MD: Sharp MD MT-20?
Hello people, does anyone here own the new Sharp model? It's available at http://www.wfv.de for DM399 which seems like a real bargain. http://www.jyu.fi/minidisc/minidisc/part_Sharp_MD-MT15+20.html has some info on the unit. It says that "the MT20 takes AA rechargeables". Apparently it will take regular AA Duracells as well, if the rechargeables run out of power? Am I right? Please help me if you can, I need to know. Thanks, Tom of Finland __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Differences between blank minidiscs...
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === General rule of thumb, shop price. Marc SPARC wrote: Hi guys and gals, I bet it's not a simple topic to answer, but I wonder what are the real differences between blank minidisc brands such as sony, basf, tdk, others... sound quality? reliability?, etc.. Is it worth buying Sony instead of TDK for example? Thank you. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Fw: Running out of steam (OT)
On Sat, 24 Jul 1999 19:24:08 +0100, you wrote: === = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === From: PrinceGaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks everyone for your advice in speeding up my Win98, K6-2/333, 32MB RAM, ancient PCI videocard system. The general concensus seems to be 64MB RAM or more first, after fiddling around with virtual memory (which I've just performed). After all the time I spent optimising everything loaded into the UMB area to leave about 622K (636+ thousand bytes) conventional, *WITH* an EMS page frame, I'm amazed I forgot about that. you also might want to finsd a utility that reduces the size of your hard drive cache.. windows burns RAM to cache your hard drives and if you skip around alot in directories it will keep filling up and not being used, dumped and refilled etc.. you can reduce how much RAM it uses for this to practical amounts. For instance, my dual Celeron 300A/256mb system running NT 4 wants to use 32mb or more to cache the hard drive. i limited it to 4 mb. -- -Jon Carroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot. Order shall return. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: equipment advice, regarding the future
G'day.. I've got a bit too much cash on hand, and not enough sense, so like a lot of people nowdays, i'm looking at getting a MD setup.. As a mailing list, there have gotta be a few things that piss you off.. things like "this is better than that" which really only comes down to personal opinion.. so i'm going to try not to ask simple questions. I've done a bit of research.. two weeks ago i discovered that MD's are rewriteable.. i was quite pleasantly surprised :) the setup i'm looking to get is aimed at two things - portability and a good system for some sit down listening/loud party mixes :) As for portability, i was looking at the Sony MZ-E33.. which is reasonably priced, and uses atrac-4, apparently.. it has the good headphone amp in it that the original recorder has - i need it to drive some beefy sennheisers :) I've heard a few things about it tho - it only has a 10 second anti-shock memory, and apparently this model is more susceptible to shocks than others.. does anyone own one, and go running with it? find any problems? For the home deck, i was gonna do the whole Sony thing and get the MDS-JE330. As this is going to be something i'm looking at having for the next 5 or more years, are there any technical limitations which this model has which will piss me off in a year or so's time? Buying a CD deck without an optical out really ticked me off, but luckily the shop is going to trade it up to one with an optical for about $120.. the whole bundle, cd upgrade and everything, will come out at about $1000.. which is a lot, and i dont intend to re-spend in a few years time. Any input will be appreciated.. Keep in mind, tho, that australia doesnt have the largest range of .. well .. anything :) and sony more or less has a monopoly going.. which means they sell us the stuff that is obsolete to the rest of the world, and they charge the world for it.. and thats the sorta thing i'm interested in getting :) in my experience, sony is a quality brand, and i regret buying yamaha equipment over the good ole sony label.. thanks a heap nick __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Differences between blank minidiscs...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys and gals, I bet it's not a simple topic to answer, but I wonder what are the real differences between blank minidisc brands such as sony, basf, tdk, others... sound quality? reliability?, etc.. Is it worth buying Sony instead of TDK for example? Thank you. You can compare an MD-blank best with flopyy-discs. If you write a report, and you put it on differnt brands of discs does the report change? The answer is no. All discs contain the same data and if the data can be read, this data will sound the same. The main difference is build- quality. Ie, how long does the media last without giving read or write problems. And some brands have beter cases/colours/labels. I buy HiSpace since they offer good quality for a low price. And the new colour HiSpace discs with the flip-cases offer average labels and an index-card. I like the index-card a lot more than the sticker that you have to stick to the case. Cheers, Ralph - who bought 8 colour HiSpace-discs for 169 FFr at FNAC Saturday! (169 FFr eq $28. Ie, $3.5 per piece!) -- === Ralph SmeetsFunctional Verification Centre Of Competence - CMG Voice: (+33) (0)4 76 58 44 46 STMicroelectronics Fax:(+33) (0)4 76 58 40 11 5, chem de la Dhuy Mobile: (+33) (0)6 82 66 62 70 38240 MEYLAN E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FRANCE === "For many years, mankind lived just like the animals. And then some- thing happened that unleashed the powers of our imagination: We learned to talk." -- Stephen Hawking, later used by Pink Floyd -- === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: equipment advice, regarding the future
