Sony M-2000

Pros: Compact, attractive, smooth, responsive, good price.

Cons: Could have put better headphones in with it.

Review: I use my machine every day, so I had bought a Panasonic RR-930 because it was available and I really didn't like it. So while I could still take it back, I went looking and found the Sony M-2000. What a gem. Compact, all the features you need and the ...

Pros: Foot pedal action helpful, but that's why you get a transcription machine.

Cons: Refurbished model had two major problems.

The Bottom Line: Refurbished model sucked. It might be fine new, but if this is what happens to this machine after light use, don't get it.

Review: I bought this refurbished from SimplyCheap.com. Playback quality sucked. The sound came & went and was generally scratchy or super-faint and next to impossible to hear. Sometimes if I rewound and played it again, the same stretch of tape sounded ok. ...