Toll Free 866-SHIP-SDM (744-7736) Mention service code L2Z9H1L

Site Map | FAQ | Contact Us | Order Tracking

Same Day Shipping SpeedPlay

Fostex MR16HD 16-Track Digital Recorder

Web Item #FOSMR16HD

This product can only be ordered by phone. Please call us at 866-SHIP-SDM (744-7736).

Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 8.8 out of 10
Quality:: 9.4 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 9.2 out of 10

Features:: 8.8 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 8.8 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 9 out of 10

User Reviews for Fostex MR16HD 16-Track Digital Recorder

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 6 out of 10
Sound:: 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 9 out of 10

89% of users found this reviews helpful (9 votes).

Was this review helpful to you?

Thanks for your vote. Can you specify what about this review did or did not help you?

We appreciate your feedback. It will help us organize user reviews more effectively.

By a customer from loginetics.com

Submitted: 1/31/2009

Style of Music: bluegrass and old-time musician, folk

Experience: amateur musician, recording enthusiast

"Good value, no frills, solid, easy-to-use"

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

Sounds good for 16-bit recording, especially if using external preamps. Onboard preamps are weak, so if you turn them up to get good recording levels, you can hear some hiss. I get good sound with external preamps. I cannot bypass the onboard preamp circuitry, but I can turn down the trim all the way and the external preamps work fine (very quiet, no hiss).

Feature:

Has guitar input with range of sounds, XLR inputs for mics, TS inputs for line inputs (preamps) etc. Mic and amp simulation and 33 EQ input presets are occasionally useful. Mixdown to a final stereo wav file creation is VERY EASY. 3 mastering settings but I don't usually use them. All tracks are wav files that can be imported into recording software for processing. Loops, punch-in and punch-out capability included. Phantom power is on/off for all 4 XLR inputs at once, and this is annoying sometimes. Features are limited but the sound is quite good. This makes a good portable field recorder.

Ease of Use:

Mic setup and room isolation measures take longer than making a recording with this unit - very easy to operate.

Quality:

Mine has held up well (have had it about 15 months now) and has been very reliable. Had to send back to Fostex to get a buzz fixed after about 3 months - they added some padding and it is quiet now. The hard drive makes a soft little noise, but less than a audio computer hard drive and fan. Quality is fine.

Manufacturer Support:

Support has answered all four of my emails. And they repaired my unit under warranty within a week or so. Good support.

Value:

Some places sell the MR16HD for $350 now. Very good value. I paid $399 which was the best price around 15 months ago.

The Wow Factor:

Looks fine. Not a big priority with me.

Overall:

I will move up to an audio interface in a couple years. I like this for now. Used with a good preamp like Sytek MPX 4Aii, this makes good recordings. Recordings with the onboard preamps can be a bit noisy.

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 8 out of 10

61% of users found this reviews helpful (33 votes).

Was this review helpful to you?

Thanks for your vote. Can you specify what about this review did or did not help you?

We appreciate your feedback. It will help us organize user reviews more effectively.

By a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 1/10/2008

Style of Music: All types all styles

Experience: Drummer,vocals,recording home sudio,live performances

"The Best Deal for the Dollar!!!"

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

Very good playback and easy to do.

Feature:

for the money great

Ease of Use:

now here, there maybe some drawbacks the unit is esy to use once you get to using it, but the manuel must have been made in another language with a very poor translation it's hard to understand at times and runs you from point to point. But like i said once yo get to using the recorder you will LOVE IT !!!!!it's not hard at all.

Quality:

for the price you can't beat it !!

Manufacturer Support:

haven't had to use it yet !!

Value:

GREAT !!!!

Overall:

It more than fits my needs at the moment,i may up grade some day.