"J. Coon" wrote: Marc SPARC wrote: Why do you need a deck, you can use any of the portables just fine, connected to an amplifier. A deck has a lot of advantages over a portable. You can use a remote. You can record with a timer. You can edit much more precisely. You can title the MD and track much easier. Yes I know all the advantages, but he doesn't need a deck just for listening to MD's at home or playing them at a party, etc. sounds to me like he just has extra cash and doesn't have anything to do with it ;) he should think about investing it in a retirement plan rather than on MD decks... Cheers. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Why are there some text characters missing with the MD format
The more annoying thing I find is the fact that the machine needs about 2 seconds to 'recover' when yuo change case. Meaning if you change case and start 'typing' on the remote, the first few characters won't go in because the Md player is still doing something.HOw many butchered titles I find later on cuz I was faster than the computer. sigh. I think this is fixed on the newer decks - certainly the JB920 does not suffer from this, but my previous JE510 did. Cheers, Gary. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Additional cooling
From: PrinceGaz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] So my question is-- when listening at medium to loud levels [not so loud as to cause a thermal cut-out in the amp], would it be beneficial to my units to have the fan providing a steady and quite significant airflow over and under the amp (on high speed the result is an airflow worthy of a wind- tunnel but is rather noisier and I would only use in extreme circumstances). I think that electrical items such as fans can make the mains electricity quite noisy and may result in a greater amount of noise coming through your speakers - especially if the fan is very close to your amp. Gary. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Differences between blank minidiscs...
Marc SPARC wrote: Ralph Smeets wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys and gals, I bet it's not a simple topic to answer, but I wonder what are the real differences between blank minidisc brands such as sony, basf, tdk, others... sound quality? reliability?, etc.. yes, I know the only thing is reliability and stability of the data, for the long term. read this: http://www.sospubs.co.uk/sos/feb99/html/sosxtlk.htm I hate to say it, but TDK has lost a lot of credibility with this hype. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Differences between blank minidiscs...
LarZ wrote: As for sound quality, if you seriously believe that you can get a crispier or better defined sound out of one brand compared to another, you've got rocks in your head. I disagree. It's only common sense that there will be differences. As it happens, common sense is wrong in this case, but it's rude to suggest that someone has rocks in their head when in fact they are just (temporarily) ignorant. simon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: PRESSIT MD LABELS
What sizes do they come in though? Is it strictly the big-ass ugly Sony labels or the smaller TDK labels? Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Matt Rooke Sent: Monday, 26 July 1999 17:46 To: 'MD Community Page' Subject:MD: PRESSIT MD LABELS PRESSIT, the company that makes the CD labels and applicator, now also manufacturer labels for ZIP, JAZ, VHS, Audio Cassette, 3.5" Floppy MINIDISC. There are two types of label packs available for each format. MINIDISC LABELS (180) WHITE MINIDISC LABELS (60) RE-RIGHT WHITE The re-right pack contains 1 x Red marker, 1 x Black marker an eraser pen. All packs are priced £7.10 + vat carriage. Available from Transco Group plc Media Store @ Transco 2 Dean Street London W1V 5RN Tel: +44(0)171 544 5400 Fax: +44(0)171 544 5544 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Differences between blank minidiscs...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I buy HiSpace since they offer good quality for a low price. And the new colour HiSpace discs with the flip-cases offer average labels and an index-card. I like the index-card a lot more than the sticker that you have to stick to the case. do they have a webpage? try: http://www.hispace.com or http://www.mpo.com Cheers, Ralph -- === Ralph SmeetsFunctional Verification Centre Of Competence - CMG Voice: (+33) (0)4 76 58 44 46 STMicroelectronics Fax:(+33) (0)4 76 58 40 11 5, chem de la Dhuy Mobile: (+33) (0)6 82 66 62 70 38240 MEYLAN E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FRANCE === "For many years, mankind lived just like the animals. And then some- thing happened that unleashed the powers of our imagination: We learned to talk." -- Stephen Hawking, later used by Pink Floyd -- === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: bettery