Hi, I've finally had a chance to use an MZ-R90. It's tiny and wonderful. I was wondering about the long(er) seek times people have reported with the unit. From my observations the unit appears to have two distinct track change times: approx. 2 seconds if the motor is running, and approx. 5 seconds if the motor is stopped. I spent a while listening to the machine run and seek and after comparing the sounds it makes to my MZ-R50, I found the primary difference in the 'R90 is the motor start time. If you listen to its motor start, there is a very slow ramp up in speed. I suppose this was done to extend the battery life. Seeking itself is also somewhat slower, but I think this is secondary since if the motor is already running, the track switch times are within 1 second of the MZ-R50. If you listen to the MZ-R90 seek it emits a somewhat lazy "slewing" sound (sounding like a worm drive moves the head). In comparison the MZ-R50 sounds like a little computer drive, with a prompt and slightly springy seek sound. I've also noticed that the mechanical noise of the disc spinning during running is more pronounced than with my MZ-R50. It's not alarming, just more noticeable. Finally, and everyone must say this every year, I can't imagine MD recorders getting any smaller (okay, maybe a tad thinner, but that's it!). Regards, Rick ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
