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Fostex D5 DAT recorder
$395 Negotiable
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Fostex D5 DAT recorder
Ive had this about 15 years but haven’t used it since I copied all my DAT tapes to audio back then. I have moved a few times since so don’t even know where the DAT tapes are now. Selling it for $395 ONO
SPECS:
Type: digital audio tape deckBalanced I/O (switchable between 4 and -10 dBu)
• AES/EBU & S/P-DIF optical I/O
• Selectable frequencies
• 2 quantisation modes
• Highly reliable "Sendust" head
• 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz sample frequencies
• Up to 4 hours continuous recording at 32kHz (long play mode)
• PCM error check function
• Recognises CD-Q code during digital signal transfer from CD ensuring accurate P-No.
• Table of Contents (TOC) facility
• 300x wind speed (less than 60 seconds for a 120 minute tape)
• Short play & long play
• Extensive memory functions
• Selectable Recording Times - 120 minutes in SP mode, and 240 minutes in LP mode.
• It comes equipped with fully balanced inputs & outputs, AES/EBU & S/P DIF optical digital connectors, as well as a General Purpose Interface (GPI) useful for remote or fader start, S-ID search & Stop.
• High-Quality A/D & D/A conversion comes as standard with 1-bit wide-range linear A/D converter and high-speed pulse-flow plus 1-bit D/A converter for excellent sound quality and minimal conversion errors.
Paul White takes a look at the smallest of Fostex's 'D' range of pro DAT recorders.
Pros
• Simple to use.
• Good tape handling.
• Excellent sound quality.
• No SCMS.
• Switchable sample rates.
Summary
A sensibly priced, pro DAT recorder for those who don't want to make do with a consumer machine
Soundwise, the D5 uses single bit converters fed from a clock system designed to minimise clock jitter, now widely acknowledged as one of the main reasons why some machines sound noticeably worse than others. The result is a signal to noise ratio and dynamic range in excess of 90dB, and an audio bandwidth from 20Hz to 20kHz within / 1dB. There's also a long play mode (rather out of place on a pro machine?), and this provides the same kind of dynamic range and noise performance, but with the upper frequency limit restricted to 14.5kHz.
Fostex have been building pro DAT recorders almost since the format was introduced, and even now, they've resisted the temptation to produce a budget, consumer grade model. Nevertheless, the D5 on review compares favourably in price with the two track analogue machines that it replaces. Unlike most consumer machines, the D5 has switchable sampling rates, balanced audio and digital I/Os on XLRs, and there's no hint of SCMS anywhere in the manual (for those new to DAT machines, SCMS is a supposed anti piracy system which prevents you making digital backups beyond one generation from the master tape. In practice, this is a major inconvenience for legitimate users.)
Overview
The D5 is a 3U professional DAT machine with a clean and simple front panel layout. Surprisingly, the machine is very light — probably about half the weight of my original Sony DTC1000.
One neat feature is that if you're making a digital copy from a CD (and let's face it, there are legitimate circumstances under which you'd want to do this), the Q code on the CD is directly translated into DAT Start IDs, so you don't have to worry about ID's being missed when one track runs into another, or unwanted IDs popping up whenever there's a break. Like most modern DAT machines, the D5 records a real time subcode onto the tape to provide a real time display. All the usual ID editing and renumbering facilities are fully supported.
Ive had this about 15 years but haven’t used it since I copied all my DAT tapes to audio back then. I have moved a few times since so don’t even know where the DAT tapes are now. Selling it for $395 ONO
SPECS:
Type: digital audio tape deckBalanced I/O (switchable between 4 and -10 dBu)
• AES/EBU & S/P-DIF optical I/O
• Selectable frequencies
• 2 quantisation modes
• Highly reliable "Sendust" head
• 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz sample frequencies
• Up to 4 hours continuous recording at 32kHz (long play mode)
• PCM error check function
• Recognises CD-Q code during digital signal transfer from CD ensuring accurate P-No.
• Table of Contents (TOC) facility
• 300x wind speed (less than 60 seconds for a 120 minute tape)
• Short play & long play
• Extensive memory functions
• Selectable Recording Times - 120 minutes in SP mode, and 240 minutes in LP mode.
• It comes equipped with fully balanced inputs & outputs, AES/EBU & S/P DIF optical digital connectors, as well as a General Purpose Interface (GPI) useful for remote or fader start, S-ID search & Stop.
• High-Quality A/D & D/A conversion comes as standard with 1-bit wide-range linear A/D converter and high-speed pulse-flow plus 1-bit D/A converter for excellent sound quality and minimal conversion errors.
Paul White takes a look at the smallest of Fostex's 'D' range of pro DAT recorders.
Pros
• Simple to use.
• Good tape handling.
• Excellent sound quality.
• No SCMS.
• Switchable sample rates.
Summary
A sensibly priced, pro DAT recorder for those who don't want to make do with a consumer machine
Soundwise, the D5 uses single bit converters fed from a clock system designed to minimise clock jitter, now widely acknowledged as one of the main reasons why some machines sound noticeably worse than others. The result is a signal to noise ratio and dynamic range in excess of 90dB, and an audio bandwidth from 20Hz to 20kHz within / 1dB. There's also a long play mode (rather out of place on a pro machine?), and this provides the same kind of dynamic range and noise performance, but with the upper frequency limit restricted to 14.5kHz.
Fostex have been building pro DAT recorders almost since the format was introduced, and even now, they've resisted the temptation to produce a budget, consumer grade model. Nevertheless, the D5 on review compares favourably in price with the two track analogue machines that it replaces. Unlike most consumer machines, the D5 has switchable sampling rates, balanced audio and digital I/Os on XLRs, and there's no hint of SCMS anywhere in the manual (for those new to DAT machines, SCMS is a supposed anti piracy system which prevents you making digital backups beyond one generation from the master tape. In practice, this is a major inconvenience for legitimate users.)
Overview
The D5 is a 3U professional DAT machine with a clean and simple front panel layout. Surprisingly, the machine is very light — probably about half the weight of my original Sony DTC1000.
One neat feature is that if you're making a digital copy from a CD (and let's face it, there are legitimate circumstances under which you'd want to do this), the Q code on the CD is directly translated into DAT Start IDs, so you don't have to worry about ID's being missed when one track runs into another, or unwanted IDs popping up whenever there's a break. Like most modern DAT machines, the D5 records a real time subcode onto the tape to provide a real time display. All the usual ID editing and renumbering facilities are fully supported.
- Date Listed:15/01/2024
- Last Edited:25/04/2024
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Shipping & Pickup
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