Sounds fine, but will they still be available to get into the states? Minidisc is not illegal to import anyways its through the Customs its possible, but another thing is that getting one that runs on 120 V AC will be an issue so I might have to get a voltage converter to run on 120 V from 220 Volts 50 Hz. If I can get my hands on one I will get the MDS-J780 for the home office cause thats where MD's are mostly being recorded from the PC. The MDS-JE480 is good for just live recording like off of a CD or mp3 in the living room, the other model is good to accompany with the PC. I have sonic stage, but still do not use it too much. I will see about doing that, but I have to convert pounds into dollars or that new currency Euros to Ameros. Adam E.