Re: MD: Boomboxes from outside the US?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since we're on the boombox topic, are there any MD boombox/portable stereos a vailable where MD is more popular, like Europe or Japan? The only problem with this approach is that AM and FM radio bands differ from country to country. For example, in Japan, the FM band runs from 76-90MHz, eliminating 75 percent of the U.S. FM spectrum. This makes it a non-starter for me, because one of the reasons I would want a (battery-powered) boombox would be to take it on vacations to the beach, where I like to listen to (and record) local radio. There are _very_ few, if any, DC-powered foreign boomboxes with "wide spectrum" radio coverage (usually called "tourist models"). G. For more info on boomboxes, see the MCP table at: http://www.minidisc.org/boombox_table.html Unfortunately, information on DC power options is sketchy at best. === Dale Greer Bored? Visit my web site and be bored some more. http://home.sprintmail.com/~dalegreer/MacMD.html - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Those MD boomboxes - why isn't anyone bothering to release them to Australia?
On 9/26/00 10:57 PM, Simon Mackay wrote: I hope manufacturers and equipment retailers wake up and realise that they still need to keep interest in (boomboxes) in those countries where the outdoor lifestyle matters. Simon, This is frustrating to me, too. Here in the U.S., there are very few MD boomboxes available (maybe three of four models, all AC-powered, and extremely difficult to find). I'm not aware of any battery-powered boomboxes for sale in the U.S., which is just mind-boggling. Why don't the manufacturers meet this need? === Dale Greer Bored? Visit my web site and be bored some more. http://home.sprintmail.com/~dalegreer/MacMD.html - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Lawyers, Discs and Money
Hi all, Some of you may know that I have a web site which shows folks how to dub MP3s from their Macintosh computers to MiniDisc. I've been getting a lot of e-mails from people who don't understand why they can't simply copy the MP3s to MD faster than real time, so I've put together a rather lengthy explanation. This "FAQ," which I've called "Lawyers, Discs and Money," goes into the historical, political and legal reasons why MD works the way it does. Anyway, I would appreciate it if you could look this over and offer comments, corrections or clarifications. Thanks much! The FAQ's URL: http://home.sprintmail.com/~dalegreer/Mac-MD/lawyers.html === Dale Greer Bored? Visit my web site and be bored some more. http://home.sprintmail.com/~dalegreer/MacMD.html - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Yamaha PET no works with Macs
Hi all, The Yamaha RP-U100 apparently is now Mac-compatible. The company's web page http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/newprods/PChometheater/pchtinfo.htm has been changed to add this statement: The Yamaha @ PET RP-U100 is USB compatible with Windows 98 installed PCs and Apple Macintosh computers with System 9.0.2. Take care, Dale - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Compression on Sharp-831
Sometime fairly recently, Simon Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now we have a new subject to argue about, both Ralph and Rat have suggested that poor headphones can cause hiss. Simon, this is one of the funniest things I have read in a long time. Thanks for the wit Dale - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Help with synch recording
Hi all, This was sent to me by a Sharp portable MD user who is sending an optical digital output from his computer sound card to his MD recorder. He asked: My portable MD recorder gets a digital signal from the sound card all the time, making it impossible to synch record. Is this normal? How do I synch record? Any help would be appreciated. Dale - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Digital recording via Mac
I recently saw on the MDCP a Macintosh tutorial for analog recording to MiniDisc, which gave me the idea to put together a tutorial for digital recording to the Mac. I've been an MD'er for nearly seven years, but I'm new to the Mac-MD scene (I just got all the hardware two days ago!), so I hope I haven't made any major gaffs with the instructions. If anyone has any corrections or suggestions, please let me know. The URL: http://home.sprintmail.com/~dalegreer/MacMD.html Thanks, Dale Dale Greer Webmaster, A1A Archives http://www.cobo.org/A1Aarchives/ The Internet's Most Complete Jimmy Buffett Collector's Guide - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Circuit City Responds
On 4/11/00 4:51 PM, Ralph Smeets wrote: And price-performance? To use metal-tape and to listen to it, you need the best tape-deck in the world. Like the Nakomichi Dragon. But be prepared to pay more then for a normal MD-deck. Metal-tape walkmans exists, but are rare to find and also expensive. They are not as expensive as MD walkmans, but they are in the neighboorhood. And for cars... Well head-units for metal-tapes exists but again, they are expensive. And a good metal tape costs a lot more than a MD-blank. Add to that all the convinience of MDs (editing, random-access, size) and you'll see why tape is on its way out Don't forget head azimuth mistracking/misalignment, which can cause a tape made on one deck to have serious high-frequency loss when played on another. Dale - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Budget stuff at Best Buy Reno
On 4/10/00 8:49 AM, Eric Woudenberg wrote: The Sony Internet recording bundle is due to get better, there will be a full digital version (USB-TOSlink) which also does titling (when connected to an MZ-R90). It's due out in a month (May?) or so according to a Sony rep I talked to. -Rick Rick, Do you know if this set-up will work on USB-equipped Macs as well as PCs? Dale - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Circuit City Responds
