MiniDisc Community Pages News for 31 October 1999 o Marc Wielage kindly scans the [1]MZ-R90 user manual (pdf). Did you know track naming from CDs (aka ``Joint-Text'') requires a button push per track, during recording? [1] http://www.minidisc.org/sony_mzr90_user.pdf o Patrik Hall points out photos and Japanese info for [2]Kenwood's MDX-F3 AM/ FM/ CD/ MD/ Cass boombox featuring high speed CD->MD dubbing, microphone input, and AC or dry cell battery operation. [2] http://www.kenwood.co.jp/j/products/home_audio/rampage/mdx_f3.html o Ian McFarlane has made a review of the [3]Aiwa AM-HX50 player. [3] http://audio.erzone.net/portables/aiwa.am-hx55.shtml MiniDisc Community Pages News for 30 October 1999 o Gen Li gives some advice about [1]shopping for MD gear in NYC. [1] http://www.minidisc.org/ny_guide.html MiniDisc Community Pages News for 29 October 1999 o Japan-Direct posts clear [1]snapshots of Aiwa's AM-F80. [1] http://www.japan-direct.com/amf80.htm MiniDisc Community Pages News for 28 October 1999 o Cellini and Youn spot seasonal naysaying about [1]MP3's threat to MD at etown, mistaking their inherent synergy for competition. [1] http://www.etown.com/news/article.jhtml?articleID=1188 o The Korean MD page shows [2]details and snapshots of Sharp's PC-Link kit for the MD-MT831. [2] http://minidisc.co.kr/md/review/831pclink/ o Pyoilwoong sights a Japanese news release for [3]Kenwood's DMC-L5 and DMC-L3 portables, (Sharp MD-ST531/631 variants?). L5: 22hr playback on NiMH (63hr together w/AAx1) 79.4x14.5x71.7mm, 96.4g, MSRP: JPY30,000, L3: AA shaped rechargeable allows normal AA cell to be used when NiMH quits. [3] http://www.jij.co.jp/product/99-10-26/kenwood991026.html o Mikhail Grigoriev notes T-Station's coverage of [4]Panasonic's SC-PM70MD [[5]Japanese page ] (5CD+5MD mini-system using 24 bit H.D.E.S [High Density Encoding System] ATRAC version, CD-TEXT to MD title dubbing and "MD Network" for connection to portable), [6]SC-HD615MD [[7]Japanese page ] (5-CD and 5-MD 4 piece mini-system with slim speakers and "MD Network" for connection to portable), and [8]SC-NS77MD [[9]Japanese page ] (5-CD, 1-MD, 1 Cassette (?) mini-system), Kenwood's [10]Avino SG-7MD (1 CD, 1 MD, 1Cass. 24 bit Fine D.R.I.V.E CD decoder and 20 Rec D.R.I.V.E MD recorder) and [11]VH-7MD (the latter most likely a Japanese version of their [12]VH-800MD ), Aiwa's [13]XR-H770MD [[14]English page ] (3-CD, 5-MD, 1 cassette bookshelf system), and JVC's [15]MX-S7WMD [[16]Japanese page ] (2-MD, 3-CD compact mini-system with 2X CD-MD dubbing speed). (Phew! Maybe etown's just got a feeling of sour grapes about MD's success in Japan?) [4] http://www.t-station.net/products/pana_scpm70md.html [5] http://seihin.or.jp/product/19991020/204a1600100.htm [6] http://www.t-station.net/products/pana_schd615md.html [7] http://www.panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/jn990922-4/jn990922-4.html [8] http://www.t-station.net/products/pana_scns77md.html [9] http://www.panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/jn990922-3/jn990922-3.html [10] http://www.t-station.net/products/kenwood_sg7md.html [11] http://www.t-station.net/products/kenwood_vh7md.html [12] http://www.kenwoodcorp.com/i/products/audio/home/vh800md.html [13] http://www.t-station.net/products/aiwa_xrh770md.html [14] http://www.aiwa.co.jp/english/exhibi/new_p99/xr-h770mde.html [15] http://www.t-station.net/products/jvc_mxs7wmd.html [16] http://www.victor.co.jp/products/compo/MX-S7WMD.html MiniDisc Community Pages News for 26 October 1999 o Stephen Shores kindly scans in the [1]Sony MDS-JB920 user manual. [1] http://www.minidisc.org/jb920_user/page01.html o Mikhail Grigoriev finds several Japanese Kenwood pages for their [2]Allora XT-7MD, [3]Avino SG-7MD, and [4]Avino VH-7MD systems. [2] http://www.kenwoodcorp.com/j/products/home_audio/allora/allora_xt7md.html [3] http://www.kenwoodcorp.com/j/products/home_audio/avino/avino_sg7md.html [4] http://www.kenwoodcorp.com/j/products/home_audio/avino/avino_vh7md.html o Jason Smith notes the Marantz PMD650 pro-MD portable at [5]Martel Electronics. [5] http://www.martelelectronics.com/digrec.htm MiniDisc Community Pages News for 25 October 1999 o Robert Nguyen also contributes a detailed [1]comparison of the Sony MZ-R90 and Sharp MD-MT831 portables. [1] http://www.mdreviews.com/comparisons/Comparison_4/Introduction.html o Todd Lynch spots [2]Sony's MDS-PC2 for sale at Crutchfield. [2] http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-6V1dfSER3it/ProdView.asp?bid=22680&store=0&sid=S-6V1dfSER3it o Matt Charman points out [3] SureThing CD/MD labeling software. [3] http://www.wugnet.com/shareware/99/week159/ Q: Isn't it true, Mr. President, that you purchase all your MiniDisc gear from Minidisco.com? A: No comment. http://www.minidisco.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MiniDisc Weekly News for 31 October 1999
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