Hi Mandy, They are not mics, they are actual recorders. But they have built in, almost pro quality mics. I think the Sony mics are pretty good, but the Audiotechnica AT822 is my next fancy. All the best Steve From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mandy Sent: Wednesday 9 June 2010 11:02 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Professional Microphone for Recording Hi Steve what kind of price are these microphones you sell and would they be superior to a ~Sony one for which I paid £80 about nine months ago? I am recording using the pocket plextalk and want something that gives as realistic sound recording as possible with good From: Steve Nutt <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 7:09 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Professional Microphone for Recording Hi Eleanor, There are a few. One accessible solution may be the Olympus DM450, or 550. The only difference is memory. break up well just realistic really. Mandy. They have built in mics, are very small, and can record in .WAV or .MP3, or .WMA even, at high quality, in stereo. If you want any further information, please let me know. We can provide either. All the best Steve From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke Sent: Sunday 6 June 2010 18:11 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Professional Microphone for Recording I am interested in recording but unobtrusively. Is there any tiny powerful recording device I could use which would pick up the sound. I am interested for example in recording a church service for deceased babies.