Hi all
I just bought a Sharp MD MT80H walkman minidisc for recording practice sessions & pub & festival sessions.
The instructions say I need a plug-in-power type microphone. The mic I was sold initially was a sterio condenser jobbie with battery. The first minidisc unit went pear-shaped & was replaced. I was worried that it may have been because I used a powered mic.
I have been on a quest with different shops & get lots of conflicting advice. They all reckon it wasn't the mic that caused the problem & that it should have been OK. I spoke to the support line at Sharp but they redirected me to a microphone manufacturer that they recommend - who weren't a lot of help either!!
I don't want to spend too much money - but I do want a reasonable quality. I think I need a unidirectional stereo condenser type mic, and that the omni directional lapel mic style won't be what I need. Any advice on recording quality would be welcome....
It seems that the problem with using non plug-in-power mics is that current can come in from the mic & nacker the MD unit. A guy at Maplins reckoned I'd be OK with a pair of mono dual-impedence mics going thru a mono-stereo adapter plug thingy - the mics themselves have a transformer and also a capacitor before the output line so there should be no DC going into the unit from the mic. This sounded feasible - but I'm petrified of nackering another unit as I think the retailer might question a second failure!
The Sony shop reckoned that the Sharp are more resilient at the mic input than Sony & that my original mic should have been alright.
My head is spinning round & round AND I haven't been able to play with my new toy properly yet.
Can anyone help with some advice & recommendations - please, pretty please.

Kris