MD: Comments on the Sony MZ-E95?
Hi, could someone please give some comments on this player? Thanks, Niels - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: the Internet Minidisc by Sharp
Hi Ralph, Re: Voquette sells you a $70 analog cable! Yes, you are right - $70 for a cable is a lot. However I look at it differently. Voquette provided me with a new way of using my MD. Since I have their VMM software and NetLink adapter, I look at WEB Audio in a different way. I schedule the VMM software to record for me Cnet Radio (cnetradio.com) and some other programs every day at 6:00AM, so by the time I wakeup I have My Customized WEB audio programs on my MD. So I can listen to it during my commute. For me it's a Killer App!! Yes - I agree, it seems a little too expensive for something that seems to function as a cable. However it's a cable Plus. I leave my MD on during the night (for Automatic overnight recording of my WEB content), without their "cable" I would probably run out of battery juice, however their NetLink Adapter powers the MD from the PC. (so no need for external wall power adapter). (I opened their Adapter.. well it's not just a cable :-) To summarize my take on this: I wish here were more people like Voquette bringing us good solutions, benefits and new ways to use our MDs. As one who paid Real Networks several tens of $$ for G2 Plus I feel that although its a little expensive I get full return for my investment (my commute time is now better served). ... sorry to be so protective (but as you can see - I just like it). Richard --- Get free personalized email at http://www.iname.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Headphone Amps
An addition to my reply on head phone amps.. Se my review ( within the last 2-3 weeks in the digest) on the ETYMOTIC 4S earplugs. These phones CANNOT be driven by most portie MD/CD players. You MUST have and amp and I FEEL that HEADROOM makes the best. I have no relationship with Headroom or Etymotic Research what-so-ever. Good luck, Jeff - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Why Sharp ATRAC sucks (a review)
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === There was only one case I heard of where a person could reliably tell whether the recording was from a Sharp or Sony ATRAC, and unfortunately we never substantiated that with outside experimenters. If the differences are in general as strong as you suggest, I think others would have picked them up by now too. In any case, would it be possible for you to post to a web page some short, 44.1khz, 16 bit PCM (i.e. CD audio) segments of recordings made with both the Sharp and Sony that clearly exhibit the differences so that we can all listen to them side by side? Thanks, Rick Eric Woudenberg wrote: Thanks for the long article. It's well written and I like it, except for one thing: I think your MD-MS722 was defective. The differences between modern ATRAC encoders from the various makers are subtle, really. If you have a situation where the MD recording sounds like a bad 128kbps MP3, something is wrong. My suggestion: repeat the experiment with another Sharp unit (the Sharp MT83x, MT82x and MS72x all have Sharp ATRAC 6, the MS70x is Sharp ATRAC 5). Hmm, I don't know if I can do that. I bought it from minidisco.com and they only have a 7 day return policy. I don't want to claim it's defective and then look like a fool if my theory about Sharp ATRAC being a lousy encoder is right. Maybe I can ask them if they can send me a loaner unit to verify my suspicion? With the reliability of modern electronics, I can't imagine anything being defective in such a subtle way, though.. Then again, with all the UTOC errors people have been complaining about with Sharps, who knows? Or maybe their ATRAC really isn't that great.. After all, it's subtle enough that maybe nobody noticed. I haven't seen anyone say anything other than "they both sound the same to me, but I don't have very good hearing", or even worse, "Sharp's at version 6 and Sony's at version 4.5 so Sharp must be better!" Most importantly, I haven't seen anyone doing serious double-blind tests between Sharp ATRAC and anything else. What if Sharp knows their encoder is no good but they see people are still buying it? How many people can tell a bad 128kbps MP3 from the original other than musicians with trained ears? For most people, the quality loss is apparent at a subliminal level.. you might think that 128kbps MP3 sounds ok, but try playing low bitrate MP3's for 8 hours in a row and then putting in an original CD, and the improvement is stunning! Maybe that's the case here. In my experience with the Sharp portable units 702, 722 and 831, there is a discernable instability in the high frequencies when it is played back through the unit on speakers of a reasonable quality, sounding somewhat akin to MP3 compression, i'd agree. Yet it is not noticeable on the sony 520 deck. I haven't yet had the opportunity to try the R55 sony portable through speakers. I'm not entirely certain it is to do with the encoding, because when you play sharp recorded discs on the sony, you can't hear it, and when you play sony recorded discs on the sharp you can. My conclusion therefore is that it is either a) sharp ATRAC DEcoding, b) Sharp portable output stage (ie headphone amp) or c) some filter that sony put over their output stage in the decks. At a guess, i'd say c) and/or b) because it's inaudible with the sharp-provided earbuds, which are what the unit is primarily designed for use with, so sharp may have cut some corners. but that is just a guess. Christopher Spalding Genius, generally excellent and gifted person. __ 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]
