Given your biggest reason for the recorder, you are correct. My biggest reason however is for note taking, and I hate wearing headphones so the sound of the speaker for playback is important to me. I love the fact that Voice Guidance is there for a lot of the Olympus recorders but I do wish they did a better job on their internal speakers.
-----Original Message----- From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 6:20 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-P4 Recorder The speaker of a recorder to me at least isn't all that important as I always carry around a pair of headphones and I often wonder why manufacturers bother to build speakers into recorders in the first place, after all I buy the recorder to record with. One thing I do like with the LS-P4 is the ability to output sound through a Bluetooth speaker or headset. Some of the best speakers I've heard in recorders go to the Olympus LS-100 and the Zoom H6. On 6/04/2018 2:18 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: > Hi. I'm wondering how the speaker sounds on this model. I currently own the > dm720 and also had the lsp2 for a short time which I returned. The one thing > I really don't like on many of the Olympus recorders is that they use really > tiny and tinny sounding speakers with little volume. I think they can and > should do better. How would you describe the sound characteristics of the > builtin speaker of the lsp4? Amazon currently has this model for $180 with > free prime shipping. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 11:39 AM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: [all-audio] Olympus LS-P4 Recorder > > Neal's talking about the LS-P2 isn't he and not the P4? I've no idea how > similar or different these machines are. > > I did think about purchasing the LS-P2 as Ferguson Enterprises had it on sale. > > I originally wanted to purchase a LS-14 but that model is now discontinued as > we all know. > > A friend advised me of a local Olympus dealer who he thought had the > LS-14 in stock as it was listed on the web page. > > Unfortunately that web page listing was out of date so the dealer asked me if > I'd like to purchase the LS-P4 which - according to Olympus Australia - is > the replacement model for the LS-14. > > One can only hope that there are improvements at the very least with the > LS-P4 over the LS-p2. > > One thing I did notice which is interesting, if you have a Bluetooth speaker > connected to the LS-P4 and you have the recorder set to record using FLAC > then the recorder will change to PCM mode for recording for whatever reason > but no need to panic as the LS-P4 does indeed warn you that the mode has > changed when you go into "Record Standby" mode. > > > > On 6/04/2018 12:19 AM, Hamit Campos wrote: >> Yeah and basically that's what Neal said it's good fore. It's supposed >> to be good for music too by how it's sold but Neal dissagreed with that. >> >> >> On 4/4/2018 11:12 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> I’ve not heard Neal’s review on the P2 as yet so I’m none the wiser >>> there. >>> I only plan to use this recorder for general use so for that it will >>> do just fine particularly given the size of the recorder and the fact >>> it takes 1 AAA type battery. >>> >>> >>>> On 5 Apr 2018, at 1:07 pm, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I just grabbed it. Hmmmm this has a bit of a bigger sound then the >>>> P2. But then again you didn't shut the middle Omni off right? Neal >>>> for what ever reason just hates that omni. It's kinda funny actually >>>> how it gets under his skin. Meh maybe he's right. an omni between 2 >>>> cardioids may not be a good idea. I'd have to get an H5 at least 3 >>>> real seperate mikes, and try it for reals. Cause they are too little >>>> even on the 14 and too near to each other to really see what having >>>> that omni there actually does bad. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/4/2018 10:57 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>> Here’s a link to the second recording I’ve made thus far with the >>>>> Olympus LS-p4 and that’s not bad going given I’ve only had the >>>>> recorder for half an hour and I stopped for a lunch break <smile> >>>>> I’d like to make it clear that there’s nothing special about this >>>>> recording and no precautions were taken. >>>>> The Olympus was in auto level mode and I didn’t fit a windscreen so >>>>> you’ll find that out for yourself I’m sure. >>>>> I explain what I’ve found out about the recorder thus far so enjoy >>>>> or not as the case may be. >>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/nxi4lpbjy4fbf9i/180406_0002.flac?dl=0 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- ********** "A dog is a good thing to have around a house and so is a fence" ********** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#517): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/517 View All Messages In Topic (12): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/topic/16777022 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/16777022/21656 New Topic: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/post Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/editsub/21656 Group Home: https://groups.io/g/all-audio Contact Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
