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Sony M-200MC Mic' N Micro Microcassette Recorder

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This sony micro recorder works just fine for me. I use it for dictation and meetings mostly, from my school lectures, and I don't hear any static coming from it. With medium sounds around you it is still okay to use but you have to turn the volume up or down to muffle the sounds outside of your headphones. This machine does not work well however, when you are on the train with your headphones on trying to listen to your recordings. You have to turn the volume all the way up and even with that you better make sure you bring a good pair of batteries. Try to use noise cancellation headphones if you are going on the train with this product.

Shortly after I purchased this product, the earphone feature stopped working...had to play tapes back on a different recorder if I wanted to listen using earphones. Still used to record since it worked better than my other one to pick up voices in meetings, although not always very clearly; however now I find that it will suddenly just stop recording -as if the tape is stuck- and won't restart unless I tap the machine. Very stressful to have to keep an eye on it! (NOT a problem with the batteries!)

I have the same problem with this microcassette recorder. I bought mine two years ago and stuck with it, but I should have returned it. On playback, it is difficult to hear through the static (I use the recorder for interviews)...it's as if the machine is picking up its own noises. I've assumed that mine is defective, but then I haven't had experience with other similar recorders. I agree that this recorder is good only for dictation, with the mic close to your mouth.

I bought this recorder for interviews. I have an Olympus microcassette recorder but I can hardly hear the recordings. I hoped this Sony would be better because it has a fancy adjustable microphone. Alas, it is just as bad. Everything else about the recorder is great, but what good is it if the sound quality is poor? I returned it. I wonder if the problem is with the microcassette format? It's probably fine for dictation if you have the mic at your mouth. If you get this, and you want to do more than dictation, you should consider an external mic too.