I'm looking to putting together my first recording rig. due to my budget of about $500 I'm sticking to the MD format. everyone i talk to suggests the sony MZ-R50. say whiles its older, its still a slamming recorder, and cheap to boot. for a mic someone told me Core does a good Binaural mic for $90 or a set of high-end i guess and a battery box for $260.
biggest thing i need help on is finding a good pre-amp and a battery box, since i probably will have to pass on the $260 Core set
any help would be amazing, and wondering what people think of this rig so far. granted it wont be AMAZING but if i can make good recordings i can enjoy at home thats fine by me