Very good recorder indeed BUT

Replaced my Zoom recorder with this and it is a lot better. 3 batteries mean it will record for hours and it seamlessly splits bigger files as the need arises. I use mine mostly to record live shows and the inbuilt cardoid mics are surprisingly good. I've been using it with a set of OKM-IIR omnidirectional mics plugged into the auxiliary inputs so I'm covered if something goes wrong - and it allows me to add a little depth to the clarity from the cardoids - but it's pretty marginal gains TBH. The results from the built-in mics are perfectly adequate - and the recorder allows you to "dual" record from a single source at different gain settings so you have a safeguard against brickwalling. Menus and learning curve are a bit tricky. It will run on bigger storage cards than it says on the box - until you try to transfer via USB, which it won't do. That's easily worked around by just using a card reader and transferring files that way is much quicker anyway. Battery life is pretty good. Will easily do 2 hours recording in 4-track at 24/96. And will also run on USB power from a power bank, so all in all a great device for the prices they are going for second-hand. The newer model does more, obviously, but price/performance on this is truly excellent. Needs mic shields if used outdoors as will easily pick up wind sounds.

Amazing

Got one of these for Christmas and was blown away by the clarity and ease of use. After recording some acoustic through the air, and playing it back over the sound system, it sounded as clear and robust as if there was another me in the room.

Dope Portable Field Recorder

The amps and condenser mics in this thing are very powerful for how small it is. It has a pair of mics that you can move from left to right to control the stereo image you want to capture. You can also run up to 2 1/4 inch lines into it to record from external mics. I've used the line input to record vinyl samples off of other people's record players at their houses. I've also recorded in some electric guitar (the guitarist can wear headphones and monitor in real-time). I use a lot of field recordings in my music so this is an essential tool for me. It's light, portable, has a hi-fi sound and it's easy to use.

Wonderful linear PCM digital recorder for stage and live studio recordings is fantastic.

What I love about the Tascam line of recorders is they've been in business a long time and have been one of the most trusted and praised brands in the field. I have configured my settings to record in 24 bit / 96 kHz BWAV (broadcast wav) stereo format and look forward to using this in my studio and when I record my Str8 Sounds performances and other bands on stage.

When I have used this device for a few sessions, I'll update this review with more information.

I got the Tascam DR-40E Version 2 Special Edition at Guitar Center for just $179 (list price $289), which includes a 2 GB SC card, 4 GB SD card, batteries, and USB cord.

Durable recorder

Clean sounding recorder. Internal mics are quite good, and the preamps are sweet! Has some bugs, but nowdays i use it just for found sounds, field noises, etc

Very good for the price

I'm not entirely sure how this stacks up against a similarly priced Zoom competitor, but I will have to say that the recordings from this are very nice. It's just a little bit more time consuming transferring the recordings of porn from my speakers onto my phone , rather than recording it directly onto my phone, but hey better audio quality. My only gripe is that the video sucks.

Good sound, poor batterylife

This recorder is perfect for day to day on the go sound recording, but bring a lot of AA batteries. It is not rechargeable and batteries last 3-4hours