Might not be what you're looking for but I use an older version of this one....

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/italkpro/

It works great when I'm speaking right into it or when I set it on the middle of a table a few feet away to record group conversations.

I've never had the need for any high end recorder so don't know if this would do it for you or not.

But for the price, you can't beat it.

Jim