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HHB FlashMic for Sale

$300 for a $1000 unit is a great buy, but I never understood why anyone would pay $1000 for this neat toy. For $150, you can get a flash recorder and external mic that works just as well. It's just not as compact.
 
pellmell said:
$300 for a $1000 unit is a great buy, but I never understood why anyone would pay $1000 for this neat toy. For $150, you can get a flash recorder and external mic that works just as well. It's just not as compact.
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"just not as compact"
And there's the biggest selling point for the Flashmic. All-in-one, easy to handle, simple operation. Perfect for idiot journalists who don't know anything about gear. Flashmics are awesome for standard ENG work.
 
Yup! They are simple for those that really don't need or want more, including cords and other things that screw up their 'story' etc.
 
You can get a recorder that's just as easy to use and sounds just as good as the HHB for a fraction of its price. That's the point.
 
Yes. They are extremely high, new. 300 might be the right price for the used market though for those wanting less complicated things.
 
SRP said:
You can get a recorder that's just as easy to use and sounds just as good as the HHB for a fraction of its price. That's the point.
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That's quite possible but I've never seen one, to be honest. I'm not a rabid fanboy of the Flashmic, I have a standalone recorder because I like stereo. But as far as all-in-one recorders, I haven't come across one that rivals HHB for serious and efficient ENG work. Sure, there are recorders with built-in mics etc, but most are way too cheaply built (ergo Zoom etc) and the ones that aren't are usually just too chunky and uncomfortable to use, such as the Sony PCM line. I think that to understand you have to be a journalist yourself and have some experience working in radio. It's all about reliability, convenience and performance, in that order. What it costs is really not that big of a deal. Especially considering that most recorders will be bought by a company and not by the individual journalist him/herself.
 
petsy said:
SRP said:
You can get a recorder that's just as easy to use and sounds just as good as the HHB for a fraction of its price. That's the point.
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That's quite possible but I've never seen one, to be honest. I'm not a rabid fanboy of the Flashmic, I have a standalone recorder because I like stereo. But as far as all-in-one recorders, I haven't come across one that rivals HHB for serious and efficient ENG work. Sure, there are recorders with built-in mics etc, but most are way too cheaply built (ergo Zoom etc) and the ones that aren't are usually just too chunky and uncomfortable to use, such as the Sony PCM line. I think that to understand you have to be a journalist yourself and have some experience working in radio. It's all about reliability, convenience and performance, in that order. What it costs is really not that big of a deal. Especially considering that most recorders will be bought by a company and not by the individual journalist him/herself.
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Well I AM a journalist myself and I DO work in radio.

And where I work (and where a LOT of us work) what it costs IS a big deal.

Generalizations get one in a lot of trouble very quickly.
 
Didn't mean to offend anyone, but I do think there's a point in my previous post. Even if you're freelance and cost matters a bit more, I don't really think the Flashmic is that overpriced. Most gear by these specialized companies come at a fairly high price, why I don't know, probably (in part) because they're really well made and come in shorter runs than your average Zoom unit.

The Flashmic is a really simple thing, you can't do much with it except typical radio work. Everything about it is designed for that and you're either okay with those shortcomings (such as fixed memory, no additional ins/outs etc) or you're not. But the point is a lot of people are and that's why the Flashmic has sold pretty well. When it first came out, a lot of people (including myself) said "why hasn't anyone thought of this before?"

What do you think is an equal or better all-in-one solution... for a lower price?
 
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