Sony ECM-DS70P

Summary: Its small size allows for easy carry in a small pouch. Plug it into a hand held recorder device and it becomes a powerful Omni-directional stereo recorder picking up sound reproduction of amazing quality and clarity. Digital recorders will appreciate the quality of sound reproduction. Place it on an extension cable and place microphone closer to the audio source with little if any discernible audio quality degradation.

My use in the college classroom recording lectures provides excellent reproduction so I can go over the lecture and get the fine points I may have missed during the live dissertation.

Bottom line, this microphone is a fine addition to one's audio equipment cache. No disappointments.

Summary: I own two mics that I use with a mini disc recorder. I have this one, and the Sony ECM-MS907. Quite frankly, this mic performs great. I've used it for lectures, recoring music lessons, and musical performances. I've never been disappointed. When I use my other mic, which runs on a battery (with no gauge of battery life), I'm always concerned that it isn't working to its capacity. I also tend to leave the other mic on, and drain the battery. This mic doesn't have a battery, so none of those issues arrise.