Best Under 3k Audio Recorder?

So assuming I need just 2 inputs, what is the best for under 3k? Because that is what I will likely be needing, the 2 choices it looks like would be the Edioral R-88 and the Sound Devices 722, I am talking just about the audio quality from it, I will likely be using the Audio Technica AT4053B for inside Dialogue movie recording and the MKH-416 for outside dialogue recording!
 
3k what?

There is a big difference between £, €, $ and ¥

Assuming £ - then the AETA 4MinX starts at a little above this and is equal to the Nagra VI and about £2k less. Very well built and a good investment.

If you are talking $, then this would be well out of budget - in which case I would look at a R-88 if you want multi-channel, or a 2-channel SD 702 or 722.
 
Ya its dollars, sorry about that I forgot that a lot of people on forums are not in the us, now as far as quality on the R-88 vs the SD 702 or 722, which has the highest quality, for dialogue recording for movies/short films? Because I doubt I will need more then 2 channels, and am willing to go either just depending on quality, long recording time, and battery is not an issue in the least! Just mainly concerned about which comes out on top in terms of audio quality?

Also another quick question on that, I am looking into getting a Neumann TLM103 mic and a Apogee Quartet for studio recording, for Voice overs, ADR etc, for movies mainly, I would be using a home made recording box, with foam and all that, assuming I get either the R-88 or the SD722, will this match the recording quality and eq of the Neumann TLM103 and Apogee Quartet, or do I need to look into a different solution, also since I am going to be looking into recording field and studio, is there a recorder that can do both, that can hook live into a computer using firewire or usb or whatever and recording straight into logic, pro tools, final cut etc? Because I would be willing to spend more on that if it did(something around 5k), I could also use my mics for it to, because I have heard for ADR you generally wanna use the mic you used in the field in order to match

Thanks
 
They all have very good sound, but the build quality on the SD is just total field professional. For my money, if I was trying to do professional field recording, I would buy SD every time. But as someone mentioned, if you don't have an audio person with you, you likely can get by with less. For what you describe, I run a SD Mixpre front end into a Tascam PM661 (two channels). If you want to go up from their, the various SDs are the way to go. Just to throw into the mix, my sound engineer friend, who works with me when the budget allows, and runs his own recording studio, has recently bought a Tascam D680. He is amazed at the pre-amp quality, and has started using it in his studio with professional level jobs.
 
8string said:
They all have very good sound, but the build quality on the SD is just total field professional. For my money, if I was trying to do professional field recording, I would buy SD every time. But as someone mentioned, if you don't have an audio person with you, you likely can get by with less. For what you describe, I run a SD Mixpre front end into a Tascam PM661 (two channels). If you want to go up from their, the various SDs are the way to go. Just to throw into the mix, my sound engineer friend, who works with me when the budget allows, and runs his own recording studio, has recently bought a Tascam D680. He is amazed at the pre-amp quality, and has started using it in his studio with professional level jobs.
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The Tascam DR680 is amazing bang for the buck. The only down side would be that you don't have a full mixing panel with seperate pots for each track. You need to use one pot and switch between them with a button for each near the knob, and the build quality which is plastic. But frankly with the Busman mod as well, I see no need for another machine in terms of pre-amp quality.
 
Robertofish said:
Ya its dollars, sorry about that I forgot that a lot of people on forums are not in the us, now as far as quality on the R-88 vs the SD 702 or 722, which has the highest quality, for dialogue recording for movies/short films? Because I doubt I will need more then 2 channels, and am willing to go either just depending on quality, long recording time, and battery is not an issue in the least! Just mainly concerned about which comes out on top in terms of audio quality?
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If you only need two channels, I would definitely get the SD over the R-88 or R-44. Also (which I forgot earlier) there is the Nagra LB, which is an excellent 2-channel unit, equal or better than the SD 702/722 and there is the new Nagra VII (but I don't know the price of that).

Another option is the AETA MIXY which is a small portable mixer (3 x mic/line + 2 line) and outputs digitally and analogue. Use this with a portable recorder with digital inputs like the Marantz PMD 661-II or the Tascam DR 100-II and you have a superb top-end stereo recorder with a lot f flexibility.



Robertofish said:
Also another quick question on that, I am looking into getting a Neumann TLM103 mic and a Apogee Quartet for studio recording, for Voice overs, ADR etc, for movies mainly, I would be using a home made recording box, with foam and all that, assuming I get either the R-88 or the SD722, will this match the recording quality and eq of the Neumann TLM103 and Apogee Quartet, or do I need to look into a different solution, also since I am going to be looking into recording field and studio, is there a recorder that can do both, that can hook live into a computer using firewire or usb or whatever and recording straight into logic, pro tools, final cut etc? Because I would be willing to spend more on that if it did(something around 5k), I could also use my mics for it to, because I have heard for ADR you generally wanna use the mic you used in the field in order to match
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I have always preferred the Gefell M930 over the TLM 103 - the SOS review is HERE.

This mic. is popular with broadcasters as an excellent mic. for speech - pic. shows the M930 in shockmount with Pop Killer:-

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