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Olympus VN-2100 Digital Voice Recorder with microphone

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Voice Recorders
from: Olympus

August 21, 2007

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Olympus WS-331M Digital Voice Recorder

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Voice Recorders
from: Olympus

August 21, 2007
It does what it claims.

This is the second Olympus we've bought; our previous one was the 1Gig WS320M, now a year old and still working beautifully in everyday use.

If one sets the record quality to be the highest (ST XQ), with the Bass-Cut filter off and the mics in Conference mode, then the recordings make excellent stereo when played back on a PC with good speakers (eg I use Logitech X230).

The quality is also good enough through the (surprisingly durable) supplied earpieces, with a bit of bass EQ added, if you have ear-holes big enough (17mm dia) to accommodate them! But I use my trusty old AKG240 headphones, which are far more comfortable (if a bit lacking in sensitivity for this machine) ... Read More:

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Olympus WS-210S Digital Voice Recorder

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Voice Recorders
from: Olympus

August 21, 2007
The Olympus USA site has a better product description than anywhere I have seen, so take a look. The 'S' in WS-210S = Stereo (I think), so any product without an 'S' at the end is a mono recorder.

Amazingly small and light. Files are stored in Windows Media Audio format so will play in Windows Media Player, without any need for conversion.

It has a 'USB Direct' USB plug contained withit the recorder so it can be plugged directly into a pc. It does come with a short USB extension lead just in case your PC's USB port is tucked away.

A few features described:

1) Microphone sensitivity - Low = Dictation or High = Conference; Low cuts out some background noise.

2)Takes one AAA battery.
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Olympus DS-40 Digital Voice Recorder with MP3/WMA Playback 512MB

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Voice Recorders
from: Olympus

June 10, 2007
The Olympus USA site has a better product description than anywhere I have seen, so take a look. The 'S' in WS-210S = Stereo (I think), so any product without an 'S' at the end is a mono recorder.

Amazingly small and light. Files are stored in Windows Media Audio format so will play in Windows Media Player, without any need for conversion.

It has a 'USB Direct' USB plug contained withit the recorder so it can be plugged directly into a pc. It does come with a short USB extension lead just in case your PC's USB port is tucked away.

A few features described:

1) Microphone sensitivity - Low = Dictation or High = Conference; Low cuts out some background noise.

2)Takes one AAA battery.
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Olympus TP-7 Multi Purpose Adapter

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Voice Recorders
from: Olympus

October 19, 2005
For occasional and mobile recording, this device does the job quite well. Its not the most comfortable solution though - so I doubt you would choose it for daily use. I have plugged it in to my Olympus voice recorder and directly into my laptop for recording - both work fine. It sits OK under my telephone headset too. Came with 3 rubber ear inserts of different sizes. Its fitted with a mono 3.5mm miniplug but adapters for stereo 3.5mm and mono 2.5mm were also supplied with mine.

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Olympus VN-120 Digital Voice Recorder

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Voice Recorders
from: Olympus

October 19, 2005
Have used this for four years and cannot fault it. It is light and very easy to use. I initially thought I would be using it for work but have found it ideal for keeping a record of the birds I see on a daily basis. With three files I have had notes from meetings in one, a list of 50 birds in another and then reminders of what I have to do in the day in the third. Its smaller than a mobile phone and the batteries last a long time. With 2hrs recording time you dont need to spend more. I'd highly recommend it.

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Olympus ME-51S Stereo Microphone

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Voice Recorders
from: Olympus

October 19, 2005
Bought to complement my WS-210S Olympus digital recorder. Seems that mixing different makes of mics and recorders can produce disappointing results!

This Olympus microphone and the Olympus WS-210S are a perfect match and work very well together.

The Olympus USA site has a better product description than any site I have seen.

It also comes with an extension lead and a tie clip so that the mic can be placed within 1m of the recorder.

This microphone requires plug-in-power, i.e. power supplied by the recorder.

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Sony Voice Operated Tape Recorder

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Voice Recorders
from: Sony

March 03, 2008
It's cheap and 10 times cheaper than a decent MP3 recorder (like a zoom multitrack) so it's worth getting for recording music lessons and quick demos of ideas and most people still have a tape player so you can play your ideas back to them. But it's a quite hissy and tinny. Even listening through headphones there's not much base response. It's very plasticky and doesn't feel like it'll put up with loads of knocks. However, for around £25 inc postage, you'll not be too bothered if it gets lost or damaged, not like if you've just forked out £200 on an MP3 recorder!
I'll have to see if it lasts now as it'll be living in my guitar bag from now on and I may try it with another mic

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Sony Digital Dictation Long Rec Black

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Voice Recorders
from: Sony

March 03, 2008
It's cheap and 10 times cheaper than a decent MP3 recorder (like a zoom multitrack) so it's worth getting for recording music lessons and quick demos of ideas and most people still have a tape player so you can play your ideas back to them. But it's a quite hissy and tinny. Even listening through headphones there's not much base response. It's very plasticky and doesn't feel like it'll put up with loads of knocks. However, for around £25 inc postage, you'll not be too bothered if it gets lost or damaged, not like if you've just forked out £200 on an MP3 recorder!
I'll have to see if it lasts now as it'll be living in my guitar bag from now on and I may try it with another mic

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Olympus WS-300M Digital Voice Recorder and Music Player

Childrens Toy Shop > Electronics > Voice Recorders
from: Olympus

October 19, 2005
This is definately 5 star kit, it is a bit delicate, but its tiny and weighs nothing so what can you do? I keep mine in a spectacle case in some foam so its well protected. To record live music is a little outside its capability as the music is boosted in quiet parts and clipped in loud parts and doesn't sound great when heard back, shame you can't set the record levels but then it is a voice recorder.