I often serve as the middleman for some american expats living iN Europe who do not have the benefit of USPS shipping, and of course I always check everything out extensively before I Send it on to my friends..I had the extreme pleasure of using the R-09 back in May, and was really impressed with how simple it was to handle ,sound quality, and ergonomics. That is a very wise choice...One thing...I suggest using
www.soundprofessionals.com instead of sonic studios.They have a number of lav mic and portable solutions designed solely for the purpose that you are describing.....SP are real pros in the business and always look after customers like nobodys business. Talk to Chris..hell hook you right up.
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Originally Posted by aaron_in_sf  Not everything may apply, but I do have some advice pages that treat similar desires. They're mostly up-to-date with the exception that I haven't added the most recent information about the Edirol R-09 and Zoom. http://www.quietamerican.org/links.html
My feelings about HiMD in particular may not apply if you will for the forseeable future be recording out of a home base, rather than in the bush/on the road... but nonetheless it is a great match for most binaural-style mics.
Fwiw I just an hour ago read that Rip Lyttle has been having good results with his R-09 using the same Sonic Studios (binaural-like) mics/pre that I use, so it might be a good match. I may well get one though I've heard several first-hand accounts now of build quality problems (in particular the mic input failing within the first few months of use).
best regards,
aaron
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