Frequently Asked Questions
at Wingfield Audio

Here are the questions most frequently asked by our customers. We love hearing from you, but checking this page first may save you some time.

It depends on your budget and personal taste. All of the recorders we sell are at least "good," so chances are that we sell one that's right for you. Check out our comparison chart and take a look at our battery life test results. Read through our reviews and listen to our sound samples. If you still can't make up your mind, email us or call us at 800-542-4038.

Yes. Every recorder we sell is Mac-compatible. Your Mac will recognize it as an external storage drive when it is connected via USB cable. Although some of the software bundled with the handheld recorders is for PC only (ex. Edirol R-09HR & Cakewalk) you can use your Mac-compatible software to manage and edit any of the files you make with your recorder.

All of the recorders we sell are PC compatible.

Many good choices are available. Popular products for Mac are Garage Band, Amadeus, and Bias Peak.

Many good choices are available. Popular products for PC are Audacity, Sony SoundForge and Steinberg Wavelab.

Many good choices are available. Two possibilities for Mac are Garage Band and Monkey Tools Sound Grinder. Two possibilities for PC are dBpoweramp Music Converter and Switch Sound File Converter.

You can listen to the files on your handheld recorder with a pair of headphones or a set of external powered speakers. None of the handheld recorders have true playback speakers. Although the speaker monitors on the Edirol R-09HR, Marantz PMD620 and Olympus LS-10 are quite useful, they are not powerful enough for satisfactory extended playback. See our external speaker selections for more options.

It depends on the size of the card. See the table below for approximate maximum recordable times for flash memory cards.

We are a small, independent retailer and authorized dealer for everything we sell. Sometimes, our bigger competitors use their stronger purchasing power to offer lower prices. Others do so by disregarding pricing agreements with the manufacturers.

We hope you decide that our personal service and attention, thoughtful product selections and valuable site information make up for those times.

Keep in mind too that if you see a price that seems too good to be true, the goods could very well be fake, stolen or simply not available.

Many of the recorders and all of the battery chargers we sell are rated for 100-240V. (Exceptions: Sony and Zoom - they are rated only for 120V).

Recorders rated for 100-240V will most likely work with the voltage available in your country. However, you will need a plug adapter to plug the North American 2 flat parallel blades into your wall outlet.

Recorders rated for 120V (Sony and Zoom) will require a voltage transformer to work in your country. Plug adapters will NOT convert voltage. If you use a plug adapter to plug a 120V recorder into a 240V wall outlet, you will FRY the recorder.

We can add plug adapters or voltage transformers to your order upon request. Just email us or call us at 800-542-4038.

(NOTE: Many of our international customers use batteries to avoid voltage compatibility problems with electronics rated for North America).

No, we can't. Please note that it is against the law to intentionally under-declare the value of goods shipped overseas from the US.