Fostex FR-2

High Spec Lightweight Field Recorder

Relax, you can finally retire that DAT. Fostex has combined a wealth of knowledge and development into the highly acclaimed FR-2 field recorder. Records to innovative PCMCIA 1.8" hard disk drives and Compact Flash at up to 24-bit, 192 KHz. But what makes this ideal for the professional is the 10 sec pre-record buffer, and optional timecode reader/generator (with 5-pin Lemo). File transfer (BWF) via USB. Simple.

$2,699 (RRP)