Re: Entry Level Sound Recorder Purchasing Advice?

["Robin" escalation746]

Peter Shute <> wrote:

> I hadn't heard of it till today. It takes AAA batteries 
> and has a 2 second prerecord buffer, so it sounds similar 
> to the LS-7.
> 
> I see that it's listed on the same line as the LS-7 
> on the avisoft website, which implies it's very similar.

Indeed. The only difference I can see from the spec sheet is that the LS-3 adds 
a centre omni mic to the two cardioids already in place on the LS-7. I have no 
idea why this justified an entirely new model, but Olympus have always adopted 
a policy of maximising the size of their product catalogue.

-- Robin Parmar