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Olympus RECORDER

$135.00 Est. at Amazon

from Marie from West Lafayette, IN, www.circuitcity.com
yes, sony's recorder did have less background noise, but the professor's voicealways sounded a little farther away, like they were in the next room.
from Ling from Pittsburgh, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
you can even erase the background noise and just keep the certain voice u want to hear.
from fo from loma linda, www.circuitcity.com
it picks up on background noise, but i could review the recording with or without earphones without having problems discerning the lecture.
from www.thenerds.net
summary: the replay sound quality is impressive.
from John Dollison, www.newegg.com
it's a fraction of the size (and weight) of my old tape-based micro-recorder, and has very sensitive stereo microphones (use dictation mode in the car to reduce road noise).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Sound Quality, Compact, Recording Media: Digital

2 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for SOUND QUALITY

Tascam DR07 Portable Digital Recorder

$169.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
that being said, the dr-07 is really easy to use, makes high quality recordings (about as good as you can expect for a field recorder that isn't independently recording individual instruments), and
from www.amazon.com
i have yet to experiment with all the recording qualities, but i found that when recording the entire group with mp3 32kb, the sound quality is...
from www.amazon.com
the unit looks classy and well-built, the menus are expansive, the audio quality is first-rate, and even the external mic preamps are just as quiet as the ones in the sharp minidisc units (and the
from www.amazon.com
the stereo 128k mp3 audio quality was fine and the resulting 5-hour file used only about 300mb of the 2gb (2,000mb) sd card that came with the dr-07.
from www.amazon.com
lots of hiss on low volume recordings like that.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Compact, Great Portability

3 RECOMMENDED by 21 people for SOUND QUALITY

Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.compuplus.com
this recorder is great because it's very portable and the sound quality is excellent.
from Robert from Lexington, KY, www.circuitcity.com
i wanted a digital audio recorder with stereo capability and high sound quality.
from Mark from, www.circuitcity.com
i use it in class, i can't say enough about the sound quality (which is in stereo).
from Dennis from Slingerlands, NY, www.circuitcity.com
otherwise, the sound quality is excellent and the small size and light weight make it very easy to carry around.
from www.bestbuy.com
i have tried the sony icd-p520 before this model which also was a good model for it's price but in my big lecture halls, the sound pickup had a lot of background noise.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Large Capacity, Easy To Use, Recording Media: Digital

4 RECOMMENDED by 46 people for SOUND QUALITY

Olympus VN4100PC Digital

$54.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from SouthCarolina, clickfrom.buy.com
very good recorder for its price, excellent abilitiy to pick high quality recordings.
from A Customer from Cornville, AZ, clickfrom.buy.com
this digital recorder is fantastic-great value-petite-easy to use-very good sound quality given its very small size- great selection of recording times.
from BillC from New Jersey, www.circuitcity.com
sound quality is outstanding!
from Ali Abidi from Baton Rouge, LA, clickfrom.buy.com
i loved the handling, ease of use, clarity and capacity.
from www.amazon.com
i have used the product only in the highest quality recording mode so far (xhq) because it provides about 11 hours of recording even in that mode and i can't imagine needing more recording time than

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Great Sound Quality, Recording Media: Digital

5 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for SOUND QUALITY

Olympus WS-210S 512 MB

$58.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's so easy to use and it really sounds quite respectable on playback.(make sure the volume is way up on the actual recorder) acessing past jams is kinda like searching thru a filled tivo--very
from www.amazon.com
it is compact, works well, and the sound quality is superior to my others.
from www.amazon.com
we had the old micro cassette recorder which was ok, but no where close to sound quality of the tapeless version.
from www.amazon.com
my main concern was the sound quality when the device was in a less than ideal position, so the first test was a keeping it in my pocket and record a conversation of 5 people in a normal sized room.
from www.amazon.com
sound quality is very good with minor hissing (but much better than any micro cassette recorder).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Long Battery Life, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital

$120.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.compuplus.com
summary: lots of features in this small package such as low pass filter, noise cancelling, voice filter etc.
from www.tigerdirect.com
the included microphone seems to be quite sensitive and responsive, i did not get any wind noise outside, or popping when used for dictation.
from www.amazon.com
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
from www.amazon.com
it has great sound, it's easy to operate and download files on to pc.
from www.amazon.com
the folders allow for easy sorting, and the sound quality is great for clearly hearing a melody and later listening and practicing it.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus RECORDER

