Leon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> If you read the MDCP FAQ... I think degradation, especially on modern
> equipments, don't start occuring until at least the 5th generation. I've
> done cassette-->MD-->MD (all analog connections), and the last generation
> sounds fine. Just 1-2 generations between copies should go unnoticed even
> with analog connections.

Right, in experiments I've done I couldn't hear a difference in a
single generation of copying (using an MDS-503, ATRAC 3.5).

> Norio Ohga, the (ex) Sony President who pushed for MD's creation, said
> openly in publications that MD has sound degradations for political reasons
> (or CD-R/RW music would've come out much earlier). But in your situation, it
> should be almost indistinguishable.

Oooh, I'd love to have a reference for the article (or indeed the
article!) in which he makes this statement. I've known that this
aspect of MD is informally recognized by Sony as valuable, but I
didn't know that Sony had made it public.

Rick

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