Marantz PMD650 Minidisc Player Reviews


Marantz PMD650
MSRP:
$ 1000.00
From the most trusted name in portable recording comes the first truly professional-grade portable MiniDisc recorder, the Marantz Professional PMD650. Easy to use, yet loaded with performance features, the PMD650 provides up to 74 minutes of stereo digital recording (148 minutes mono) and the advantages of MiniDisc editing. Introducing the first truly professional portable MiniDisc recorder, the PMD650 from Marantz Professional. With a full compliment of professional I/Os, MiniDisc editing and text display capabilities, and innovative recording features that anyone making field recordings will greatly appreciate, the PMD650 is an outstanding value. This rugged and reliable unit offers a flexible recording system. Using two microphone or line level inputs, recording can be made onto two stereo tracks or combined into one mono track. Using a single microphone or line level input, recording can be made onto a single mono track or onto two separate tracks, with the second track 15dB lower than the first; this serves as a backup against level overloads.A digital audio buffer provides shock resistance up to 40 seconds and allows 2 seconds of recording before the record button is triggered. Plus, the PMD650 includes two Ambient Noise Cancellation (ANC) filters, a record-level limiter, and a programmable voice-activated Auto Level Sync Recording (LSR) system.

   
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Reviewed by:
Willogenic
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
July 20, 2003

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.80 of 5, 5.00 votes

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Review 1 of 1 , from Melbourne, Australia

Price Paid:  $2200.00

Summary:
I work at a university in Melbourne and have nine PMD650 units that our Journalism/media studies students use. While these units are a little pricey for the casual user, for pro/broadcast audio needs it's spot on. You really do get what you pay for.

Strengths:
The PMD 650 is a pretty rugged unit with very easy to use and more or less self-explanatory features. I've found that people with very limited knowledge of audio equipment are able to operate them with very little instruction.

Weaknesses:
The only problem we've had with them is some of the NiCad batteries dying out well before their time. They weren't cheap to replace and we've found that some of the replacements have died somewhat prematurely as well. Also, we've found the straps to be somewhat unstable resulting in the occasional dropped unit. It may seem a trifling matter, when you're on the road interviewing like our students do you need them to be as reliable as possible.


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