MiniDisc Community Pages News for 22 October 2000
o Based out of Singapore, [1]MD Portal offers deals for MD portables
and accessories for shipment worldwide.
[1] http://www.minidisc.20m.com/
o Several new units are found: the [2]JVC XM-PX50/70 portable MD
players (pictures supplied by Dion Longworth), the [3]Aiwa MR-P1 MD
boombox (Japanese press release spotted by Michael), and the
[4]Kenwood MDX-KT302 Hello Kitty MD boombox (Japanese press release
spotted by Michael).
[2] http://php.iupui.edu/~jdlongwo/minidisc.html
[3] http://www.aiwa.co.jp/exhibi/new_prod/2000/mr-p1.htm
[4] http://www.kenwoodcorp.com/j/press/press20001020.html
o Majiloon discovers [5]Amerinet Electronics, an online MD supplier
which actually still stocks the older, but very popular Sony MZ-R50
for USD$250 (USA only). Update: Amerinet has said that they no
longer offer the MZ-R50.
[5] http://www.amerinet-electronics.com/
o Juan Chaparral found MiniDiscs are very useful as [6]scanner-radio
recorders due to them stopping recording when no audio signal is
detected.
[6] http://www.minidisc.org/trick_tips.html#radiotransmissions
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 24 October 2000
o Paul Collins adds [1]reader feedback comments to his website
covering his archiving of records and tapes to MD.
[1] http://www.jordan-webb.net/ethnicdance/minidisc.html#Shared
o Disappointed over his experiences with Sony car MD units, Massimo
Basile writes a [2]letter to Sony.
[2] http://www.minidisc.org/sony_carmdletter.html
o Japanese pages are found by Blas Sotelo for the [3]Panasonic SJ-MJ33
portable MD player and the [4]JVC/Victor XM-PX50 and XM-PX70 (the
X70 being the world's lightest MD player at 57g, with 100 hours
playback time).
[3] http://www.panasonic.co.jp/avc/audio/web/pick_up/mj33/mj33.html
[4] http://www.victor.co.jp/products/compo/XM-PX50.html
o Calum Tsang discovers two pieces of MD history in a September 1993
issue of Popular Science: mentionings of a MD unit being
[5]installed in Ford Mustangs, and a [6]Sony MZ-1 advertisement.
[5] http://www.minidisc.org/popsci93_ford.jpg
[6] http://www.minidisc.org/popsci93_mz1.jpg
o If you want digital output with your Sound Blaster Live! soundcard,
look no further than Danny Haak's informative [7]Digital Connexxion
SBLive! website.
[7] http://www.digitalconnexxion.f2s.com/
o MDWorld (in Korean) posts [8]several photos comparing Aiwa's AM-F80,
Sony's MZ-R900, and Sharp's MD-MT831.
[8]
http://cafe8.daum.net/Cafe-bin/bbsView?bbsgrp=mdworld&bbscode=mdworld01&num=000078&pnum=000078&rev_num=999922&pos=0&index=1
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 25 October 2000
o MiniDiscussion has 8 new [1]"Resident Expert" message boards, each
specializing with a specific MD topic (such as [2]MD and PC
connections, [3]choosing an MD portable, and [4]MD live recording
tips ).
[1] http://www.minidiscussion.com/resexp.shtml
[2] http://www.minidiscussion.com/boards/resexp/mdandpc
[3] http://www.minidiscussion.com/boards/resexp/choosing
[4] http://www.minidiscussion.com/boards/resexp/liverecording
o Minimaniax (in German) has [5]info on the Sharp MD-MT866.
[5] http://www.minimaniax.de/products/recorder/sharp_MT866/index.php3
o American Musical Supply has the JVC XU-301BK CD/MD deck [6]in stock
for USD$249 (deal spotted by Simon Pontin).
[6]
http://www.americanmusical.com/cgi-bin/sgin0101.exe?FNM=06&T1=JVC+XU301BK&UID=2000102316500680&UREQA=3&UREQB=5
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 27 October 2000
o New MD units found: Michael spies the Sharp MD-F120/150 models on a
Sharp Japanese [1]press release (F150 additionally has cassette and
MDLP capability).
[1] http://www.sharp.co.jp/sc/gaiyou/news/001024.html
o [2]Atomic Sounds (UK) offers a selection of prerecorded MDs (dealer
spotted by Blas Sotelo).
[2] http://www.atomicsounds.co.uk/atom08md_list.htm
o I stand corrected... An even lower price has been spotted for the
JVC XU-301MD CD/MD deck [3]at J&R for USD$199. (Thanks to Mike
DeLuca, Gary Binger, and David West for catching this!)
[3]
https://www.jandr.com/JRProductPage.process?RestartFlow=t&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=184&pcount=&Product_Id=2365&Sort=Current_Price
o [4]My-MiniDisc (Germany) opens its doors, selling a variety of MD
gear and digital accessories.
[4] http://www.my-minidisc.de
o Total Audio Solutions (UK) has [5]detailed specs on the Sony MDS-E12
Professional rack-mountable MD deck, including a PDF manual for the
unit.
[5] http://www.totalaudio.co.uk/MiniDisc/e12.htm
o Studio 1 Productions sells the [6]XLR-Pro audio input module,
allowing you to connect XLR microphones to your MiniDisc recorder
(spotted by Rod Verette).
[6] http://www.studio1productions.com/xlr-pro.htm
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