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Crane Song Hedd or Apogee PSX-100 ?

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Decisions, Decisions. Which one to buy as an outboard AD converter for location recording on a 24 bit DAT recorder?

Pros and Cons: (As I see it)



Apogee Pros

Transparent. 120dB Dynamic range. Has limiter. 1U rack mount.



Apogee Cons

Can't use both AD & DA connected on DA-45HR.



Hedd Pros

Transparent. Cool digital processing.

1U rack mount. Can connect both AD & DA to DA-45HR



Hedd Cons

No limiter. Can't find AD or DA dynamic range figures published.



n.b. the need for the safety of a limiter as I use a Millennia Media Mic Pre with large step gain settings (I know this can be changed but it means shipping it to the States & its in use too often for that)



Are there any other options I should consider for $3K max?

If you've used both I would value your subjective opinions on either unit.



I'm in remote Scotland...lots of sheep..no converters here though.

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A while back I found the Hedd better as an AD and prefered the sound of My Apogee SE as a DA...



I think they both have that 'dual use' seperate A/D & D/A thing going. On the Apogee it's called 'confidence monitoring' - look into it.



You'd best try em out in the field and see which you prefer..



[url=(dead link removed)[/url] sells em both, with negotiation, Fletcher might let you take both units for a shootout!



:)

Fri, 03/08/2002 - 13:16 Permalink
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Originally posted by Brad Blackwood:

If you haven't heard Apogee's 'soft limit', then I'd give it a listen before deciding it was worthwhile - I think it sounds like crap.



As for overall converter sound quality, the HEDD smokes the Apogee stuff. I did a shootout with the PSX-100SE and the HEDD-192 and there wasn't any comparison...



We bought the HEDD-192.

That's what we found too. Crane song kicks butt.

Sun, 03/10/2002 - 11:07 Permalink