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mikewest

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Hi Phil

 

1 update just before the start of the shoot another during and then 2.0 last week as far as I remember

although getting home regularly at 6 a.m has affected my brain slightly!

 

Have not bought a CL6 as 6 channels will do for now!

 

Yep power consumption very low, I use just one 5.0 AH Lith-ion powering 664 + two receivers and a headphone transmitter

 

BTW Cheers Brian

 

mike

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Just finished my first day with a 664 which was a rental on a shoot and the preamps def sound brighter/warmer then my 552/302 and its performance was flawless. As many others have said here as a field mixer / recorder it's fabulous.. The menu system and workflow is brilliant.

As far as the preamps are concerned, I must say my first impression is also that I prefer the pre's on my 552. The 664 seems to have slightly less fidelity to me. I've also owned a 702t that I've sold, and the 664 seems to sound more similar to it, but not as full and rich as I remember.

It may be just a matter of getting used to the sound and I def plan on doing some more listening in the studio rather then just headphones. This field mixer / recorder can handle pretty much anything I do, so for me it's a winner and I'll def be adding one to my kit soon !

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Ok Dolo to me the 664 sounds incredible: I'm doing a drama policeshow as a 'one man band', meaning me booming and having 4 TX (Lectro's) on track 2-5 that I cannot really control...no distortion at all ( had a lot of whispering to shouting scenes..)Normally I shoot with my Sonosax SX-ST8 (to an SD 744) and I hear a difference only that the 664 transformers are slightly warmer.Warmer is taste.

Not better,in my opinion.But Sonosax tranformers are also taste..Layout/routing on a Sonosax SX-ST8 however is outstandig and beyond compare.

David C (Sonosax SX-PR 4,BD-1,SX-ST 8 Owner/user)

Yes you are right - it is a taste thing. Glad to see you go a lot of the same kit I use however I'm not glad you don't have a boom op for your police drama. That setup is similar to the one I had on the documentary last week - and again booming, not chance of control over the radio mic's but 664 performed very well. No distortion, good headroom unbelievable power consumption.

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when you guys are comparing the sound of different recorders are you listening through it's headphone jack or recording and playing them all back on a common playback device ( i.e. computer plugged into studio monitors)?

headphone outputs can sound different than the actual recording in my experience.

I compared the Sonosax to the 664 files with this setup:- MacBook Pro - lake people d/a converters - phase linear amp - rogers LS7 speakers. I agree headphone amps sound very different and I take any chance to listen without the cans on.

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