I use the Sony ECM-719 unidirectional stereo mic with my MiniDisc. It works very well for my needs.

Rick

Hi.. Used to use a sony minidisc for a couple of years to learn songs on the road. Have become very dis-satisfied with them. Barely 1 month old, the anti-shock feature failed, and repairs were going to take weeks. Only at my insistance did sony replace it. At the 2 year mark, the reading head mechanism failed.......... $350.00 to fix. Just tossed it aside. I know that Mp3's and Ipods don't have some of the features of a mini disk, but mini disks are very much like old camcorders. ....too many fragile parts to expext it to function trouble free for any length of time. I now record songs using the "Amazing Slower Downer" programme onto my Ipod and it works great to learn songs when I'm on the road.

JL