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Out of thousands of reviews for 57 products, over 300 people recommended Voice Recorders and Transcribers specifically for Quality. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital
Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $90 - $150 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
16 People Recommend
"this recorder is great because it's very portable and the sound quality is excellent.…"

- Compuplus.com User

"while i would not record a performance with it the sound quality and ease of use is a great value.…"

- Jimmy from FL at Circuitcity.com

"i use it in class, i can't say enough about the sound quality (which is in stereo).…"

- Mark from at Circuitcity.com


No 2 Olympus VN4100PC Digital
Olympus VN4100PC Digital Voice Recorder $30 - $90 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
12 People Recommend
"the olympus sound quality was amazing!…"

- Willis from Atlanta, GA at Circuitcity.com

"a boundary mic in an effort to improve the sound quality and…"

- Bhphotovideo.com User

"sound quality is outstanding!…"

- BillC from New Jersey at Circuitcity.com


No 3 Olympus RECORDER
Olympus RECORDER, WS-311M DIGITAL VOICE, 138 ( 141947 ) $70 - $106 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
11 People Recommend
"although it has several settings for sound quality, i use a medium level and the sound quality is plenty good for my needs.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"summary: the replay sound quality is impressive.…"

- Thenerds.net User

"the windows xp "wow" feature is not very "wow" as far as sound quality, but the built in true bass and five band equalizer were much more useful.…"

- Bestbuy.com User


No 4 Olympus VN-2100PC
Olympus VN-2100PC $27 - $60 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
10 People Recommend
"very good digital voice recorder - fine sound quality - instructions for using digital wave software could be a bit more complete, but the software works well - would buy it again…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"the sound quality is very good , have bought a recorder from local store same price range and on that one the sound is very fuzzy.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"the buttons are bigger & the sound quality is awesome...especially in xhq mode.…"

- Circuitcity.com User


No 5 Edirol R-09 Handheld Digital
Edirol R-09 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $270 - $400 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
9 People Recommend
"stunned by the sound quality.…"

- Bhphotovideo.com User

"i am totally impressed with this device - it is very easy to use and the sound quality is really good.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the sound quality is quite good and obviously better than that of dm-10 that i had been using, but not way better.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Olympus VN 4100PC
Olympus VN 4100PC - digital voice recorder Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
8 People Recommend
"i am impressedwith the space available to record on, the voice activation feature, and the sound quality.…"

- Gary from Utah at Circuitcity.com

"if you handle many messages this makes it easy and the sound quality in very good…"

- ktienk from L at Circuitcity.com

"the sound quality is crystal clear, and the ability to burn cd's allows for easy transcription and permanent record keeping.…"

- Dave from Cary, NC at Circuitcity.com


No 7 Sony ICD-P320 Handheld Digital
Sony ICD-P320 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $85 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
5 People Recommend
"it's a great recorder, the sound quality, the features, and the cost.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"the sound quality hasbeen very good for me...especially when you listen to it with headphones.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"it has very good sound quality for personal recording.…"

- Circuitcity.com User


No 8 Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital
Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $86 - $170 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
5 People Recommend
"sound quality is excellent, and microphone is sensitive enough to pick up anybody speaking in a room speakin in a reasonably loud voice.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the folders allow for easy sorting, and the sound quality is great for clearly hearing a melody and later listening and practicing it.…"

- Amazon.com User

"this recorder has excellent sound quality, impressive voice guided menu, easy to read display, great performance and key response, and is a great size and can conspicuously be put in your shirt pocket…"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Sony ICD-B500 Digital 256MB Flash Based DVR and
Sony Sony ICD-B500 Digital Voice Recorder 256MB Flash Based DVR Voice Recorders and Transcribers $38 - $45 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
4 People Recommend
"the only problem i can see is that the buttons are rather small which could be frustrating for anyone with large hands.the only reason i gave it a 4 for sound quality is because i worked in the music…"

- Bluewolf from Saratoga, NY at Circuitcity.com

"the sound quality is great and it is easy to handle and to learn.…"

- NAT from New York at Circuitcity.com

"the playback sound quality is average at best.…"

- SteveD from Epping, NH at Circuitcity.com


No 10 KB Gear Jam It Handheld Digital
KB Gear Jam It Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $9 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
4 People Recommend
"i am totally impressed with this device - it is very easy to use and the sound quality is really good.…"

- Amazon.com User

"sound quality is good.…"

- Amazon.com User

"each playback method colored the sound as one would expect, but overall, i am thrilled with the sound quality, and that was a huge criterion for my purchase.…"

- Amazon.com User


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