SonyM-570V Microcassette Voice Recorder

The Seller here was top shelf and the refurbished recorder was LIKE NEW. I'm one of those last holdouts who still dictates on tapes for letters and thrilled I could find such a great reconditioned machine at a great price - brand new ones from "the day" are ridiculously priced now.

This little voice recorder is great for the purpose for which I purchased it. This is the smallest of the three microcasette recorders I've owned, and it fits comfortably in the palm of my hand.After a briefly frustrating learning curve, it's very simple to operate. The play and record controls are buttons, but the rewind and fast forward functions are controlled by a slide switch located just below play and record. This is actually a great design, since it makes recording accidents unlikely. Since voice activation would defeat the purpose for which I need a recorder, I appreciate that the voice activation can be turned off.The AAA batteries last a long time if the unit is turned off between uses. So far, I've gotten more than eight hours from one set of batteries, and it's still going strong.The only negative is a loud hiss during recording and playback. The noise isn't on the tape, it's in the machine. It doesn't drown out the voice and doesn't bother me, but might be annoying to someone for whom crystal clear playback quality is important.I purchased a refurbished unit and am delighted with the value. Digital recorders, which were all I could find in stores, are three times the price of my little refurbished recorder and I can't imagine they'd work any better for my needs.

I need to get an email to Sony regarding this recorder because it's not a year old and it has stopped working. I cannot find an email as to where to contact them, but the warranty says one year and it's the end of September that the one year will be up. Is there any way you can get me that email or notify the seller? Thank you.

Worked beautifully for about three weeks, then the audio just simply dropped out.. I have another M570 /sony , is still perfect after a few years. I would repair this one, but don't know where. The service was perfect. The unit was used and subject to failure anytime, I know that. I am repairing the unit as this M570 is the perfect recorder. Your humble servant Allen Johnson

Great size and sound was crystal clear.

This machine works well, but the outer appearance is rather poor, kind of dirty and lot of blemishes. On the whole I'd like to rate it as OK and acceptable.

These are hard to find, everything is digital now a days. A bit more “tamper proof” has it’s pros and cons compared to a digital recorder.

I bought these because my husband was going over seas and i wanted to still hear his voice. These are really good you can hear the voice clearly and the recording is exellent too. I enjoyed using them while he was away and I will be using them again in the future for ideas and to remember certin things.