Sony ICDUX80 Digital Voice Recorder with MP3 Stereo Recording and Playback
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Customer Reviews
Excellent for the money
I use this recorder for interviews, and the recorder sits on a table or desk between the person I’m interviewing and me. I find the built-in microphone adequately sensitive. Before the first interview use, I tested it out in my large living room, walking around and back and forth from close to far. I don’t whisper but I don’t have a really loud voice, and everything I said everywhere was audible. In fact, with the microphone set on high sensitivity, it was TOO sensitive; set on low, it’s just right. Moving the files from the device to the computer is simple drag and drop, and the built-in USB connector is a huge plus.
The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is (1) the LCD is very small and hard to see, and (2) it’s not instant-on, it takes a few seconds to boot up. Both are minor inconveniences.
To the reviewers who complain of:
Battery life: Remember to set the “hold” button before putting it away. And I carry a couple of extra AAA batteries — it’s not like they are heavy!
Buttons get pressed and turned on in a bag, so battery drains: See previous suggestion.
Difficulty of arranging albums when using the device as a player: It’s a recorder, for heaven’s sake. If that’s what you want to do, get an MP3 player.
Sound barely audible without headphones or speakers: It’s not intended to be a player. Earbuds were supplied (crappy as they are). Use a decent set of headphones or auxiliary speakers. But why would you want to be listening on the recorder, other than as a quick check? Isn’t the point to put the files on your computer and from there burn them to a CD or transfer them to an MP3 player (which, by the way, one listens to with headphones of some sort anyway).
As advertised
Exactly as advertised. The thing just works. Great recording for a fair price, if slightly high. But, for that price, you get a recorder that does a great job, is lightweight, easy to handle, has all of the required jacks, and works….works is a BIG thing with digital voice recorders, and the ability to insert and pull the recordings off the recorder without proprietary software is HUGE!
Good little recorder
Very clear recordings on the best quality settings. Ridiculously huge capacity. I did a test, battery lasted 10.5 hours. Easy to use/understand how to set up after reading the directions. Chose this one over a competitor because this one records in MP3 format. Just drag the file to your computer, play it in iTunes, transfer to a CD, all easy. One person commented you cannot move the recorder about while recording - that’s true - it’ll pick up the recorder being dragged about or being banged about. So if it’s in your pocket, it’ll pick up any movement.
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