Re: MD: Mini speakers for portables...?
Oh! D'oh! :) I guess... No more than $40 for those battery powered speakers... Maybe a little more if it's worth it. ~Zach http://start.at/cens - The Cutting Edge of Nothing Significant /|\/|\ I'm thinking of buying some little powered speakers for my portable minidisc player, so I can take my music places where I can't have headphones (like in the kitchen, or at work!) I went over to Minidisco.com and they have a few products. I would like to know what everyone here would recommend. I'm looking for some battery powered speakers that sound as good as possible... If there is such a thing. :o) In a message dated 2/27/00 1:41:35 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How much are you willing to spend? ;-) - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Mini speakers for portables...?
On Sun, 27 Feb 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm thinking of buying some little powered speakers for my portable minidisc player, so I can take my music places where I can't have headphones (like in the kitchen, or at work!) I have faced this in the past for my portable CD player, and have seen lots of "portable" models. They are expensive, and sound is usually poor. I end up buying a pair of computer speakers (I simply carried the portable and tried available models one by one until found a pair that sounded good). They're usually cheap, and powerful, and there are lots of different makes/models/sizes. I'm looking for some battery powered speakers that sound as good as possible... If there is such a thing. :o) mmm.. that is a contradiction, you need self-amplified loudspeakers, and that's going to consume power. I would greatly be interested in opinions of the Sony SRS A41's at Minidisco.com, as well as those strange Sony On-The-Shoulder models... Does anyone have those? How do they sound? I have tried almost all available Sony or other makes models (there isn't much variety) in the past and all sound flaky and with a total lack of dynamics frecuency response... If you desesperately need the battery-powered ones, I'd take the best sounding/less consuming computer speakers set I could find, and cook my own battery system for them. (It's pretty easy, almost all run at 9V or 12V DC.) It's possibly going to coss you less and give more satisfactory results... greets, *---(*)---**-- Francisco J. Montilla System Network administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] irc: pukkaSevilleSpain INSFLUG (LiNUX) Coordinator: www.insflug.org - ftp.insflug.org - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Loudness feature on stereos
G'day A while back, I read somewhere (on here?) that the loudness feature on stereos, in particular car stereos, boosts lower frequencies that the speakers won't produce with a low level from the amplifier. However, the other day, we were taught in high school physics the following: "At low intensity levels our ears are noticeably less sensitive to low and high frequencies. Loudness controls on stereos can compensate for this." Which is it? My thoughts are that low levels on a stereo simply put through a low level of all frequencies, and the amp - providing it has sufficient headroom - will help the speakers produce these frequencies as best they can. The softness at certain frequencies would then come in with the inadequacies of our ears, which is partially corrected with the "loudness" feature. Thoughts? 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: Loudness feature on stereos
On Sun, 27 Feb 2000, nick wrote: However, the other day, we were taught in high school physics the following: "At low intensity levels our ears are noticeably less sensitive to low and high frequencies. Loudness controls on stereos can compensate for this." Which is it? My thoughts are that low levels on a stereo simply put through a low level of all frequencies, and the amp - providing it has sufficient headroom - will help the speakers produce these frequencies as best they can. The softness at certain frequencies would then come in with the inadequacies of our ears, which is partially corrected with the "loudness" feature. Thoughts? You are pretty much completely right. The loudness setting is designed for low volume levels but most people (like me) just keep it on the whole time simply because it sounds better. However, perhaps some speakers are not as sensitive to low/high frequencies at low volume levels as well. So at low volumes the ear hears even less low and high frequencies. (This is just a wild guess in my part, I'm sure there are some people with some real knowledge on this list who can give some input.) Ian - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Mini speakers for portables...?
Hi I bought some small Sony SRS-A11s in Duty-free at Heathrow for about 13 Scottish pounds. They work OK, use 4 AA cells and are loud enough to fill a hotel room with reasonable MiniDisc volume. They're great for tossing in a travel bag when you're going on a trip. A bonus is that my Sharp 702 mains adaptor fits the DC in socket, so I can power them from the adaptor if necessary. Cheers! Alan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 February 2000 05:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: Mini speakers for portables...? Hey everyone, I'm thinking of buying some little powered speakers for my portable minidisc player, so I can take my music places where I can't have headphones (like in the kitchen, or at work!) I went over to Minidisco.com and they have a few products. I would like to know what everyone here would recommend. I'm looking for some battery powered speakers that sound as good as possible... If there is such a thing. :o) I would greatly be interested in opinions of the Sony SRS A41's at Minidisco.com, as well as those strange Sony On-The-Shoulder models... Does anyone have those? How do they sound? Thanks! ~Zach http://start.at/cens - The Cutting Edge of Nothing Significant - 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: Mini speakers for portables...?
