

So I had to connect the Net MD recorder's headphone output to the microphone input of my computer's sound card in order to transfer the Net MD recordings to my computer, thereby diluting the benefits of the digital recording by transferring the signal to my computer in analog form. Sony essentially purposely handicapped their Net MD recorder to keep me quarantined within the Mini Disc format I could transfer music onto it, but I could not transfer its flawlessly recorded digital recordings back to my computer in digital form. The Net MD has an optical 'Line In' so I could seamlessly transfer music from a CD player into the Net MD recorder for recording onto its Mini Discs, and it has a USB port that ONLY allowed the one-way transfer of music from my computer to the Net MD recorder, but I could not transfer recordings from the Net MD back to my computer through this USB connection. But for years, my one big complaint with Sony's Net MD MiniDisc was that the device had no 'Line Out' or easy method to transfer my digital recordings off of its Mini Disc so that I could perform further editing on the computer.

Sony's MZ-NF810CK Net MD MiniDisc recorder offered CD-quality digital recording with a full 20Hz-20,000Hz +/-3dB frequency range, along with an AM/FM/TV/Weather tuner. Prior to purchasing this Sony ICD-SX750, I frequently used a Sony MZ-NF810CK Net MD MiniDisc Recorder with Car Kit with a Sony ECM-DS70P Electret Condenser Stereo Microphone for recording music ideas, jam sessions, and rehearsals. So I find portable digital recorders like this to be highly useful on a weekly basis for recording everything from personal dictation of thoughts and ideas, to in-person meetings, to telephone conferences, to jam sessions with my other musician friends, to recording impromptu music ideas and vocals. I work in high tech and I am also a musician who plays guitars, harmonica, and world-beat/ethnic percussion. ѾѾѾѾѾ Highly recommended with warm fuzzies!