life, etc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Although these batteries can be topped up as you go along, it is worth letting the battery run fairly low between charges to maximise the life cycle of the battery. Most of it made sence, but this last line is rather uther non-sence. If you drain a LiIon battery deeply, you'll damage it (read, reduce the life-time). Recharge a LiIon battery when you feel you need to. Never deep-de-charge it. Cheers, Ralph -- === Ralph SmeetsFunctional Verification Centre Of Competence - CMG Voice: (+33) (0)4 76 58 44 46 STMicroelectronics Fax:(+33) (0)4 76 58 40 11 5, chem de la Dhuy Mobile: (+33) (0)6 82 66 62 70 38240 MEYLAN E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FRANCE === "For many years, mankind lived just like the animals. And then some- thing happened that unleashed the powers of our imagination: We learned to talk." -- Stephen Hawking, later used by Pink Floyd -- === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: equipment advice, regarding the future
Marc SPARC [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd recommend the Sony MZ-R50, has a 40sec antishock, good battery life. I had the MZ-R50 until it was stolen and was very pleased with it, recently I purchased the MZ-R55 which is nice, small and funky, but has a poor battery life. Don't forget that the 55 also lost the best thing about the 50 -- the jog dial! :-) Seriously, though, I don't know how people can title tracks without a jog dial. i regret buying yamaha equipment over the good ole sony label.. what kind of yamaha equipment are you talking about? yamaha is a good brand too. Agreed. ES line aside, I find Sony's home audio equipment (not portable) to be near the bottom of the consumer brands (Yamaha, Onkyo, Pioneer, H-K, etc.). Yamaha is near the top. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: jog wheel (was Re: equipment advice, regarding the future)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Dan Frakes [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Mon, 26 Jul 1999 | Don't forget that the 55 also lost the best thing about the 50 -- the jog | dial! :-) Seriously, though, I don't know how people can title tracks | without a jog dial. Ya know, I never much liked the jog wheel on my MZR-30. For me it is less stressful on my fingers to use the button arrangement that is on my 702. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v0.9.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE3nLRZgl+vIlSVSNkRAmHyAJ4xc2VeBInE5ogsvuPZUK6SZzt+OQCbBzxa cW3ABEu/iowW8RAjy3L+Y54= =G1Ro -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ which, if exposed due to rupture, should PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ not be touched, inhaled, or looked at. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Problems with Minidisco
Hi guys/gals, I havn't posted for quite a while but i thought I'd share a bad experience I'm having with Minidisco. I've delt with them before and was very happy with their service...until now. I originally sent them an email requesting a price quote on the Xitel Platinum sound card and shipping to Canada. Rose answered me with the following: "Thanks for your interest and for your positive feedback! The Xitel Storm Card sells for $78.95, with shipping to Canada the grand total is $89.20. I will look into putting the weight specs for the card on our website. Thanks for bringing that to our attention." That was a good price so i went ahead and ordered it.however after i had ordered it the price that appeared was $99.70. I emailed them back and told them to make sure they fix the mistake and honor their quoted price. I got a reply back from Adam saying that Rose had made a mistake in her quote! I then emailed them and told them to cancel my order (since i could get it cheaper from the manufacturer) unless they would honor their quote. A few days went by and no answer. Then a charge for $99.70 appeared on my VISA account!! I wrote them back and asked what was going on and they said they never got the cancelation request!!!: "Dear Matt, All of this confusion is my fault and I am sorry for the hassle and frustration this has caused you. The original price I quoted you was for shipment in the US, not to Canada. You were not refunded because we have no records of a cancellation. I trust that this is a second mistake on our part and for this too, I apologize. When the package does get delivered to you simply refuse delivery, do not sign for anything, and the package will be shipped back to us. Upon receipt we will refund your credit card. Thank you for your patience and again a thousand apologies for my mistake." The problem is that it has been two weeks since the item was sent back to them, and they have not yet removed the charge of my account. Furthermore they have been ignoring my e-mails about this problem since i have written them three times in the last week (and recieved a confirmation auto-reply from them each time!). I'm very mad since this charge is now on my current bill and i have to pay for something i didn't want or get!! Does anyone know the name and e-mail address of the head of Minidsco so i can take this up with him/her? Please relpy to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I apologize for the length of this message but i thought you guys should know that Minidisco seems to be slipping in their Customer Service. I hope no one else has to put up with this type of treatment. Thanks for reading, Matt Dramowicz Manager Batteries Included - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Additional cooling
