25Feb Saramonic SR-AX107 XLR DSLR audio inteface
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a new audio interface on the market so the Saramonic SR-AX107 is a refreshing site. The built in +20dB of gain is a little more than Beachtek’s DXA-SLR and a bit less than the gain provided by the Riggy RM333. It’s interesting that they’ve included an isolation transformer into the design and of course the XLR inputs can supply phantom power.
The Saramonic SR-AX107 design also looks pretty interesting. Large volume knobs on the front, cold shoe mounts on either side, Beachtek style thumb screw, and all of the switches in an easy to get to location.
At a retail price of $199 the Saramonic SR-AX107 seems to be offering a pretty good bargain. This is the first XLR audio adapter interfaces i’ve actually been excited about since the release of Tascam’s DR-60D. I might have to get one of these in for a review.
February 25th, 2015 at 10:30 am
I saw there line of products a few months back, the first one I saw was a passive unit. But I wondered about the quality, I thought the overall design looked quite nice but what does the version with built in pre-amps sound like? Does it use ultra low noise high gain pre-amps? is it cleaner then the current Beachtek offerings, because I am just not impressed with the sound quality and amount of noise BT has for the cost.
Will you be doing a review on the Saramonic. I would be interested in seeing how these fair against the current crop audio interfaces. I think it would be an interesting test to see how good this unit is for what it cost, which is not bad if it is in fact clean or is it just another sub-par unit to add to the pile. As of right now I think the Jucedlink is the only unit in it’s class that provides excellent sound and a very clean output.
I say class, by this I mean range as the SD Mix-Pre has some of the cleanest and best sound quality in my opin but it is in a different price class altogether. If the Saramonic can come somewhere in the middle with better cleaner sound then the BT but maybe not as clean as the JL but at that $199 price point then I think they will have a winning product.
February 25th, 2015 at 11:07 am
Thanks for covering this. I’ve been seeing their ads on blogs and wondered. Would also like to see something on the new Tascam 70D. Maybe you could do an updated shootout like you did before.
February 25th, 2015 at 12:25 pm
Working on getting a review unit it. Would like to take a look at the DR-70D as well when I get the time.
February 25th, 2015 at 1:05 pm
Very cool I hope you can get one, I look forward to the pos test, as I note that the Saramonic also has a headphone jack which it seems many do not, so that is a nice touch in this price class if it proves to have good SQ and low noise it would be a welcome edition I think to any DSLR film makers looking to get great sound and features at a reasonable cost.
Yes that new Tascam looks pretty good, I like the new lower profile.
February 25th, 2015 at 1:24 pm
I’m liking those Hot shoe mountings on the side like that, far enough away from the camera and tripod head,that you’ll have space to mount and move, I think it’s perfectly designed for bringing in 2 sets of G3s
February 25th, 2015 at 2:56 pm
The design is definitely handy and the price is right.
March 5th, 2015 at 11:57 am
I will be looking forward to your review Deejay. Have you ever tried using a preamp interface that is normally used for usb to computer? I used a Focusrite 2i2 Scarlett for location shooting corporate video. It requires power from USB on my laptop, but it wasn’t a problem since I was monitoring video for my Blackmagic camera on my laptop as well. But to become more ENG-style mobile, I was looking to try a Roland Duo Capture EX, it can run on batteries or 12v adapter and USB. I could use batteries or my Anker Astro Pro 20,000mAh battery pack to run it. Either way the cost is far lower than Juicedlink and Beachtek, with far more low noise gain.