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Bob
I am looking for an affordable music/mp3 player. Main qualities have to be:
Sound quality
Microphone in
Line in
recording with the least possible (none) compression
My first idea was a sony Hi-MD minidisc player because of their good reputation for recording and sound quality, but this medium is a little outdated (last model 2006?) and there has to be a better alternative on the market, when taking into account specifications like battery life.
Any ideas? Thanks!

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