[access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:21:28 -0000
Hi Andy,
Could you send it to me please? Or have you gone off me forever? <Smile>.
Thanks.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Andy Logue
Sent: 19 February 2007 20:19
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
I've got the demo on the ZoomRecorder if you would like me to send it to
you.
Best wishes.
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 7:04 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
> Andy, Steve can be a bit overly 'robust' shall we say, at times. I think
> Carol
> has expressed it well.
>
> Yes, plenty of reviews on BCT although I found, to my annoyance, I
> couldn't
> download the review of the Zoom recorder. I like the XLR's this machine
> has and
> the genuine phantom powering, but alass, , no monitor speaker. Seems you
> never
> can have it it all.
>
> From Ray
> I can be contacted off-list at:
> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> Of Andy Logue
>
>
> Hi Steve.
>
> I never once referred to you as stupid within any of the messages that I
> have sent to the list regarding this subject, despite your protestations
> and
> personal attacks on non-Ederal users such as myself, but I really do feel
> that I should bring to your attention the fact that you are now coming
> across a bit strongly now. I am beginning to feel that you are perhaps
> protesting too much and wonder if you have second thoughts about the
> Ederal
> and cannot accept the reality that you have a second class recorder and
> that
> the Olympus is by far, a mor superior device.
>
> All I would say to you or anyone thinking of purchasing such a device is
> to
> visit the Blind Cool Tech list at:
> http://www.blindcooltech.com/
> and listen to demos on the Ederal, Olympus and the Zoom Recorder, and make
> your own mind up.
>
> Best wishes.
> Andy
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 11:00 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>
>
>> Hi Andy,
>>
>> What you said there, is pure stupid in my view. I am sorry to say that,
>> but
>> to say the Edirol couldn't match it, when the Edirol records as well as
>> MP3
>> at 16 and 24 bit uncompressed .WAV format. The Olympus is a toy in
>> comparison.
>>
>>
>> All the best
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>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Andy Logue
>> Sent: 16 February 2007 00:14
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>>
>> Hi Steve.
>>
>> You can always convert to mp3 using GoldWave as I do. It is a great
>> machine
>> for creating Podcasts as I'm currently doing. The quality is superb and
>> I'd
>> be surprised if the Ederal could match it. I think it's a little unfair
>> to
>> keep referring to it as a dictation machine. when it clearly is not.
>> However, it is perfect for recording the human voice and the built-in
>> microphone will easily pick up anything from a class to a large lecture
>> hall. It has an index system that enables the user to mark particular
>> points in the recording which they wish to return to quickly. It has a
>> built in speaker for easy monitoring of recordings, without the need of a
>> pair of headphones, and I'm still, after two weeks of heavy use, on my
>> first
>> set of batteries. You ought to try and get your hands on one to check it
>> out Steve. I could have paid a little more and got an Ederal, but I'm
>> glad
>> I didn't.
>>
>> Best wishes.
>> Andy
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:35 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>>
>>
>>> Hi Andy,
>>>
>>> 250 pounds, when you can get it for 249 dollars in the States? You were
>>> ripped off!
>>>
>>> Anyway, I am one of those silly people you speak of. A machine like the
>>> DS50 can't even record in MP3 format, and yet they call it a Podcast
>>> machine. It is, and remains, a good dictation machine, but that's about
>>> =
>>> it.
>>>
>>> All the best
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>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>>> =
>>> Of
>>> Andy Logue
>>> Sent: 15 February 2007 19:59
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>>>
>>> Hi John.
>>>
>>> The Olympus DS series has been demoed by a number of people on this list
>>> =
>>> and
>>> you could download the files to listen to at your own convenience, by
>>> visiting the following address and clicking on the appropriate link:
>>> http://www.blindcooltech.com/.
>>> Personally, I'd pay attention to those files created by a Mr. Neal =
>>> Ewers as
>>> these looked deep into all aspects of this device.
>>>
>>> I purchased the Olympus DS50 from a British company at:
>>> http://www.iansyst.co.uk/reviews/ds40-review/
>>> For about =A3250 and I'd highly recommend it.
>>>
>>> It seems to me that many folks on this list are Ederal lovers and =
>>> currently
>>> live under the misapprehension that their Ederal devices are God's own
>>> little children and they will do everything within their powers to =
>>> change
>>> your mind and encourage you to purchase one of these, other than any =
>>> other
>>> digital recorders. Don't listen to them! There are others on this list
>>> =
>>> who
>>> have opted for a device known as the Zoom Recorder, who likewise, live
>>> outwith reality. The day will come when all of the people on this list
>>> =
>>> will
>>> arrive at the conclusion that the Olympus DS50 is the best of them all,
>>> hahaha.
>>>
>>> You were looking for a British user of the DS50. I'm from Scotland! Do
>>> =
>>> I
>>> qualify?
>>>
>>> Please get back to me if you need any more information on this fantastic
>>> little device and ignore all the silly responses on the list that this
>>> message may cause.
>>>
>>> Best wishes.
>>>
>>> Andy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Farley" <john_farley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:25 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Olympus DS-50 Voice Recorder / MP3 player
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello list,
>>>>
>>>> I have come across this Olympus DS-50 unit on a different list.
>>>>
>>>> It sounds like it could be very useful indeed as it has voice output =
>>> for=20
>>>> its
>>>> controls.
>>>>
>>>> A description of it can be found on www.olympus.co.uk if you are=20
>>>> interested.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have any experience of using one of these in the UK?
>>>>
>>>> From a quick look around it would seem to cost about the same number =
>>> in=20
>>>> the
>>>> US and the UK, apart from the fact that the nice American folks pay in
>>>> dollars and we have to pay in pounds; so they get it for almost half =
>>> the
>>>> price, again.
>>>>
>>>> Could we purchase from the US and then buy a UK AC adaptor?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards, John.
>>>>
>>>> John Farley
>>>>
>>>> Personal Contact Work contact
>>>> Phone : 01442 259243 01923 438172
>>>> Mobile: 07815 056076 07785 928755
>>>> Fax : 01442 437909
>>>> E-Mail: john_farley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx john.farley@xxxxxxxx
>>>> =
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