On 4/10/00 8:49 AM, Paul Kowtiuk wrote: The rep from Circuit City replied to a list member saying that he thinks he can hear the difference between CD source and MD copy. My question is, has he heard the lastest ATRAC-versioned MDs or is this something he noticed back in 1991? I'll bet he'd never able to discern the difference in a double-blind test with carefully matched output levels. It also really irked me that a so-called audio professional would spell MiniDisc as "mini-disc." This is a trademarked name, after all, and an audio sales specialist should know better. (I hope he doesn't spell Compact Disc as "compact-disc"). More proof this guy doesn't really know what he's talking about? Dale - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sony new minidisc at Minidisco
On 1 Apr 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone else seen the new Sony MXD-PCD3 ? SNIP? I couldn't get a link to the Minidisco page to bookmark properly (kept taking me to the start page) so I've put a link in the Minidisc section of my home page. http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk/minidisc/ Wow! This unit would meet all my needs perfectly! I was so excited, I e-mailed the link to a bunch of friends. Then I noticed a little British curiosity: The word "whilst." No American site would ever use this word. Nice job Magic -- a very subtle and well-executed April Fool's joke. Maybe Sony will take it under advisement? Still smiling Dale ==== Dale Greer Webmaster, A1A Archives http://www.cobo.org/A1Aarchives/ The Internet's Most Complete Jimmy Buffett Collector's Guide - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Analog Input Into SoundCards
On 3/23/00, John Paul Altieri wrote: I'd appreciate any advice regarding recording LP's onto Computer Hard Disk for cleanup. SNIP Putting RCA to mini-jack adaptors from the Preamp to sound card--I think it would degrade the sound quality alot (comments?) I'd bet $100 that a blind-folded panel of "experts" couldn't tell you'd used an RCA-to-mini-jack cable. Just make sure you run the feed through a phono preamp so the signal has the proper RIAA equlization curve, and it will sound just fine. You could, of course, always color the cable with one of those special green pens the experts like so much. They say it gets the electrons marching in the right order Dale ==== Dale Greer Webmaster, A1A Archives http://www.cobo.org/A1Aarchives/ The Internet's Most Complete Jimmy Buffett Collector's Guide - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MD Boombox?
Hi Rick, You may be right. I assumed that since Sony's press release called the ZS-M35 a "portable" unit, it would be battery powered. If it's not, the marketing geniuses at Sony need to have their collective noggins examined for calling an AC-powered stereo a portable unit. Or maybe it comes with a verry long power cord. ;-) I ask again, just to hear the sound of my own whinig: Why hasn't Sony made a real U.S.-spec battery-powered boombox? Am I the only person in the world who enjoys listening to ambient music at the beach, in a hotel room, by the pool, etc? This really is unforgivable. MD was introduced eight years ago -- surely the format is mature enough for a product I would have expected by the third generation. It really is a no-brainer. Take care, Dale On 2/21/00 1:12 PM, Eric Woudenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AFAIK the ZS-M35 is AC only. Please correct me if you learn otherwise. I don't think Sony has made a battery powered boombox yet. Rick - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: MD Boombox?
On 2/19/00 8:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does a minidisc "boombox" exist? Yours, Dicky Dicky, Sony finally plans on releasing a proper boombox in the U.S. this spring (and by "Boombox," I mean a battery-powered unit with a handle; an AC-powered shelf system is _not-not-not_ a boombox in my book!). I wonder why it's taken so long for Sony to meet this need? To me this has always been a frustrating hole in the product offerings. From a recent Sony-U.S. press release: High-Speed Dubbing Hits the Road with VCR-Like Programming Capabilities Sony¹s first portable MD boombox (model ZS-M35) cuts CD-to-MD dubbing time in half for consumers who enjoy making their own mixes. With high-tech styling that fits into an office or dorm room, the compact, black and silver boombox features one-touch CD-to-MD recording, CD text transfer and synchro recording. The ZS-M35 includes an AM/FM digital tuner with 20 station presets, Remote Commander® remote control and a Mega Bass® sound system. It also has a built-in clock with a sleep timer, which functions like an alarm clock, and timer recording capability, which allows MD recording to start and stop at predetermined times. The ZS-M35 will be available in April 2000 for approximately $350. - Also, I am a Mac user myself, so please let me know what you find out re: MD dubbing to CD via your Mac desktop. Dale - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MiniDisc clearance sale
I'm clearing out some of my seldom-used MD gear, including a rare LIP-12 double charger, two brand-new LIP-12 batteries and a mint MZ-E2 player. These are all U.S.-spec models. If you're intested, here are the links to eBay: MZ-R30 Recorder: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260508217 MZ-E2 Player: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260546953 ACP-MZ60A charger LIP-12 batteries: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260529433 Take care, Dale Greer - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
