On Thu, 07 Sep 2000 15:39:20 -0500, Bill Finch wrote:

>I am a little confused. I know that the VX2000 and PD150 started out
>with a high noise floor (ie hiss and schott noise) with agc off. I also
>know that current PD150s do not have this problem. What are the facts on
>the VX2000? Is the noise problem fixed in current production runs?
>
>My confusion comes from Sony US's inability to say that they had a
>problem. They call the fix an upgrade for the PD150 and charge $200 for
>this upgrade. I just came back from Europe and Sony Europe admitted a
>problem and did a (free) recall/fix.
>
>I have used several PD150s and one of them had the noise problem (-46db
>by my measurements) - very obvious. Unusable for certain. The other
>units were quite good (-92 to -89db). So, at least the problem is over
>for PD150. Does anyone know or have noise measurements on current VX2000
>units. What are the facts on the VX2000 sound?

I have not measured it, but my two VX-2000s are quiet
in "normal" use (not that they are not noisy with the
manual record level and earphone level set high - then
there is a LOT of hiss and "popcorn" noise [but
those settings are unrealistic]).