Hey bud --
Thanks for the review!!! If ever there was a medium which was open to
subjective judgments about sound quality, it's minidisc, since it
relies on perceptual coding, and sound diferences are very subtle but
audible. I don't know why people couldn't accept that the sound of
really good perceptual coding could be more pleasing to the ear than
the original CD. Just like there's religion among audiophiles that
digital is a problem, so there is religion among objectivists /
techies that nothing can be better than an original digital recording.
I'm not an audiophile but I thank you very much for your extremely
interesting review. ATRAC R sounds very alluring indeed, and your
discussion of features was very illuminating. I can't wait for my 510
to finally bite the dust!!!
Regards to the list, Steve
On Thu, 02 Sep 1999 08:50:21 PDT, in you wrote:
(with lots and lots of snips to keep me out of trouble)
>Bottom line: It's the best MD recorder you can buy short of an equivilent
>(if there is one) ES model.
>
>I'm a sound-guy, not a feature nut. However, the 930 does so well on both
>counts I'll even comment on features in this review :)
>
>PLAYBACK SOUND:
>
>It sounds audibly superior to any MD recorder I've used. The two I've had
>the most experience with were the Pioneer 707 and the Sony 510 (I preferred
>the sound of the 510 over the 707, BTW). IMO, the 930 blows both of them
>away...really.
>
>I'm an audiophile...and use my own outboard DAC for all digital sources in
>my system (CD, LD, DVD, MD) so I'm not so concerned with the sound of the
>DAC's in the 930--it's *recording* sound quality that matters most to me.
>
>RECORDING SOUND:
>In a word..."virtually transparent". It's really that good. The new ATRAC R
>makes a noticable improvement over the 4.0 in the 510 (and is WAY
> better than Pioneer's 707 ATRAC chip, IMO).
>
>ANALOG RECORDING:
>LP's dubbed to MD sound absolutely superb. I downloaded alot of out-of-print
>vinyl on my friend's high-end turntable and the 930 does them justice.
>
>DIGITAL RECORDING:
>The results? My MD's digitally dubbed from CD sound *BETTER* than the CD
>originals!
>For the first time I prefer the sound of digital dubbing (with resolution
>enhancement) to analog dubbing (also with resolution enhancement). BTW,
>don't just go with the digital dubbing because it's *supposed* to sound
>better. It may be technically more accurate, but depending on your system,
>sometimes dubbing analog sounds "better" to your ears. Try it both ways to
>see which you prefer.
>
>FEATURES:
>The deck has all the normal features and then some. The thing I want to
>metion is the keyboard input. WOW. I thought this sounded cheezy at first
>but boy was I wrong! This is by far the greatest feature ever to be included
>on a MD recorder and now I can't imagine living without it.
>Also, *all unit functions* can be accessed via the keyboard...it's not just
>for name-text entry. It's a winner.
>
>DaViD Boulet [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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