Another audio question: Tascam HD-P2 or Marantz PD671 at DVinfo.net

Federico Prieto · May 25th, 2006, 04:58 PM

To the audio experts_

Definitely I will buy a digital field recorder....so I have -for the same price- two options:Tascam HD-P2 or Marantz PD671....What to do?

Are they similars? Which one has more advantages?

Regards

FP

Phil Hover · May 25th, 2006, 07:01 PM

Go Tascam or go home - you will get fired and go home if you get the mirantz - J/k both are good but the Tascam is much better.

Federico Prieto · May 27th, 2006, 04:19 PM

:-) Tascam....thks

Bill Pryor · August 15th, 2006, 02:46 PM

Other than timecode, why the Tascam?

Eric Darling · December 31st, 2006, 03:13 PM

The biggest drawback of Marantz gear is notoriously bad pre-amps. They (those at the company) even pretty much admit that you don't want to use anything other than a condenser mic, due to high levels of hiss when using dynamic mics. It's a common complaint of their stuff in general.

Jason Strongfield · December 31st, 2006, 05:42 PM

The marantz also cannot be firmware upgraded by the user. However, the Tascam cannot do XLR line In, regardless of what the manual or the printed "Line In" on the casing said.

Dean Sensui · January 1st, 2007, 01:55 PM

A friend who is a recording artist and an excellent recording engineer has worked with the Tascam P2 and had nothing but good things to say about it.

Wonderful performance, absolutely silent operation.

It does have two channel XLR in with phantom power. That's what he was using for some field recording sessions recentlly.

May 25th, 2006, 04:58 PM	#1
Federico Prieto Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 117	Another audio question: Tascam HD-P2 or Marantz PD671 To the audio experts_ Definitely I will buy a digital field recorder....so I have -for the same price- two options:Tascam HD-P2 or Marantz PD671....What to do? Are they similars? Which one has more advantages? Regards FP

January 1st, 2007, 01:55 PM	#7
Dean Sensui Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,054	A friend who is a recording artist and an excellent recording engineer has worked with the Tascam P2 and had nothing but good things to say about it. Wonderful performance, absolutely silent operation. It does have two channel XLR in with phantom power. That's what he was using for some field recording sessions recentlly. __________________ Dean Sensui Exec Producer, Hawaii Goes Fishing

May 25th, 2006, 07:01 PM	#2
Phil Hover Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Costa Mesa, The OC, CA Posts: 87	Go Tascam or go home - you will get fired and go home if you get the mirantz - J/k both are good but the Tascam is much better.

May 27th, 2006, 04:19 PM	#3
Federico Prieto Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 117	:-) Tascam....thks

August 15th, 2006, 02:46 PM	#4
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Other than timecode, why the Tascam?

December 31st, 2006, 03:13 PM	#5
Eric Darling Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 463	The biggest drawback of Marantz gear is notoriously bad pre-amps. They (those at the company) even pretty much admit that you don't want to use anything other than a condenser mic, due to high levels of hiss when using dynamic mics. It's a common complaint of their stuff in general.

December 31st, 2006, 05:42 PM	#6
Jason Strongfield Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 195	The marantz also cannot be firmware upgraded by the user. However, the Tascam cannot do XLR line In, regardless of what the manual or the printed "Line In" on the casing said.