The mics look like solid metal, but they're cheap plastic as well

All that said, they pick up warm, rich sound, especially for the price point.*Build quality: It feels like a cheap plastic toy

but of really good quality hard plastic and the construction is sturdy and fine

Generally good overall, but the plastic is particularly cheap and thin.

Plastic cheap, but ok

but of really good quality hard plastic and the construction is sturdy and fine

The mics look like solid metal, but they're cheap plastic as well

Just the built feels a bit cheaper (plastic) versus the metal zoom

the plastic just makes me nervous out in the field

I'm also getting some clipping on hard P sounds, even though I am not that close to the mics and the level monitor doesn't indicate clipping

* Independently adjustable L/R inputs really help you dial in the sound

I use the recorder to record with the internal mics as well as to connect to other XLR microphones.

Works exactly as I expected it to.

Works great for field recording as well as for recording the sermons I preach for uploading online

This doesn't sound like much; after all, I think that correlates to moving back about 1 meter during recording (presuming sound moves at 343m/s, the delay of .003 sec corresponds to ~1 meter)

I want to like it, from reviews I

I realized I would need an external audio recorder that had XLR inputs and phantom power for hooking up my Behringer C-2 microphones (small and easy to work with in the field)