Hi!    Japan is a 100 volt country, very bad for sound.......    The East of the country is 50Hz, while the west is 60Hz.  Go figure.......  When you have DC powered gear, it doesn't matter.   Sonically yours..........   todd ma  

Dear Neville   A bit more information regarding the DAC.    It is NOT using the same OP AMP as in the recorders so should sound better.    They are using a TI OP AMP with a somewhat high slew rate of 8.5 V/μs (min) very low THD:  0.0002% Intermodulation Distortion  0.0004%...

Hi Neville and sorry for the delay!   As the DAC has not been released yet, I cannot say for sure, but I do know that the DAC chip is the same as in both the MR1000 and MR2000s recorders so one might think that they would also use the same OP amps and it would basically sound the same.  I...

Dear M   The Japanese data that I have does not differentiate between 2.8 and 5.6 Mhz when discussing Native DSD output.  So, one would assume that Native DSD is only possible with Windows ASIO; they also specifically mention that ASIO has to be 2.1 or higher.  I will try to confirm this for...

Regarding the new USB powered Korg DAC:   It will NOT be sold outside of Japan   First production is limited to 1000 units.    Release in Japan is sometime in Nov, 2012.    While there is no official retail price, selling price is said to be around 50,000 JPY.    It will...

MA Recordings congratulates you, although belatedly on putting your faith in the Korg recorders. They are amazing and not expensive when considering the gear out there that is far, FAR more expensive. All "philes" should realize the potential in these items at least for the following reason...