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Marantz PMD660 - Portable Compact Flash Digital Recorder with XLR Inputs

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Marantz PMD660 - Portable Compact Flash Recorder

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The Marantz PMD660 is a moderately priced, 2-channel, professional portable digital audio recorder, serving the broadcast and journalism markets, that uses inexpensive, and readily available, Compact Flash memory cards or Microdrives as the storage media of choice. It is powered by four AA batteries.

There are two major advantages to the PMD660 recording technology. First, it is basically shock resistant - there are no moving parts in the recording medium. Second, the computer integration process of data transfer, editing, and assemblage has been greatly simplified - the card may be removed and inserted directly into a computer with a like card reader, or the onboard USB port may be connected.

The PMD660 will record either uncompressed linear PCM audio at 16-bit, CD-quality, in WAV file format, or MP3 files using MPEG1 Layer3 compression. Typically, data compression is a function of bit rate: lowering the bit rate increases the compression, and therefore available recording time, but diminishes the audio sound quality. For example, a 1GB card will record over 60 minutes of stereo uncompressed audio, while the same capacity card using compressed MP3 recording will yield over 17 hours of stereo audio.

The PMD660 is a professional unit that happens to fit nicely in the hand, yet offers features like dual XLR microphone inputs, with 48V phantom power, a security door for the switch settings and media, USB connectivity, and cut-and-paste editing with virtual track, EDL-style playlisting. The backlit screen and bright LED metering are additional enhancements, as are the built-in speaker and stereo microphone.

The PMD660 is a worthy investment for the journalist or documentary recordist with high standards, on a low budget.

Enhanced Portable Design

: • Small, professional portable Compact Flash card recorder fits in the hand

: • Solid State design, no moving parts or maintenance

: • Mono and stereo recording modes, WAV and MP3 file support

: • Versatile, situation-dependent, uncompressed CD-quality or compressed data recording covers requirement range from sound gathering to speech and lecture recording

: • Inexpensive, readily available, large capacity miniature recording media

: • Four-hour operation on four standard AA batteries

Flexible Audio Connectivity

: • Dual XLR microphone inputs with 48V phantom power and -20dB pad

: • USB port for direct computer connection, simplified file transfer

: • 3.5mm stereo mini line input and output

: • 3.5mm stereo mini headphone output

Advanced Built-Ins and Editing

: • Built-in stereo microphone

: • Built-in speaker

: • Backlit LCD screen, bright LED meter bars

: • Full onboard cut-copy-paste digital editing with Copy Segment feature

: • EDL-style marking system creates new files "on-the-fly", 99 Virtual-track playlisting

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Marantz PMD660 - Portable Compact Flash Digital Recorder with XLR Inputs

512MB CF Card

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3.5mm Stereo Mini to Dual RCA "Y" Cable

USB Cable

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