Solid state recorders

Anyone try something like this:
Marantz PMD 580
How does the sound quality compare to CD? I'm guessing playback is just like CD's where you select the track and hit play? Is it time to retire my CD recorder?
Thanks

cdc09-13-2009 4:13am

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cdc OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,857 posts 09-14-2009 at 04:05am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks for the observations. The technology looks like it has promise but maybe not there yet.
cdc OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,857 posts 10-05-2009 at 08:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I spoke with Marantz and they now have an R-C 600 remote control for their PMD560/570/580. Also you can put in track markers and be able to skip from track to track. They rate their 2 gig flash (not SD) at 3 hours for standard 16 bit CD quality. Wonder when the audiophile industry will take hold of this. Sounds like the way of the future IMHO.
cdc OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,857 posts 10-09-2009 at 03:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Marantz's top of the line, $1,500 PMD 580 has pretty poor signal / noise ratio and dynamic range. Much worse than an average CDP. # Recording MP3 Bit-rate (Selectable) # Mono: 160, 128, 96, 64, 32 kbps # Stereo: 320, 256, 192, 128, 64 kbps # Sampling Frequency: 44.1/48 kHz # Number of Channels: 2 (Stereo), 1 (Mono) # Audio Frequency Response: 10 to 20,000 Hz ñ 1.0 dB # Signal-to-noise Ratio, IEC-A Weighted: 91 dB # Total Harmonic Distortion at 0 VU: 0.01% # Dynamic Range; 94 dB PMD 580
cdc OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,857 posts 01-18-2011 at 04:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The new Denon DN-F650R has better specs (closer to the Sound Devices) and uses the newer SD cars or USB, not the compact flash which I was told will be going obsolete. The big question, though is how does it SOUND?

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