Roy Beckham wrote:
> Is the consensus that the Olympus LS-10 is a decent recorder?
I'll cast one vote in favor of the LS-10 as a "point and shoot"
recorder. It's light, it's very easy to operate with one hand, and
has fantastic battery life (more than 10 hours from a pair of AAs).
The built-in mics are sensitive, the self-noise is low, and the
recorder has both low cut and limiter features. The twin built-in
speakers are not loud (200 mW), but produce a clear sound.
The LS-10 has a remarkably rugged construction. The case is aluminum,
rather like the early Sony minidisc machines (remember the MZ-R50?).
The input jacks and controls are solidly mounted in a band of machined
aluminum that runs around the exterior. This makes failure of the
jacks less likely.
The LS-10 has 2GB of memory built in, plus an SDHC flash card slot.
To maximize the hours you can squeeze into the flash memory, the LS-10
can record in WMA format, as well as MP3 and WAV.
Many stores in USA offer the LS-10 for $399. New units are available
from online vendors for about $300, and as low as $285 from eBay sources.
--oryoki
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