[grc] Help me choose a recorder?

[Brian Shiratsuki]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Frieda Werden <wings at wings.org> wrote:
> My old Zoom H2 is dying (both the external power supply and the line-in no
> longer function) and I'm looking to choose a replacement...

well, transom likes the sony m10. two other favored models are by
tascam, and the third by sound devices is pricey and weighs ``less
than three pounds.'' B&H offers the sony in three colors for $200.

no experience here with portable recorders. however i have had two
pocket audio devices (smart phones, as they call them) fail due to
lint. a palm centro collected lint in the headphone / mic jack; the
internal mic connection became flakey and eventually failed. applying
a toothpick restored function.

more recently a nexus 4 became difficult to charge through its micro
USB charge / data connector. i had a wireless qi charger in my virtual
shopping cart before figuring out how to clean out the connector using
small pieces of thin cardboard.

so maybe you can save the H2, if only for use as a backup.

brian s