So far I'm liking the ZOOM h4 or even the Sony PCMD50.. However, I have yet to order a device I am only researching.
Basically I'm looking to record live shows of local bands, professionally, and am looking for a solid device. Preferably I'd like to use built-in mics. I will be holding the device and would prefer not to hold a mic. However if I go the Mic route, I'd assume any regular recording device would work as long as it could record the frequency I'd need as well be phantom powered. So I'd like to know what experienced users here have to recommend as far as portable recording. I'd like a nice fat solid sound, free of distortion, that captures a wide range of frequencies, in order to reproduce the live sound as accurately as possible
If anybody has any suggestions I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks