After 36 hours of research, testing eight different devices in a number of real-world settings and then playing the audio we collected to a four-person blind listening panel to evaluate its sound quality, we’ve determined that the best audio recorder for taping meetings, lectures, and interviews is the $100Sony ICD-UX533. It recorded the most intelligible and truest-to-life sound clips of all the recorders we tested. It’s easily pocketable and its intuitive, easy-to-press function buttons combined with a legible, backlit screen gave it the best user interface out of all the models in our test group.
Who is this for?If you want to record a lecture, meeting, or interview, this pick is for you. It’s ideal for students, radio journalists, and anyone who needs to record meetings for future reference. On the other hand, if you’re a musician, a professional podcaster, a radio journalist or if you belong to some other profession that requires the use of a high-quality audio recorder on a regular basis, this pick isn’t for you....
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