Sony really is going all out this time, it seems. To the extent that they're getting the news out on a week when so many people are on holiday in Japan. Scary specs, too. - a 20-disc settings database? Geez! - speed control: do they need it for every equipment? :) - They've gone back to rotary switches on the stick remote. The way volume control is set doesn't look good. - spindle runs at 3x speed, so what would that be? 1200-2700 rpm+? and we thought R90/E90/E77 were noisy... But having said all that, the good things... - program play - the R900 has the standard monaural recording mode; - Sony bothers to make the E900 a gram lighter than the Panasonic MJ77. - a RISC processor inside your MD portable sounds good. This is the first time in a decade that I find Sony Walkmans desirable. Depending on what Sharp comes up with, I'll definitely be considering these two when I want MD-LP compatible units. Leon :) ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
