I would recommend you ask your question on the forum at www.audiomasters.org in the hardware section, or at www.prorec.com. I use a minidisc recorder for my light jobs. I feed it with good mics plugged into a small mackie mixer. The acoustics of your recording space also plays a BIG roll in getting a nice sound. I can offer some tips on that if you are interested as well.

What are you using for microphones?