Re: MD: Re: Beeps and more...
On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Eric Woudenberg wrote: Hi David, David Witzany [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've checked these "special" cables out a bit more and, while they're still analog, they plug into your sound card's USB port, which the manufacturers claim leads to the improved S/N ratio. On the other hand, several companies have these USB-miniplug cables for under $20, so even if I buy the argument, I don't have to buy the Xitel cable... The "USB to Miniplug" products are quite a bit more than just cables. Since USB is a digital bus, these devices are essentially USB interfaces coupled with Digital to Analog converters. And since the D/A conversion is done outside the PC, the analog signal can be kept pretty quiet. I've tried the Xitel MDPORT-AN1 by the way and like it a lot. Can you tell me which other products you've seen, especially those for under $20? A company called Voquette has a cable/software package that's slightly cheaper than the Xitel cable. Panasonic also has several cables out that I've seen advertised for around $20. Their cables have optical connectors on one end, and either a miniplug or a USB connector on the other. Rick Dave. David Witzany [EMAIL PROTECTED] one of Nature's bounds checkers - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Beeps and more...
I've checked these "special" cables out a bit more and, while they're still analog, they plug into your sound card's USB port, which the manufacturers claim leads to the improved S/N ratio. On the other hand, several companies have these USB-miniplug cables for under $20, so even if I buy the argument, I don't have to buy the Xitel cable... Thanks for all of the responses on this question. Are there any thoughts out there on the Aiwa machines, as far as their sturdiness and quality of recorded sound are concerned? (And I'd still like to know whether you can turn the beep off on them...) Thanks again. Dave. David Witzany [EMAIL PROTECTED] one of Nature's bounds checkers - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Beeps and more...
These cables aren't completely digital, since they need to plug into a PC sound card. They have an optical connector on one end, and a 1/8" miniplug on the other. The manufacturers and resellers imply that using your MD recorder's optical input means better sound quality, but you've already converted the signal to analog, by using a PC sound card in the first place. This idea would only make sense if the output from the computer was still digital; I've seen no evidence to suggest that this is the case. If the PC output is analog, then, you've already introduced plenty of opportunity for signal degradation, no matter which input you use on the recording end. Dave. David Witzany [EMAIL PROTECTED] one of Nature's bounds checkers On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Matthew Wall wrote: re cable part of this post, if it's a digital cable it's digital and in all reality there really isn't much difference. not enough to charge for it anyway IMO. One last question, not directly related to any of the above. A recent post complained about the amount of noise added to music when recorded off of a computer. There are $50 cables out now that claim to be better for making these kinds of recordings, especially copying MP3s from computer to MD. Has anyone used one of these cables? Are they worth the investment? - 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]
