I'm Andrea from Italy, I'm new and I need to buy an md recorder. I read about the new hi-md format but I don't understand what really advantage this new format. I need a md to listen music dowload from my pc or my cds and make some recordings. I need a unit that can offer me a grat sound, near cd's sound. I was looking for Sony MZ-N10, or Sony mz-nh700, and I can buy MZ-N10 for about 170 $ and mz-nh700 for about 250$. I like very much MZ-N10 for his design, building materials and price. can you help me choosing one?