I'm not talking about using the high sampling rates on the LS-7. all the recordings I made were in Mp3 mode at various microphone "zoom" settings and turning on or off the "central", omnidirrectional mic. Using the central mic gave great voice and sound quaity; it had a richness that the Dm-620 didn't have.
John Riehl -----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave Scrimenti Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:29 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: comparison between the LS-7 and DM-620 I don't know which one you should buy, but I certainly wouldn't go for the ls7 for the 96/24 sampling rate.What are you going to record that you believe requires such a high sampling rate, especially since you'll usually have to downsample to 44.1/16 anyway? And are you planning to spend hundreds or thousands on microphones and pre-amps so you'll actually notice the difference? I don't mean to sound harsh or sarcastic, but I don't see the necessity of going to 96/24 with what is essentially a consumer recorder. Even Neal Ewers in his podcast says he rarely uses those high rates. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hamit Campos" <hamitcam...@gmail.com> To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:37 PM Subject: RE: comparison between the LS-7 and DM-620 >I thought as much. The DM-620 sounded to me like a glorified DM-2 when I > first read about it. So, at the time I said no, > I'l stick to trying for the DM-4 thanks. But then along comes the LS-7 and > makes me think again. It's cheaper then the DM-4, it sounds better, and it > can record in full LPCM 96000KHZ at 24 bit. That's blue-ray audio. I don't > know. We'll see, but I think I'll get this one instead. I mean, the catchy > things about the DM-4 are the text to speech, speech recognition, and the > DAISY player. But, it can only record in DVD quality namely 48000KHZ at 16 > bit. As much as I like the 3 above mentioned things about the DM-4, I'm > really thinking about the LS-7. What do you guys think. Which should I go > for in your opinion? > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of John Riehl > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:42 PM > To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org > Subject: comparison between the LS-7 and DM-620 > > I've purchased both the Olympus Ls-7 and the DM-620 and want to post a > brief > comparison and review of the two recorders. > The short version: I'm going to return the DM-620 to amazon. > Although both recorders have three mics, the Ls-7 has better mics -- the > two > side mics stick out more than the DM-620 mics. there is no comparison re > the > quality of voice recordings; the LS-7 gives a much richer, life-like bass > sound to recordings, even when recording in MP# mode. > The DM-620 does not have a "pre-record" mode, which buffers two seconds of > recording; the LS-7 has this mode. > The DM-620 also does not have a 100HZ or 300HZ low-cut filter; you can > either turn the low cut filter on or off on the DM-620. > The LS-7 has a 100HZ and 300HZ low cut filter choice. > both recorders have the same button configuration, which, in my opinion, > is > inferior to the Dm-420 or Dm-520. the record,/pause and stop buttons are > on > the front face of both recorders, not on the side as they are on the > DM-520. > The case on both recorders is terrible; it is really a sleeve. It does not > have a flap that opens and closes, nor does it have the "kickstand" > feature > like the dM-520 case. > > Both recorders have the same level of voice guidance; 95% of the menu > choices talk. Neither recorder gives you system memory info, nor can you > set > the clock by voice as far as I know. > But all of the record, lay, file, etc, selections speak on both recorders. > > > In short, if you are looking for an excellent digital recorder, spend a > few > more bucks and get the LS-7. You won't be sorry. > . > > John Riehl > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6290 (20110713) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