$74.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this is an excellent product - it does a great job of capturing voices while minimizing background noises.
from www.amazon.com
it has served my purpose well and the sound quality is very crip.
from DawK, www.newegg.com
the sound quality is better than i expected it to be from such a tiny built in microphone.
from www.newegg.com
it even sounds good when you play it off the speaker, though understandably not as rich.
from www.amazon.com
it works great with background noise when i'm standing on the side of the freeway.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Sound Quality, Large Capacity, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus WS-110

$102.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have another panasonic voice recorder, and it's sound quality is 1/10 of this olympus one.
from www.amazon.com
the sound quality for this product is very good.
from www.amazon.com
like everyone mention in the other reviews: it's small, light, sturdy, and has a pretty decent audio quality.
from www.amazon.com
it suits my needs and the sound quality is excellent.
from www.amazon.com
i use it for college lectures, and it picks up good sound quality from the middle of the room.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Nice Sound Quality, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus VN-4100 256 MB

$50.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the sound is as clear or maybe a little clearer than my old sony tape recorder i used for lectures in school, of course the mic is not very directed; it picks up everything, a/c noise, fans, there is
from www.amazon.com
this was a great product at a good price, and i am very, very, very satisfied with its xhq sound quality and performance.
from www.amazon.com
also, after 4 weeks of lectures the recorder is now full using xhq quality setting which is necessary for recordings made in areas with sufficient ambient noise such as creeking stadium chairs,
from www.amazon.com
the quality is very good, i use hq/high which is not the highest setting in order to avoid extraneous noises, such as when i move the recorder.
from www.amazon.com
the vn4100 dvr has more clarity and volume to it than we thought it would have.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Good Sound Quality, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus WS-110

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from dvrsound from Indianapolis, IN, www.circuitcity.com
the conference mode seems to be the clearest recording for me as it picks up well with decent quality.
from www.amazon.com
i have another panasonic voice recorder, and it's sound quality is 1/10 of this olympus one.
from Student, www.newegg.com
i have it set on hq(high quality), voice filter, and low-cut filter(minimizes air conditioning noise).
from www.amazon.com
the sound quality for this product is very good.
from www.amazon.com
it suits my needs and the sound quality is excellent.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Large Capacity

Sony ICDPX720 USB DIGITAL NOTETAKE 1 GB

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it still works, but it's a shame they never came out with a low-cost, small digital tape format in the 80's...or perhaps put in dbx noise reduction.
from www.amazon.com
the software (comes in a cd with the recorder) allows you to increase/decrease the volume.
from www.amazon.com
i always trust the sony sound quality and this is no exception.
from www.amazon.com
the playback volume range seems acceptable even for use outdoors, and i haven't yet tried recording in a windy environment.
from www.amazon.com
easy to use and goes for 14 hours on highest quality recording.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Excellent Capabilities, Excellent Portability, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus DS-50

$233.00 Est. at Amazon

from "Michelle from NYC", www.bhphotovideo.com
this was exactly what i was looking for - it is relatively easy to use, compact, and has decent sound quality.
from www.amazon.com
275 hours of recording time is misleading because it reflects recording time for the lowest sound quality; recording time drops significantly if you want higher quality sound.
from www.amazon.com
some notes: when recording in the car it does a great job of blocking out background noise.
from www.amazon.com
the menus have selectable speech rates and volume settings and can be silenced if you don't want to hear them at all.

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Positives: Compact, Long Battery Life, Large Capacity, Recording Media: Digital

Audiovox RP5130

$52.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
- the record quality is not so good and has a slightly static background, it records in .mp3 but in lower quality mono.
from www.amazon.com
i'm especially pleased with the playback volume.
from www.amazon.com
the sound quality is good for what you're paying.
from www.amazon.com
the button for the + volume have already drop and is nowhere to be found.
from www.amazon.com
this product does exactly what it says it does.it is able to record sounds at very far distances and play back is really clear.i think it is very convenient that there are different folders to keep

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Excellent Portability, Recording Media: Digital

Sony ICDB600 512 MB

$33.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the sound quality isn't perfect, but it's better than an rca recorder i tried, and for the money, i think it does what it needs to do.
from www.amazon.com
the little bugger plays back with plenty of volume.
from www.amazon.com
i found the quality of the recording as well as the volume on playback to be satisfactory.
from www.amazon.com
stop, rewind, ffwd, hold, volume, erase.

