Belkin tunetalk stereo with classic?

Question

I am having a weird problem with Belikin Tunetalk stereo & IPOD classics.
I've asked Belkin & Apple & had nothing useful.
Anyone add anything?
background:
Been using Belkin tunetalk stereos (2) with 2 Ipod 5G (video) for more than a year. They work ok: [given the well know issues of harddrive noise picked up with internal microphones.] Anyway works for me, recording signals.
Two modes available: "low" 22050 MONO & "high" 44100 Stereo
I always want the "high" 44.1 k samples per second & two channel as I record multi-channels with multiple IPODS (not always sounds)
Had an ipod die on me, so upgraded to classics.
Recorded away, got nothing but 44100 MONO. Not supposed to be able to do this mode & since I was recording TWO channels, I lost data. Belkin site says for classics only with the lastest software".
I've reflashed the ipods multiple times I one ipod records only mono (BLACK), the other (SILVER) records about 1 in 10 mono. Of course you can't tell till you're done whether you're going to get mono or stereo!
(1) Any one know if I go buy TWO MORE ipods, eg nanos, will these things actually work?
Alternatively, anyone know enough about these things to answer any;
(2) Does the tunetalk have firmware? Could it be a Belkin problem?
(3) Any way to get Apple to acknowledge the problem? So maybe a fix comes out?
(4) Should I go hunting for 2nd hand 5G ipods?
(5) Any material difference between class black & classic silver that might account for them both starting out 44.1 MONO & after reflashing * 5, one recording only mono & the other recording randomly 44.1 stereo or 44.1 MONO?
(6) Any difference between shift-update & shift-restore in iTunes to provide a firmware file?
(7) Any explanation of the flake-i-ness why flashing multiple times is needed & ?
(8) ANyone seen this issue & on "high" setting, worked out what triggers 44.1 MONO & 44.1 Stereo? If I can play with it enough to just get it to always do stereo anyway then it becomes painful, but workable.
(9) Anyone seen mention of similar anywhere?
(10) Any hints?
Please not the "check you have latest software", "upgrade the firmware", thanks, helpful, but been there!

Answer 1

I had a 30G video iPod which worked perfectly with the TuneTalk Stereo mic. When I bought the 160G classic, there was no voice memo software. Then the software was added on an automatic update, and I used it without a problem until May and June. I teach privately and had my year-end recitals yesterday and was VERY disappointed to find that the second recital did not record, even though at the time it looked like it was recording. The time is there, just no sound. They must have done something to cause that in the last software update, since I am not the only one that it happened to. I even charged it in between programs.