[net.audio] portable tape recorder

malik@delphi.DEC (Karl Malik ZK01-1/F22 1-1440) (05/08/84)

Subj; portable cassette recorder suggestions

	My thanks to everyone who sent me recommendations for a portable,
stereo cassette recoder.

	By far, the one receiving the most votes was Sony's TCD-5M.

	The unit (now discontinued) lists for $795. I found it in
Cambridge, MA (Briggs & Briggs music) for $600.

	I've owned it for 2 days now and love it! Using a relatively
inexpensive Sony mic (ECM-939LT), I've made some respectable recordings
of acoustic piano. Used as a tape deck (aux in), the results were
similarly impressive. And I'm not even using metal tape (yet).

	I am NOT an audiophile. But I am a fussy musician with a 
good ear. I have no reservations about recommending it to others looking
for a portable unit.

						Thanks again, Karl