Price
$159
Built-In
Microphones
Stereo electret
condensers
Recording
Formats
WAV
Batteries
4 AAA, up to 3
hours of use,
2 hours with
phantom power
Phantom
Power ( 48 V)
Yes
Storage
iPod Nano or
iPod Classic
Connectivity
Two combination XLR-
1/4" mic jacks, 1/8"
headphone jack
Notes
Tripod table
stand, stereo mic
set available
$350
Stereo
condensers
WAV, MP3
2 AA, 4 hours of
recording
No
SD card slot
USB, stereo 1/8" mic
and headphone jacks,
1/8" line input, optical
miniature phone-type
digital out
Built-in reverb,
wireless remote,
Cakewalk LE
software, reverb
$400
Stereo,
omnidirectional
condensers
WAV, MP3
2 AA, 5-hour
typical recording
time
No
SD card slot
USB, 1/8" stereo mic
and line jacks
Six MP3 bitrates
to choose from,
built-in speaker
$300
No
WAV, MP3
Built-in
rechargeable
4–5 hours, 3 w/
phantom power
Yes
CF card slot
USB, 1/4" mic and line
jacks, 1/8" mic jack,
1/8" headphone jack,
RCA outputs, S-PDIF
input
Analog input
limiter
$300
Stereo
high-sensitivity
microphones
WAV, MP3,
WMA
2 AA, 8–12
hours of
recording
No
2GB flash
memory built
in, SD card
slot
USB, 1/8" mic and
line-in jack, 1/8"
headphone jack
Built-in speakers
$220
Stereo electret
condensers
WAV, MP3
2 AA, 4 hours of
recording
Yes
SD card slot
USB, combination XLR-
1/4" mic jacks, 1/8"
headphone jack
4-track
recorder, built-in
compression,
limiting and mic
modeling, Cubase
LE included
$500
Two-position
stereo electret
condensers
WAV
4 AA, up to
14 hours of
recording
No
4GB internal
flash,
Memory Stick
Pro-HG Duo
card slot
USB, 1/8" mic jack,
1/8" headphone jack
limiter, selectable
high-pass filter,
Sound Forge
software included
$230
Variable-angle stereo
condensers
WAV, MP3
Rechargeable
lithium-ion, up
to 7 hours of
recording
No
SD card slot
USB, 1/8" stereo line
jack, 1/8" and 1/4"
stereo mic jacks,
headphone jack
Built-in effects,
metronome,
tuner, sound-on-sound recording