- Flapen Score
- 28 / 100Ranks 160 of 171 Musical Instruments & DJ niches · −16 vs the category median of 4428
- Market size
- £80K/yr95K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -11.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 59%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 33 sellers
Flapen Score
Tascam against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments & DJ average. Past it, Tascam is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Tascam market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Tascam 95K times last year and spent an estimated £80K. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 28 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
0.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 95K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -11.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £80K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 95K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -11.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £80Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- zoom recorder30K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £164.28.
Listings sell for £164.28 on average, from £68.43 to £415.99. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 750 to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £164.28 that is £0 to £16K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £164.28above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £68.43–£415.99
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 750–1K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£16K
- Returns
- 4.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
45% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 91% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #184 within Musical Instruments & DJ. It carries 384 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 45%
- Prime listings
- 91%
- Out of stock, average day
- 6.9%
- Average rank
- #184in Musical Instruments & DJ
- Average rating
- 4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 384per listing
- Listings tracked
- 22
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 44 months
Products
Top Tascam products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
ZOOM H1essential Handy Recorder Portable Audio Recorder with 32-Bit Float for Music Podcast Film & Content Creation Black
- Price
- £68.43
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,324
- Age
- 2y ago

ZOOM H4essential Handy Recorder 4-Track Recorder with 32-Bit Float X/Y Microphones XLR/TRS Inputs For Music Podcasts Film Sound Black
- Price
- £133.57
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 639
- Age
- 2y ago

Zoom H5 4-Track Portable Recorder for Audio for Video Music and Podcasting Stereo Microphones 2 XLR/TRS Inputs USB Audio Interface Battery Powered
- Price
- £151.60
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,094
- Age
- 12y ago

TASCAM DR-40XP 4-Channel 32-Bit Float Portable Handheld Field Recorder and USB-C Audio Interface With 2 XLR/TRS Inputs and Adjustable Mics for Music Audio for Video and Interviews
- Price
- £172.15
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 3mo ago

ZOOM H2essential Handy Recorder Portable 32-Bit Float Audio Recorder with 3 Microphones for Surround Recording Ideal for Podcasts Music Livestreams Black
- Price
- £108.43
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 172
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
TASCAM DR-40XP 4-Channel 32-Bit Float Portable Handheld Field Recorder and USB-C Audio Interface With 2 XLR/TRS Inputs and Adjustable Mics for Music Audio for Video and Interviews
- Price
- £172.15
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 3mo ago

Zoom R4 MultiTrak SD Recorder and USB Audio Interface
- Price
- £177.52
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 171
- Age
- 2y ago

Tascam DR-07XP - 2-Channel 32-Bit Float Portable Handheld Recorder With Adjustable Microphones and USB-C Audio Interface
- Price
- £107.98
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 85
- Age
- 1y ago

ZOOM H6studio Mobile Recorder 6+2 track 32-bit float recording device for music podcasts and films studio-quality sound for every recording wherever you are
- Price
- £293.01
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 65
- Age
- 10mo ago

TASCAM Model 12 - Mixer | Interface | Recorder | Controller - Integrated Production Suite
- Price
- £415.99
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 112
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch date
TASCAM DR-40XP 4-Channel 32-Bit Float Portable Handheld Field Recorder and USB-C Audio Interface With 2 XLR/TRS Inputs and Adjustable Mics for Music Audio for Video and Interviews
- Price
- £172.15
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 3mo ago

ZOOM H6studio Mobile Recorder 6+2 track 32-bit float recording device for music podcasts and films studio-quality sound for every recording wherever you are
- Price
- £293.01
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 65
- Age
- 10mo ago

Tascam DR-07XP - 2-Channel 32-Bit Float Portable Handheld Recorder With Adjustable Microphones and USB-C Audio Interface
- Price
- £107.98
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 85
- Age
- 1y ago

Tascam DR-05XP - 2-Channel 32-Bit Float Portable Handheld Recorder With USB-C Audio Interface
- Price
- £75.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 268
- Age
- 1y ago

ZOOM H2essential Handy Recorder Portable 32-Bit Float Audio Recorder with 3 Microphones for Surround Recording Ideal for Podcasts Music Livestreams Black
- Price
- £108.43
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 172
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
3 falling
Sellers
33
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
0%
- Zoom74%
- TASCAM25%
- BOSS1%
Demand
Tascam search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Search terms
Top Tascam search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- zoom recorder30K/yr
- tascam16K/yr
- tascam recorder14K/yr
- field recorder9K/yr
- 4 track recorder5K/yr
- multitrack recorder5K/yr
- zoom microphone3K/yr
- zoom h43K/yr
- 32 bit float recorder2K/yr
- portable recording devices3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tascam
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
The user interface is awful - looks like something from the 80s, and it's very fiddly with tiny buttons and submenus
Only issue is it's a small touch screen
Tiny touch screen makes this almost useless
bad body noise when handling
not particularly loud when replaying despite following all the guidance in relation to its use
Awful sound quality
Not really the cleanest audio
saying it wasn't present so couldn't record even though it was a good quality SanDisk 256GB Extreme microSDXC card
the recording quality is simply not as good
Which kind of made it useless as my recordings would have been up to an hour or more
Does not do as says
Love
Great for practising or putting together quality demos
The best hands down improve in quality I've seen from any product
Excellent product
Good sound recordings
The recorder is superb
Fabulous for recording my guitar practice etc
Easy to use
They're easy to replace
Simple to use and great clarity
found the sound quality really good
the clear sound is brilliant
Improves all audio massively
The lavalier mic is discreet yet robust
What makes this so great is being able to do semi-professional XLR recording setups. indie filmaking
works really well with an external microphone
Return
4.9% Return rate 4% Fixable by listing
saying it wasn't present so couldn't record even though it was a good quality SanDisk 256GB Extreme microSDXC card
the recording quality is simply not as good
Which kind of made it useless as my recordings would have been up to an hour or more
Awful sound quality
Not really the cleanest audio
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