Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...

The Zoom H4n Handy Recorder is a really amazing little box that can take both XLR and 1/4" mics and line level inputs. Also, the preamp on this thing is excellent and it records at up to 24bit/96kHz.

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