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Sony
DTC-ZA5ES
(1995
- 2006)
The ZA5ES is a 4DD/2Heads design and Sony's last full-fledged consumer
DAT recorder, introduced at the ES line's true turning point...
It
is a good recorder, it is also reliable, has 4 DD motors, PULSE
analogue-to-digital converters, Advanced-PULSE + SCORE 1-bit digital
filter, has SBM, can record analogue sources at 44.1kHz... It just
was a bit of a let down when one had a DTC-2000ES and the lavishness
of the previous DTC-1000ES,
DTC-1500ES
and DTC-2000ES
was over.
Comparing
the internal componentry and structure just proved what happened
between 1993 and 1994 at Sony - the ZA5ES really is cheaply built
inside, really cheap. No copper-plating, lightweight chassis, small
transformer...
Open
these two pages in new windows to make a direct comparison :
DTZ-ZA5ES
DTC-2000ES
See
what I mean ?
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