Title: No Musician Should Be Without!
Product review: As a musician, I bought a BOSS BR-8 Digital Recorder to make song demos in my living room. I needed something to mix down to, and couldn't afford a DAT deck, as they run $$$ and up. I grudgingly tried the Sharp, and guess what? It's been awesome! My mixes go straight to minidisc via an inexpensive optical cable. No loss of quality at all.I also record live shows and rehearsals using an old AIWA stereo mike from a high quality cassette recorder I used to own. The quality is excellent, way better than any cassette deck.Unfortunately, no microphone is included with the unit. My only other complaint is that the buttons are small and not as easy to operate as you typical mini-cassette recorder.Finally, I find it rugged. I carry it in my pocket, back pack and subject it to lots of abuse and after 6 months, it works fine. It does eat batteries while recording, though. Approx 1 alkaline per 74 minute minidisc, although an AC adaptor and a rechargable battery are included.
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