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What kind of results will I get if I buy a battery box and go mic to battery box to line in? Will this produce decent results?

Hey everyone. I recently started using my old MD again to record my comedy shows. I use an MD recorder with a line-in and I run right from the outputs of the clubs mixing board. This is getting good results. Now, I'm in the market for a new MD recorder because the old one is acting up. I've purchased a MZ-NF610 off of ebay, just to have a cheap backup and to have something I don't have to worry too much about. It only has a line in. I was considering getting a HiMD with a mic in and a line in. But my issue is: Is it worth it to get one with a mic in? Or should I just get one without a mic in and buy a small preamp? I keep hearing people say that I could run into distortion problems when using a mic in because of the built in preamp. Most of the live recording I will do will be standup comedy so the only "noisy" part is audience laughter. My plan was to use the old MD to record off of the board and use another MD positioned facing the crowd to pick up audience sound, then mix them together on my comp. Most clubs won't let you add mics to there system, so that's where the other MD would come in. Any other suggestions from experienced live recorders would be great. Long live MD