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The Korg MR-1 handheld audio recorder has an uncluttered interface and boasts stellar recording q... (cnet.com)

The Korg MR-1 handheld audio recorder has an uncluttered interface and boasts stellar recording q... (zdnet.com)

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We have collected and analysed 3 expert reviews and 2 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 57/100 and users rate it 60/100. The average review date is December 24, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 3323 reviews from other Portable Tape & Digital Recorders. The alaScore™ for this product is 82/100 = Very good. Last update: January 8, 2009.

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Expert Reviews (3)

Korg MR-1

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The Korg MR-1 handheld audio recorder has an uncluttered interface and boasts stellar recording quality and file support for its size.

The Korg MR-1's poor battery life, fragile hard drive storage, long charge times, awkward input and output jacks, gigantic power adapter, and delicate microphone betray its portability.

Given the Korg MR-1's high price and poor suitability for the rigors of mobile recording, we only recommend it to discriminating audio archivists willing to accept practical limitations for increased recording resolution.

Korg's golden feature with the MR-1 (and its bigger brother, the MR-1000) is ...

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Korg MR-1

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The hand-held MR-1 provides high quality 1-bit/2.8 MHz recording and playback in a shirt-pocket portable package that is perfect for location recording, broadcast journalism, podcasting,...

Powerful new software bundled with the MR-1 recorder enables the conversion o...

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Good sound, but flawed

By O. Daniels (amazon.com)

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Good sound, but flawed

This recorder made excellent recordings that sounded good even at 44.1 kHz and 16-bit. Three major problems: biggest is short battery life-just over 2 hrs, and I was very careful (and once it's dead you're done until you can recharge). The Sony HD minidis...

Ingenuity required to fully tap the potential.

By K. Paul Boyev (amazon.com)

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Ingenuity required to fully tap the potential.

I've been waiting for this device to become available for a good while; at least since I had first heard of it. Having recorded with it in several settings I am prepared to make a few observations. If you are new to 1-bit digital recording...

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