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Positives: Compact, Large Capacity, Nice Sound Quality, Recording Media: Digital

Sony ICD-B500 Digital 256MB Flash Based DVR and

Sony Sony ICD-B500 Digital Voice Recorder 256MB Flash Based DVR Voice Recorders and Transcribers

$54.00 Est. at Amazon

from NAT from New York, www.circuitcity.com
the sound quality is great and it is easy to handle and to learn.
from Bluewolf from Saratoga, NY, www.circuitcity.com
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
from SteveD from Epping, NH, www.circuitcity.com
the playback sound quality is average at best.
from www.amazon.com
sound quality is good; with the mic at high level i find it picks up too much background noise but at low level it's pretty good.
from www.amazon.com
it records quite good with good clarity and also picks up some background noise.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Nice Sound Quality, Recording Media: Digital

Sony ICDSX68DR9

$235.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the recorder lasts a long time between battery charges, records very, very clearly, comes with a stand to use on a table top to dampen excess noise and it works too!
from www.amazon.com
the recorder works flawlessly and produces a quality recording even in less than ideal situations (on a bus, with other chatter in the background, and in windy conditions outside.) the only negative
from www.amazon.com
despite considerable background noise, the recorder did a great job of picking up all of the participants.
from www.amazon.com
it has a minimal learning curve, has numerous options, such as reduced or accelerated playback speeds (great for transcription!!!), and has a myriad of volume playback options.
from www.amazon.com
to my relief the software installed without a hitch, except that the first time i recorded the 15 minutes of text required to activate the dragon naturally speaking software the signal to noise ratio

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Positives: Large Capacity, Long Battery Life, Recording Media: Digital, Design: Handheld

Olympus DS-2400

$250.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it also includes a removable clip, but it is not "noise canceling", so don't plan to wear this on your lapel while recording.
from www.amazon.com
we use this item in several branches for landscape maintenance site evaluations and we have great clarity and ease of use.

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Positives: Large Capacity, Great Sound Quality, Excellent Portability

Sony ICD-UX80 2048 MB

$110.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
takes out most background noise and brings the voice you're really trying to record to the foreground (as it should).
from www.amazon.com
i purchased this because i wanted high-quality recordings since i am using it to capture sound effects and voice for my interactive projects.
from www.amazon.com
i use it to record the lectures of certain professors and the sound quality is top notch.
from www.amazon.com
i used it to record a classroom lecture, and it think it did about as well as could be expected given the distance from the professor and the additional room noise.
from www.amazon.com
this is a good recorder, however there is not much volume.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Long Battery Life, Recording Media: Digital

Audiovox RP5120

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the sound quality is as good as one could expect from any voice recorder; anything better would be rather remarkable.
from www.amazon.com
audio quality is good enough and i'm sure the fast forward and things like that could be better, but for the price and a basic unit that works, i like it.
from www.amazon.com
voice clarity is very good.
from www.amazon.com
i also have found the audio quality good enough for my purposes.
from www.amazon.com
on the minus side, the volume setting could be stronger but a decent set of headphones will assist in hearing that which has been previously recorded.

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Positives: Compact, Large Capacity, Nice Portability, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus W 10

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from www.amazon.com
i'm a little concerned about the analog volume control wheel, since i'm sure that's what broke on my first olympus recorder, but i like the controls better than my old vn3100 that i just gave to my
from www.amazon.com
it was unusable both in sound quality and software design.
from www.amazon.com
this baby is ultra sensitive and picks up everything- including background noise i'd rather it didn't!
from www.amazon.com
the sound quality is pretty low, even on "hq", but, for the price, i really can't complain.
from joanng84, reviews.cnet.com
the sound quality isn't great unless it's on high quality recording, which only allows 45 minutes.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Large Capacity, Good Capabilities

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Sony ICD-UX80 2048 MB

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