Remember when Sony outed its PCM-D1 digital audio recorder and charged $2,000 for it with a straight face? Even today, the aforementioned player (along with the still-pricey PCM-D50) stands as one ...

so we were delighted to see that Sony has released a new $2000 portable digital recorder that may earn us a spot back in the fold. The PCM-D1 is a retro-looking field recorder that can capture ...

This was one of the driving forces in this being the first Sony digital recorder to offer MP3 formatting. As a side benefit, the new device’s flexibility and smaller size makes it an excellent choice ...