Actually, quite a few people have reported the problem, and even more people have the problem but don’t realize it since they don’t use the voice recording capability. The problem is clearly a design defect even though not every unit is affected. The fact that it is a design problem is supported by the fact that people have exchanged their units for new ones and have observed the identical problem.
Your comment that the Fuze is a low-fi mean of recording underestimates the capability of the unit. Its ability to record a 16-bit wave file at 24kHz sample rate is far beyond the capability that you would expect from this unit. However, it is what it is.
Even if you don’t think it is true, the Fuze would be an awesome voice-only recorder but for the ticking noise.