MD: copying names in transfer
I'd written in an earlier post, I'm very sure that the MDS-W1's MD SYNC function will copy titles from a premastered disc ... one way to find out, I guess. Yesterday I finally got around to testing it. The function will dub audio but not copy titles from a premastered disc. It will dub audio and copy titles from a recordable disc, regardless of the po- sition of the source disc's write-protect. The W1's Name Copy facility requires getting into the Edit Menu for the source disc, so it cannot be used to copy a title from a premastered disc nor a protected disc. Thus the only way on a W1 to copy titles from a premas- tered disc is to read them and rekey them. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: John Balint's SB bracket instructions
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === Eric, I was looking for this awhile ago and found someone on the list that had saved a copy of it. --Ryan __ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com === MIME part removed : text/html; === === MIME part removed : image/pjpeg; === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Comments on the Sony MZ-E95?
E95 looks ugly and big. I just purchased E90. looks slick and tiny. - Original Message - From: Niels Schenk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 4:11 AM Subject: MD: Comments on the Sony MZ-E95? Hi, could someone please give some comments on this player? Thanks, Niels - 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]
MD: Known Problem Database
Hello! MiniDisc Switzerland (http://minidisc.ch) has a big relaunch with better design and much more information about MiniDisc - Database with over 200 entries (more will be added soon) - Top 10 lists (for example smallest, thinnest), all are DB generated and always up to date - Known Problems database - Discussion forum - MiniDisc market Everything is database generated. This will allow me to add much more features later (if you know something about MiniDisc that you want me to realize, just let me know). I have a wish and you can help me. It's about the known problems database. I hope to provide all MiniDisc fans with a big database with known problems about MD equipment. It's very useful for people who wants to buy a unit (new or second hand) and for people who have a unit and want to know if the problem that they experienced are normal for this unit or not. If you have experience with some problems, it would be nice, if you will submit it at http://minidisc.ch/problems.asp You can add problems for new units, add problems for units which are already in the database and add remarks to problems other people have experienced. And... from all people who submit their experience, I will send a package with some Swiss chocolate to 3 people! So just submit your experience with your MiniDisc units on MiniDisc Switzerland, and with a little bit of luck, you will have original Swiss chocolate the next weeks in your mailbox! And... if you submit more "known problems", you're chance to win gets bigger! Best regards Steffen Hung [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minidisc.ch - MiniDisc Switzerland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: A little non-scientific ATRAC Sharp vs. Sony test
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My recorders: Sony MZ-R30, Sharp MD-MS702mk, always using a digital link with both. Playback is primarilly with high-end Sony earbuds (same buds with both recorders). Honestly, the difference between the two is negligible. I expect that few will hear a significant difference in a side by side comparison. Those that do most probably have convinced themselves that they will hear a difference before the comparison, and in so doing ensure that they will hear what they want or expect to hear, rendering the comparison invalid. Or at least that is my opinion. That and a $1.50 will get you a cup of coffee at the local donut shop :). -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.0g (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE4SgXwgl+vIlSVSNkRAsRSAKDTkbbxvHngjSxJn9qutvGKvTPazQCg3a0T Vlq5RV/tNRULAXD8iymny1U= =1J2T -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: 80 min. md's
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === Yes, those md's are for real. Just bought one, but a strange thing happened when recording in mono... could almost get 3 hours (=180 min!) fitted on one Well... cya Dodge dunno is this is normal, but it's okay by me ! - Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping. === MIME part removed : text/html; === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MZ-R55 For Sale??
