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My girlfriend bought me a Sharp IM DR 410 + omni directional condenser mic as a surprise yesterday. I've done a few test recordings and they were great!! I'll post some kind of review with lots of pictures and sound samples later if you'd like (in the proper forum).

The DR7 and DR420 were also my favorite choices. Max budget of 150 for md recorder. I'll still have to buy a mic though, which puts my total budget higher. However, I'd like to spend 150 euro (200 USD) or under for a MD I still can't find a retailer for these models. Not even an online retailer. help?

I posted before asking for help in deciding which MD to buy... Well, I think I've decided on one of the following models all of which are Sharps. IM-DR420 MD-MT290 MD-DR (MD-DR470, MD-DR480) MD-MT831 or 832 I can't seem to find these available for purchase in Germany anywhere online. I suppose I could try looking for a Sony. Do any sony models match up pretty close to those sharps? I don't want to pay extra money just because it says "Sony" because I still need to buy a good mic

@Kaotic VERY valid points! I did not consider them. All of them make perfect sense and have brought me back in to the direction of minidisc. Now, back to my other post. Maybe I should settle for some smaller options. How about this. -My budget is $199 -I'll have to buy a decent mic also. -As long as I can get the files to my PC, I'm ok. It doesn't have to be ultra-fast drag and drop. So long as I can get them there and convert them or re-play them and save them as .wav (or save the final edited version as .wav) using an audio package like sound forge, cooledit, etc... - I want the recording quality found on this website - www.reactivesounds.com - there is a sample recording of a beach scene and a rooster. They say they captured the sounds using a Sharp MS-722 and one of their mics. So what kind of minidisc recorder and good microphone can I pick up for under 200?

Well now I may be even more confused. I understand that this community is about minidiscs and it may be a bit biased towars them, however someone has recommended an iRiver H120 or H140 player/recorder to me. His reasons were that it records compressed or uncompressed and transfers easyly to the PC via USB without hassle. (Drag and drop). Also that it supports ASF,MP3,WAV,WMA,Ogg Vorbis. The models seem to have "just about every input and output that the power user could ask for". The price is a little heavy though. I don't know, what do you all think? Like i said in my post above, I'm looking to achieve recording quality like on the reactivesounds website. ( http://www.reactivesounds.com ) Help out a confused soul =/

Thanks for the informative replies. I'll be looking in to those suggestions. I did realise though.. The 239 for the NH900 is already about the total I had wanted to spend. That's without any other gear (mic, etc...) On reactivesonds website, there are 2 demo recordings. One is of a "beach scene" and the other of a rooster. It says they used the Sharp MS-722 and one of their mics. The quality of their recordings is just what I'm looking for. Is there maybe a recorder I can grab and also get some gear with it (mic, etc...) that will record with above mentioned quality and keep it in my budget? I'll browse around for the NH900 and NH700's. Thanks for the replies!

Hi all, I've spent the past few days reading about minidisc's and the liking. However, I just can't seem to come to a conclusion on which one to get. Let me go ahead and display what's important to me. 1.) My budget falls between 150-250 Euros or Dollars. (More about this below) 2.) Recording is my main concern and purpose. I will be doing foley recording and other related recording. (envrionments, machines, cars, glass, farts, everything and etc...) So good recording is a must. 3.) Getting the files to my PC so I can edit and crop them is a main concern. I've heard stories about Sony's copy protection, but I think there's a way around that by recording through totalrecorder or something. 4.) If I understand correctly (correct me if I'm wrong) - recording with a minidisc recorder right out of the box doesn't deliver superb recording results... so.... I think I need to invest in a decent mic. I was looking at the Delta Mic from reactive sounds but I'm open to other suggestions 5.) Above I said "Euros or Dollars". Well heres the deal. I'm American, but I'm currently living in Germany doing contract sound work. I will eventually be moving back to the US. So this brings in to play the battery system. Chargers, etc... (Since the plugs are different). I'd like to buy something that's compatible in both regions. I'm not limited to "US shipping only" because I can have the recorder shipped to my family's address and then have them send it to me in Germany. I hope that gives enough information for anyone to help me out. I've spent all of yesterday and today looking but I just can't decide. Thank you! -Brian