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Jake Holland · 26th February 2008

There are a number of companies now manufacturing these handheld portable digital two track recorders with the built-in stereo condensor microphone. They range from about

$200 for the Zoom and M-Audio models

$300 for the Zoom H4, Olympus, Tascam, Edorial

$400 for the Marantz

$500 for the Sony.

I would love to have one to do field recording to later use as raw material for sonic manipulation for the ambient music that I do.

Which one do you guys think is the winner among these?

26th February 2008	#1
Jake Holland Banned Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 329 Thread Starter	Portable Handheld Recorders: which one is the best? There are a number of companies now manufacturing these handheld portable digital two track recorders with the built-in stereo condensor microphone. They range from about $200 for the Zoom and M-Audio models $300 for the Zoom H4, Olympus, Tascam, Edorial $400 for the Marantz $500 for the Sony. I would love to have one to do field recording to later use as raw material for sonic manipulation for the ambient music that I do. Which one do you guys think is the winner among these?