int)
HDD	Internal Harddisk present with size in Gigabytes
MP3	Capable of recording in MP3 format
16bit	Capable of recording in 16bit WAV format
24bit	Capable of recording in 24bit WAV format
AGC	Automatic Gain (or level) Control to adjust the recording level without manual intervention
Limiter	Audio limiter to prevent level clipping or overload
Int Mic	Internal Microphone for quick recording including Mono or Stereo
Ext Mic	External Microphone input with connector type, MiniJack (3.5mm), 1/4" Jack (6.3mm) or balanced XLR (XLR)
Balanced	External microphone input balanced (Bal) or unbalanced (UnBal)
Phantom	Phantom power (+48V) supplied to external microphone connector
Plug-In Pwr	Plug-In Power supplied to external microphone input
Int Spk	Internal Speaker provided for monitoring
Line In	Line Input socket provided with connector type, MiniJack (3.5mm), 1/4" Jack (6.3mm), RCA Phono (Phono) or balanced XLR (XLR)
Line Out	Line Output socket provided with connector type, MiniJack (3.5mm) or RCA Phono (Phono)
H/P Out	Headphone Output socket provided with connector type, MiniJack (3.5mm) or 1/4" Jack (6.3mm)
Batt Type	Type and quantity of batteries required, standard AA Cells, Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable (NiMh) or Lithium Ion rechargeable (Li-Ion)
Batt Life	Typical battery life quoted in hours. Battery life may vary and is dependant on many different factors including duration of recordings, type of media, use of phantom power, use of back light etc. NQ = Not Quoted
Interface	Computer or media interface for extracting audio, Compact Flash card slot (CF), Secure Digital card slot (SD), USB connector (USB), Firewire connector (FW)
USB	USB interface type / speed (either 1.1 or 2.0)
Add Tracks	Possible to add tracks during recording
VOR	Voice Operated Recording
Accessories Supplied	Standard accessories supplied with unit
Timecode	Timecode reader and or generator included or available - see full specs for details
Wave Edit	Build-in audio/wave editing to make edits without a computer
Weight	Approximate weight of machine (excluding accessories)
Warranty	Manufacturers standard warranty in years