Gary Sargent replied to my using a fan near my amp: I think that electrical items such as fans can make the mains electricity quite noisy and may result in a greater amount of noise coming through your speakers - especially if the fan is very close to your amp. I agree that some additional electrical noise will doubtless be introduced, but given I run the fan at the low setting only whan the volume is higher than normal [say 1W / channel], and at the high setting when cranked up beyond about 15W / channel, it will be lost under the levels sent to the speakers. The noise I was talking about was audible noise caused by the fan moving the air, not interference. Switching between Off - Hi - Lo settings on the fan cause a noticeable spike in the mains supply but running at any one setting is fine. At even low-moderate volume levels, the sound generated by the fan on Lo-speed is totally masked except between tracks. Cheers, PrinceGaz -- "Eddie Irvine wins my prize of 10 Kudos for his performance on Sunday, I wonder what will happen if both him and Mika pull way ahead of Michael before he recovers? Could Schumy become Ferrari no. 2?" - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Sony 300 Megachanger
"Jason J. Tar" wrote: I'd like to put up a dissenting opinion. Bought one on Thursday, took it back Friday. Reasons? SLLLOOOWWW, and it doesn't work with the MD Editor software that came with the MDS-PC1 (that I own). Only controls the first 200 CDs. :( Plus the time functions leave much to be desired. Found the CE535 to be a much more desirable unit. Only 5 CDs, but it keeps running time of programs (even those which use multiple CDs), which makes making MD mixes easier. Plus it can be controlled by the MDEditor, and is much quicker on changes. I assent to the limitations you describe: the MD editor limit of the first 200 discs is really dumb, although I do not currently use MD Editor and may never. The keyboard input on the JB-930 when it comes out will probably suffice for me. The longer changing time is a reasonable trade off to me to have ALL my CD's on tap. Plus, in shuffle play, I can tell the unit to have no delay in playing from changer 1 to 2, which eliminates this problem. In recording mixes, smart space seems to truncate any more than 3 seconds of disc changing time. Poor time display is a minor annoyance to me, but you are right. It should be smarter. To each their own, but to me, having all my music on tap, being able to browse it from across the room or shuffle play my entire collection or groups of it is the best thing that happend to my music listening since MD came out. I like to make shuffle mixes recorded to MD and listen to a surprise mix of music I might have neglected for years. Thanks for your accurate viewpoints, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: jog wheel (was Re: equipment advice, regarding the future)
* Dan Frakes [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Mon, 26 Jul 1999 | Don't forget that the 55 also lost the best thing about the 50 -- the jog | dial! :-) Seriously, though, I don't know how people can title tracks | without a jog dial. "Stainless Steel Rat" replied: Ya know, I never much liked the jog wheel on my MZR-30. For me it is less stressful on my fingers to use the button arrangement that is on my 702. I find it hard to believe anyone could dislike the "Convenient" jog-dial on Sony porties. Personally I find it a way to while away spare time titling my MDs using the "Convenient" jog-dial on my R3 and am suprised at just how fast you can get with practice. You should see that "Convenient" jog-dial spin and the buttons being hit like my life depended on it once I get serious. Now when's the next MD titling contest being held in Japan? :-) Cheers, PrinceGaz -- "I didn't say it was a *pleasant* way to while away time... just a way!" - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Elektor SCMS Remover and Track Marks
Hi List, Just wondering how many people out there use an Elektor SCMS remover. Here is my dilemma. The unit seems to put way too many track marks between tracks when I go directly from a Sony D-E505 (CD Player w/ Optical Out) to either my Sony JE-520 or Sharp 821. When I successfully make an MD (sometimes I get too many track marks without the Stripper involved, or I get short areas of silence), I can play the MD in my JE-520, go into my Sharp and everything seems to be fine. Just wondering what all this is... Is this Jitter? Thanks for any replies! Sincerely, Mark J. Linkhorst ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: OT Schumy
Cheers, PrinceGaz -- "Eddie Irvine wins my prize of 10 Kudos for his performance on Sunday, I wonder what will happen if both him and Mika pull way ahead of Michael before he recovers? Could Schumy become Ferrari no. 2?" Schumy would never drive somewhere where he would be #2. He would retire first. What to do about the moron Coultard Ron- One of three or four US F1 fans. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: New lower price for Sharp 702 at Shopping.com
Thanks for the heads up on this item. I sold at least five people on them that I know of because of this post. BTW, most of them will be using it to record from a mike as well as from CD. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
