On 2013-08-06 11:41:18 +0000, Dudley Hanks said:

The major obstacle I've encountered is that, in spite of
recording in 16-bit linear PCM format, actual sound quality is
quite poor when compared to a comprably priced netbook / portable
digital recorder, which is most likely do to the tiny microphone
used in either the device or the Apple-built headset I
chose.

You can use any standard mike, eventually through and adaptor, and get
much better quality.

Mitch