Is there anyone out there that has a Sony MZ-R55 That they are willing to sell for $250 or less. Does anyone know a website where I can get one under $300??? If so e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have one more question, Does anyone think or know if stores will have a sale on the MZ-R55's after Christmas??? Thanks Frank - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: 80 min. md's
--- Dodge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, those md's are for real. Just bought one, but a strange thing happened when recording in mono... could almost get 3 hours (=180 min!) fitted on one 80 min stereo ~= 160 min mono ~= 2 hrs 40 min, and the rated capacity is a probably a minute smaller than its real capacity... Any questions? Also, where and at what price are these available? I'm not sure if it would be worth much of a premium, esp. if it is only an 8% longer play. Jeff __ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: 80 min. md's
Hi Jeff, I've seen them in quite a few places - namely Fry's Electronics in the USA and a local store here in Toronto, Canada the blank 80min MD's were real expensive in Toronto ($40/5), but were much more reasonable in the USA (don't recall the exact price)... cheers, mark ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Subject: Re: MD: 80 min. md's snip 80 min stereo ~= 160 min mono ~= 2 hrs 40 min, and the rated capacity is a probably a minute smaller than its real capacity... Any questions? Also, where and at what price are these available? I'm not sure if it would be worth much of a premium, esp. if it is only an 8% longer play. snip - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Player for exercising
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === Howdy all, I'm kinda new to the mailing list so i'm sorry if this has been = discussed to death. I'm love my md players, but i am looking for one a = little more rugged. I do a lot of running, biking, rock climbing, and = sometimes i can really beat on the players. I've looked into the = Panasonic SJSW90MDS. It appears to be a pretty good one for what i'm = looking for. If anyone has good/bad experience with this unit or other = players and would suggest something different it would be greatly = appreciated. Thanks Matthew Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] === MIME part removed : text/html; === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MiniDisc Weekly News for 5 December 1999
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 30 November 1999 o Peter Ravn points out a [1]press release for C-3D, a company boasting technology for storing 140GB on a CD-size carrier, [2]using multiple storage layers. [1] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/11/29/BU19966.DTL [2] http://www.c-3d.net/tech.htm o Charles Snider submits a helpful article on [3]MD shopping in Hong Kong. [3] http://www.minidisc.org/hongkong_shopping_2.html o Garth Colasurdo spots Opcode's [4]SONICport Optical, a USB to TOSlink I/O interface. [4] http://www.opcode.com/products/sonicport_optical o The T-Station updates its [5]MD-Blanks gallery. [5] http://www.t-station.net/md_blanks.html MiniDisc Community Pages News for 1 December 1999 o Robert Berardino spots Sharp USA's [1]Internet MiniDisc page, covering their hardware/software package for recording Internet audio to portables with analog synchro-start. He notes that it's available for $70 from [2]Shopping.com. [1] http://www.sharp-usa.com/internetminidisc/index.html [2] http://www.shopping-today.com/SharpScripts/SharpMiniDiscInfo.idc?Item=VOQ-070201/MD o Charles Snider creates an exemplary [3]JVC XM-R70 page that includes the unit's user manual. [3] http://home.interserv.com/~wmo/md/xmr70.htm o Mathew Caughron finds N2MP3 encoder documentation covering [4]MP3 to MD recording on the Macintosh. [4] http://www.n2mp3.com/manual/notes.html#Anchor-MP3-10128 o On January 1st [5]Minimaniax will open shop and become the first German Internet MD retailer. You can sign up now to receive special offers. [5] http://www.minimaniax.de/ o Hussain Sekha gives tips for [6]recording movie soundtracks to MD. [6] http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/Cellar/7820/make_your_own_movie_soundtracks.htm MiniDisc Community Pages News for 2 December 1999 o Bruno Guers points out the [1]proMD1 professional audio adapter they have designed (and its [2]insides ), it is available from Marenius in Sweden (price?). [1] http://www.marenius.se/mdamp.htm [2] http://www.minidisc.org/marenius_mdamp_inside.jpg o MiniDisc Switzerland offers [3]DB generated top-10 lists (e.g. lightest, cheapest, etc.) of MD equipment. [3] http://minidisc.ch/top10.asp o Pyo Ilwoong finds Tagram's [4]Mambo-X P300 portable MP3 CD/CD-RW player. Available in December, it also plays regular CDs and runs for 14 hours on two AA cells (price?). [4] http://www.mambox.com/p300.htm MiniDisc Community Pages News for 3 December 1999 o Gerald Tomyn aka Mike Rofone sends in a nicely scanned [1]Sony MZ-R37 User Manual. [1] http://www.minidisc.org/mzr37_user_manual/4-5.html o Keith Wilson spots an odd duck: the [2]Amstrad MCR2500MD, a bookshelf system replete with 60 CD changer, qwerty keyboard, and dockable Sharp MD-MS701 portable recorder. [2] http://www.amstrad.com/html/mcr2500md_a.htm MiniDisc Community Pages News for 4 December 1999 o Tim Boswell's [1]TradeCheck site is designed to foster MD trading and features a trader ratings database. [1] http://www.tradecheck.co.uk MiniDisc Community Pages News for 5 December 1999 o Yoon Dae-Hee points out the MiniDisc page for [1]Saehan, a Korean blanks manufacturer that supplies Sony, Alpine, Aiwa, Clarion, JVC and Yamaha. [1] http://www.saehan.com/netver/product/lineup.asp?LineupID=0038 Minidisco- Free-range MiniDiscs, Humanely Raised http://www.minidisco.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: md-l-digest V2 #447
It is quite possible that you may have done PERMANENT DAMAGE to the MD by using too high of an input voltage to the power supply. The SAME AMOUNT OF VOLTAGE goes to the unit, even when it is in the "Charging Cradle". You probably have to have the unit repaired. You my try going back to the original vendor if they "GUARANTEED" that the unit will run on US power without any type of "power conversion". Please my ORIGINAL MD-LIST POST post of this SHARP MD-MT831 Power Problems. It outlines the volt levels involved. Send this to your Vendor where you originally purchased the unit. It should not be that old. My vendor said there would be "NO PROBLEM", but yet I discovered this OVER VOLTAGE abnormality in some SHARP 831's. It DID in fact have a problem and the vendor was WRONG. Sorry your having problems, I LOVE my 831 and have had NO problems since changing the adapter -- as soon as I noticed the problem --- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 21:56:38 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Sharp MD-MT831-A Hi, Hoping some one can help me, I purchased a brand new MT831 from Hong Kong 2 weeks ago and i have had no joy from it yet. Firstly I discovered the power problem, where it will not recognize mains power going directly into the unit, but I have been able to overcome this by using the cradle. The major problem that I have now is that it will not actually read any of the discs that I put into it, I keep getting a 'cantreada' error. The user manual that came with the unit does not explain the error mesages in english, and as far as I can tell it doesnt even explain an error 'a' in Japanese. Initially I was not having this problem, it started doing it intermittenly about a week ago and now will not read any discs at all. I am holding out on going to a technician because it is not under global warranty. But I now fear that it is a fault with the laser and I may not have any choice but to take it in. Anybody's help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. thanks, 3jane, a very unhappy MD user! - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Minidisc Canada
Has anyone bought anything from Minidisc Canada? Any comments on their service and products or anthing about them? thanks in advance. Matt - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
