[DanielG]

Originally Posted by Wolf

hello there,

I'm looking for an audio recording device. I have a small list of specifications that I would like this device to have:

1 - Should be able to record at 96k/24bit
2 - Should accept external microphone
3 - Should do seamless recording (meaning if it reaches max file size length (2GB for Wav), it automatically records onto a new file without losing a single second of music)
4 - Should hold at least 8GB of hard-drive (some are inbuilt hard-drives and some only take a max 2GB SD card)
5 - Should have good battery life (minimum 6-8 hours) removable would be great, but no big deal if they are not removable.
6 - Should be a very small device, easily to sneak in! Size really matters, I know sony & edirol are great but I think they are really large. It should be the size of an iRiver H120, smaller would be great!

Optional: should have plug in play power so you don't need to use battery box, just optional, doesn't matter.

Tascam DR-05 http://tascam.com/product/dr-05/
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. I assume so.
4. Yes (17 hours on 2 AA batteries)
6. Yes. Smaller than the Sony M10 and Edirol R09
Cost is under $100 at www.soundprofessionals.com

If you want something even smaller, then there's the Tascam DR-03 - It only records at 24bit/48kHz
http://tascam.com/product/dr-03/