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Title: "Best" portable recorder for use w/o external mics?
Post by: mikeytwice on April 19, 2007, 03:29:17 PM

Greetings All!

I'm looking for the "best" SD-based portable recorder that doesn't require the use of external mics.  I'll be traveling through Europe this summer, backpacking, so I need to minimize the amount of equipment that I'm carrying.  For the most part, I'm looking to document conversations, cityscapes, and, of course, musical performances.  A friend of mine has a Zoom H4, which I quite like, but I was wondering if there is anything comparable without the mic inputs that costs a bit less.  I've poked around the forum & run a few searches looking for a rundown of a few SD recorders in these regards but haven't found anything specific, and often times reviews are much more technical than I need.  Any advice?

Thanks for your help!

Title: Re: "Best" portable recorder for use w/o external mics?
Post by: T.J. on April 19, 2007, 03:47:04 PM

i don't know if you are going to find one that is priced less. but if i were you i would keep an eye out for a used edirol r-9 in the yardsale.

welcome to the board. +T

Title: Re: "Best" portable recorder for use w/o external mics?
Post by: mfoley on April 20, 2007, 01:23:52 PM

The Zoom H2 (H4 little brother) will be out in May and should be about $200 US