Sony ICD-TX660 - Slim Digital Voice Recorder with OLED Display,Black

Had to purchase this, as I gave up with inferior, sub-£30 digital recorders that I purchased from online sellers. The Sony TX660 is not a budget recorder, due to it's premium price, but in very many cases with premium goods, you get what you pay for. I have purchased many USB digital recorders, which are very discreet, and can be used at functions such as weddings/marriage ceremonies etc. They provide basic quality sound of which some are better than others. These have disappeared from sale, to a greater extent, and I am not really surprised. The Sony TX660 has impressed with its excellent, clear, sound quality, which is adjustable, and can be tailored for many events like meetings, conferences, lectures, and the like.While I would never advocate covert, secret recording without informing people that they are being recorded; (it could land you in big trouble!), the voice quality that this thing picks up if worn as a pocket clip attached recorder is impressive.Once you have experimented with the various setting menus on the the OLED screen, and become more familiar with the small side buttons, which are small, I admit, you will not be disappointed with the sound results, once transferred to Laptop or PC.The Sony is a excellent piece of kit in a small, discreet, package, but at a price that reflects this.

I have a problem with my memory so bought this to record phone calls (on speaker phone) from my doctors and hospital, and also doctors F2F appointments. It works extremely well; the recordings are crystal clear. Some reviews state that it takes to long to turn on and be ready to record, I have not found the time from sliding the switch down to being ready to record a problem (3-4 seconds) It’s small and compact and very easy to use. Transferring the recordings to a computer couldn’t be any simpler. Overall, I would mark 10/10 for ease of use, build quality and battery life. It’s a great piece of kit.

I love this recorder. Yes, it is slightly expensive compared to the others but in my opinion it is worth it. First off, it records with clarity even if there is loads of noise it manages to focus on the human voice so this is great for lectures etc. Battery life is decent but that could be better. You have loads of recording quality options. You can also insert MicroSD card. The speaker is just for reference if you want to hear you recording perfectly plug in the headphones and be amazed. I did try Olmpus recorders but this one wipes the floor with them!

Although this is a memo taker it actually reaches into other areas by virtue of it's stereo capability and CD resolution recording setting. It can be used for recording music and has some useful settings to accomplish this. It's not quite up to studio quality and the built in microphones are a basic but decent quality,I have been using it with a Roland CS-10EM binaural headset to record my audio experiences when I'm out and about and the results are uncannily good! The headset works perfectly with the Sony recorder (as will any external microphone requiring plug-in power) and the recording quality is excellent, clean and low noise. Plenty of dynamic range available for most situations. For use out and about it is extremely convenient as it its about half the size of an old (non smart) mobile phone and the batteries last for more than enough time for a days roaming around.It transfers to PC easily enough with the built in USB connector. However, this arrangement does seem a bit vulnerable to being knocked out of place and I worry it might break! I think I would have preferred a socket and cable arrangement.It can take Micro SD cards but will store more than 5 hours of high quality WAV recording using the on board 4Gb memory so this device comes pre-loaded with a usable amount of memory. It does also record in MP3 format in which case you can store over 39 hours at 192kbps.The only possible negative is the display which has tiny text and can be difficult to read at times. But once you've got it set up the controls are easy so shouldn't present a problem.Altogether a very neat, high quality device.