Considerd buying a Mini-disc player??
They are a bit dated now but are great - if you buy a high end one
Mine has a 6 band graphic eq, magnesium casing, loads of recording options and has 17 hours battery life (rechargable)
I would advise getting a sony one....they know what there doing.
I've managed to drop it, stand on it an put a huge dent in it and it still works fine!!
MDs forever!!!