If you want the best battery powered speakers, don't mind spending several hundred dollars or carrying a battery that weighs nearly 20 pounds, the Jensen (used to be Acoustic Reserach) 570 Powered Partners are for you. They're not small or cheap, but they are DC powered stereo speakers. (Of course, they run on AC as well). Each speaker weighs probably 15-20 pounds, is housed in a very well built triangular shaped metallic housing cabinet and contains a 2" tweeter and a 5-1/2" inch woofer. They are rated at 35 watts each. The rechargeable ni cad battery is a 12 volt deal, and you can buy an optional shoulder bag to carry the whole set up. They have great sound but won't give you loud, deep bass-but for that you'd need really powerful speakers, an amplifier and an electric generator-this is a lot more portable than that set up but you wouldn't want to go hiking with it. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: OT: Purchasing CD-ROM and CD-R online
Hey all, I was wondering if anyone here has seen and could give me any URL's for places i can get good prices for Plextor CD drives online. I'm in Australia and these drives are a fortune here. Thanks in advance Jason EOM NOTICE - This message contains information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. It may also be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MiniDisc Weekly News for 27 February 2000
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 21 February 2000 o Will Smith finds the Sony [1]MZ-R70 and [2]MZ-E60 units for sale at QED (UK). (Dimensions and battery life info for these units would be [3]much appreciated ) [1] http://store1.europe.yahoo.com/qed-uk/20870b.html [2] http://store1.europe.yahoo.com/qed-uk/20860s.html [3] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] MiniDisc Community Pages News for 22 February 2000 o Peter Ravn notes a way even stalwart [1]cassette users can enjoy MP3 (!) [1] http://www.supremevideo.com/audio/hit/comp.htm o Rikard Ternerup and Superfi kindly supply further details for the Sony [2]MZ-R70 and [3]MZ-E60 portables. [2] http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-R70.html [3] http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-E60.html o [4]DiscountDiscs (UK) sells HiSpace and TDK blanks. [4] http://www.discountdiscs.co.uk MiniDisc Community Pages News for 24 February 2000 o Axel Stenberg and friends find Sharp's [1]Japanese page and [2]press release for their MD-MT50 "single AA" portable recorder. Battery life, alkaline: rec: 3h, play: 7h, NiMH: rec: 4.5h, play: 6.5h. Dim: 99.9 x 22.9 x 77.9mm, 191g w/batt, MSRP: JPY35,000. [1] http://www.sharp.co.jp/sc/gaiyou/news/000222.html [2] http://www.sharp.co.jp/sc/eihon/mdmt50/text/index.html o A friend spots Aiwa's photo and Japanese announcement of their MM-FX500, the [3]world's first portable MP3 encoder/player. With 32MB of memory, it records music (analog input) at 128kbps/44.1khz or voice memo (builtin mono mic input) at 8kbps/16khz. Battery life on AA x 1, rec: 5h, play: 10h. Dim: 65 x 90 x 18.5mm, 80g. MSRP: JPY 39,800 [3] http://www.aiwa.co.jp/exhibi/new_prod/2000/mm-fx500.htm o Martin Clinton notes an interesting [4]ZDNet article on Lithium Ion Polymer Batteries, the ``builtin'' rechargeable cell used in the [5]Sony MZ-E95 player. [4] http://www.zdnet.co.uk/itweek/brief/2000/07/client/ [5] http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-E95.html o Peter Ravn finds the [6]Philips SBC RU880 IR remote with builtin timer functions. [6] http://www-us.sv.philips.com/news/press/pronto_ru880_final.html MiniDisc Community Pages News for 25 February 2000 o Peter Ravn spots Sony Austria's [1]Aroma-round CD packaging, can MiniDisc au Marmalade be far behind? [1] http://www.sonydadc.com/pr_sniffle.asp o Hoshing Kwong describes a [2]circuit board fix for the Sony MZ-R55 self recording-start problem. [2] http://www.minidisc.org/mzr55_fix.html o Peter Ravn has made a page for the [3]Philips SBC RU880 remote. [3] http://ravn.net/md/philips-remote-SBC-RU880.htm o [4]Asian Imports (Toronto, Canada) sells MD imports. [4] http://asianimports.bizland.com/store/page1.html MiniDisc Community Pages News for 26 February 2000 o [1]MiniDisc Access (California) sells MD accessories, blanks and (some) equipment. [1] http://www.minidiscaccess.com o Ismaan Ameer finds Pre-recorded Minidiscs in Australia at [2]Sanity.com (unfortunately you cannot search exclusively for MD titles). [2] http://www.sanity.com.au MiniDisc Community Pages News for 27 February 2000 o Tim Yocum has made a handsome [1]review of the MXD-D3, Sony's 4X CD-MD dubbing deck. [1] http://www.yocum.org/minidisc/mxd-d3 o [2]TechToys4U (Salt Lake City, Utah) offers MiniDisc portables and decks. [2] http://www.techtoys4u.vstoreelectronics.com Minidisco- where MD soars to new heights of Splendor! http://www.minidisco.com/ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
