erinmaidin, I resent your implying I'm some kind of music pirate. By "unobtrusive" I mean: noiseless, small, does not attract attention to itself, does not need a lot of button-punching, changing of discs or tapes. Maybe when you say "unobtrusive" you mean "sneaky", I don't.

I use my recorder to record myself, my choir, people teaching harmonies, lectures, weddings, and people talking about geneaology and explaining medical orders. In the past I have used clunky tape recorders and minidiscs which became the center of attention with all the attention they can require.