My view on the use of MD recorders is that they need to be protected from being dropped just as the mike we use should be able to withstand a few knocks.
I come from this professional field and as with cameras, microphones are regarded as untrustworthy once they have had a few bad knocks, so I think there little point in spending a lot on the microphone beyond that price which will give a 'good' sound quality and a rugged construction. I use the ECM 957 for this reason. If it goes down the gurgler, it is not too expensive to replace.
Similarly with the dubbing to PC thence CD. Why use anything more expensive than an analog dubbing cable if the quality obtained is acceptable. It may even be wiser to expend the money saved on a better sound card for your computer. Just my opinion. Reg.
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