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I get your points, plus the fact is, I am on OSX / Macintosh, so I would use the Sony OS X software which I read is far better than SonicStage. I am intrigued by this different remote you have mentioned: it seems pretty cheap too on Ebay. Will it be a good aid for recording and MP3 playback? thanks again for your very exhaustive answers. It's good to see that you come from iriver H series usage too and that you rate the RH1 higher than the H120. What about the RH1 MD spinning noise? Is it anyways comparable with the H120 HDD noise? Would I be able to attach my Sony ECM-DS70P mike and avoid capturing the MD noise on the RH1? I am forced to use an extension cable on the H140 otherwise I would record the HDD spin ups too...

thanks for your exhaustive reply. What do you make of the Nano/MicroMemo combination? Some people seem to think very favourably of it...actually over the Edirol, such as this http://message.inabottle.org/124796.html

Hello to all, I have been a long time lurker at this forum and would now need some advice. I have been using an iriver H140 player for over 2 years now and needless to say, it's simply the best electronics device I have purchased to date. Never had an issue with it and I have used it extensively for field work, recording mainly with the Sony ECM907 mic. I need it primarily for voice and it has served me well. However, I am looking to get something in the Flash/MD department, since player/recorders are lighter and more reliable than HDD based recording that might die on me any moment now - am getting close to 30 months of continuous H140 usage. I have been looking very seriously at MZ-RH1 and ipod nano + micromemo. The nano was attractive because I intend to use my future player at least in part for MP3 playback. Questions now: 1) How would you rate the recording capabilities/quality of RH1 compared to H140. Despite the HDD shortcomings (HDD noise flushing, white noise everytime the HDD writes data out of the buffer), I have rockbox firmware installed with the enhanced recording pack and I have to say quality is very good. Am wondering if RH1 is actually better.... 2) Playback: I don't mean to compare directly a recording device like RH1 with the H140 or ipods for playback, but can MP3s be transferred freely to HiMD and can one choose folders through the LCD remote and hence play back files in the same folder-structure way used in the H140? This is pretty much essential for me, I don't need much more. 3) Any other piece of information comparing the RH1 to the H140 would be most appreciated! Apologies for the length of the post, but I would like to make my final decision soon (stick with the h140 till it dies or get RH1)...Ipod nano doesn't seem to be a workable solution due to the need of sticking an external device to recording and due to the very inflexible options (no compressed recordings, no gain control, etc). Does anyone know any other flash based player priced equal or lower to the RH1 that could fit the bill? Many thanks for any advice!