The Turtle

Can you recommend an inexpensive mic with decent output that won't need preamplification or an electret mic/battery box combo? I'll probably just go for whichever is the best mix of inexpensive/stealthy. Would something along the lines of this battery module: http://www.minidisc-canada.com/shopexd.asp?id=303 Along with one of these microphones probably work for a decent recording through a line-in port?: http://www.minidisc-canada.com/shopexd.asp?id=269 http://www.minidisc-canada.com/shopexd.asp?id=627 Thanks for any recommendations.

Thanks for the quick response. I will be seeing Wolf Parade on August 9th, and Handsome Furs on August 22, which are both rock concerts that will be amplified, and pretty loudly at that. One venue is like 1000+ capacity and the other is like 200+ I believe.

My sister has been wanting an mp3 player recently, and I found an RCA Opal on sale for her. Additionally, I found that this mp3 player has the option for line-in recording, which might come in handy for me to borrow it for a few concerts I will be attending this summer. So I have researched and know that the norm is is to use the mic-in input found on some MD Players and DAT recorders and the such, but I want to know: Is it possible through some kind of microphone setup to amplify the microphone so that it would be able to record a concert decently through a line-in port? I am not looking to need any supreme level of quality from the recordings, just an enjoyable amount of quality. Any recommendations for microphones/battery boxes/amplifiers or anything of the sort to make this work would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.