It seems the days of carrying a boombox around on one's shoulder are gone. At long last! But seriously, I was hoping to get some feedback on what types of devices folks prefer using for songbird playback. I am also interested in what people use for recording bird song in the field. I was hoping for something that was small, self contained (does not require external speakers), effective (loud enough), and durable, yet affordable. Ideally, it would be one unit that can both play and record with decent quality. I know there are some very sophisticated recording systems and software out there but that's not what I'm going for at this point. I fear I may be asking for too much. My girlfriend has an iPhone and that actually meets most of these criteria (although it has recording ability, it doesn't seem to pick up ambient sound very well) I really didn't want to get an iPhone just to play bird song once in a while. 
 
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Thanks a lot,
 
Frank Marenghi
Annapolis, MD
 
 
  		 	   		  
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