MD: MZ-R909
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MD: . is MDLP worth the wait?
--part1_38.14f277e4.280d1ef3_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have had many MD players in my time, since the MZ-1 on up. Since getting the R-900 the day after they hit the streets in Tokyo, I have lost the urge to upgrade. There is not one feature I feel I lack on the R-900. I use LP2 mode all the time for music and it sounds great. It just might be (finally) my last MD portable purchase. The battery life is superb, the user interface is great. I don't notice the "loud" player noise. I think it is acceptable, but with my etymotics on I can't hear it anyway! Regards, Leland --part1_38.14f277e4.280d1ef3_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit HTMLFONT FACE=arial,helveticaFONT SIZE=2I have had many MD players in my time, since the MZ-1 on up. nbsp;Since getting BRthe R-900 the day after they hit the streets in Tokyo, I have lost the urge BRto upgrade. nbsp;There is not one feature I feel I lack on the R-900. nbsp;I use LP2 BRmode all the time for music and it sounds great. nbsp;It just might be (finally) BRmy last MD portable purchase. nbsp;The battery life is superb, the user interface BRis great. nbsp;I don't notice the "loud" player noise. nbsp;I think it is acceptable, BRbut with my etymotics on I can't hear it anyway! BR BRRegards, BR BRLeland BR BR/FONT/HTML --part1_38.14f277e4.280d1ef3_boundary-- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: DVDs and SCMS
--part1_44.c9582ec.27f671dd_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My experience is: Yes, most DVD's prevent digital copying to MD even with PCM digital out set. Yes, my Elector stripper fixes this situation and allows copying. Interestingly, I do have trouble passing track marks through my stripper. Regards, Leland --part1_44.c9582ec.27f671dd_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit HTMLFONT FACE=arial,helveticaFONT SIZE=2My experience is: nbsp; BR BRYes, most DVD's prevent digital copying to MD even with PCM digital out set. BR BRYes, my Elector stripper fixes this situation and allows copying. BR BRInterestingly, I do have trouble passing track marks through my stripper. BR BRRegards, BR BRLeland/FONT/HTML --part1_44.c9582ec.27f671dd_boundary-- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Sony DHC-ZX50MD on sale at Frys
--part1_8.1269588c.27f67321_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Frys electronics has the Sony DHC-ZX50MD compo system on sale this weekend=20 for $249.00.=A0 List is $600, Crutchfield and Frys normal price is $499. It has RDS Tuner, 5 CD changer, 2 cassette play/record and MD recorder/playe= r. Many features but most interesting is 2 x CD-MD dubbing, MDLP recording and=20 playback, and Scale factor edit. Includes most software such as rehearsal o= f=20 divides from other Sony decks. At $249 its a good deal. When Frys had this same sale about 3 weeks ago,=20 people were buying them and flipping them over on Ebay for $350 and getting=20 good bid action. Regards, Leland --part1_8.1269588c.27f67321_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HTMLFONT FACE=3Darial,helveticaFONT SIZE=3D2Frys electronics has the=20= Sony DHC-ZX50MD compo system on sale this weekend=20 BRfor $249.00.=A0 List is $600, Crutchfield and Frys normal price is $499. BRIt has RDS Tuner, 5 CD changer, 2 cassette play/record and MD recorder/p= layer. BR BRMany features but most interesting is 2 x CD-MD dubbing, MDLP recording=20= and=20 BRplayback, and Scale factor edit. nbsp;Includes most software such as re= hearsal of=20 BRdivides from other Sony decks. BR BRAt $249 its a good deal. nbsp;When Frys had this same sale about 3 week= s ago,=20 BRpeople were buying them and flipping them over on Ebay for $350 and gett= ing=20 BRgood bid action. BR BRRegards, BR BRLeland/FONT/HTML --part1_8.1269588c.27f67321_boundary-- - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Sony Compo system for half off
Frys electronics has the Sony DHC-ZX50MD compo system on sale this weekend for $249.00. List is $600, Crutchfield and Frys normal price is $499. It has RDS Tuner, 5 CD changer, 2 cassette play/record and MD recorder/player. Many features but most interesting is 2 x CD-MD dubbing, MDLP mode, and Scale factor edit. Sound quality is typical for this kind of system, but you could hook up better speakers and get better results if need be. At $249 its a good deal. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: 722 problem
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === Today, the best shock protection for jogging would be to use MDLP. The LP2 or LP4 modes double and quadruple the shock resistance time respectively. My R-90 has skipped (in very few instances) but my R-900 in LP2 mode never has. For jogging, LP4 would be good enough fidelity, since the wind noise and jarring would prevent hearing any detail in the sound anyway. This gives you 160 seconds anti skip. Regards, Leland === MIME part removed : text/html; === - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Why MD?
James writes: As you can see here, I have revised that position somewhat to say convenience, but not at the expense of sound. This is where MDLP shines, especially LP2. When I play 80 min MD's in the office now after having LP2 for a while, it surprises me how soon I have to change discs! Too bad MDLP came in so late. 3 or 4 years ago would have been perfect. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Funky charging on the R900
Ed Heckman writes: Thanks for the lead. I bought a charger plus a spare battery from Planet Minidisc about 2 weeks ago. This let me use the two rechargeables to record all the sessions I was in at a conference last week. It really saved my butt. Don't let the specs fool you, the R900 gets significantly less recording time on the rechargeable battery than 8 hours. I say only about 6 hours (or so) in LP4 mode. And playback time isn't that much better. (These estimates are based on the battery indicator in the display.) However, the R900 has much better battery life than the R-90 overall. The display is deceiving. It can be close to the bottom and play for hours. Recording is a different story. You do have to be careful. Use a AA along with the gum battery or plug the unit in. By the way, based on Larrys advice, I got a proper voltage adapter to plug in my R-900. Sony makes these way cool 100-240 V, 1000 mA travel adapters. They are available in various voltages (I got 3V for the R-900) and they are TINY. Very small and light, with a plug that folds in for travel. Only costs a few dollars more than the standard wall wart from Sony, (about $22 at Yodbashi Camera in Tokyo) albiet more than the cheapest no-name brand you can find. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Upcoming Panasonic players!
Leon writes: Neither units are MD-LP capable, but look at the specs of the MJ88. Wow :) After travelling for a week with my R-900, I would not consider any MD player or recorder without MDLP as "WOW". LP2 recordings are extremely good and LP4 is better than I first reported. For pop music on an airplane (many noise sources, compressed dynamic range in the source material) LP4 is OK and it is WOW to have 85 tracks on one MD. Since MD is a portable format, MDLP should be considered an essential feature, as it enhances portability. Also, with 80 seconds antiskip protection for LP2 tracks, walking around with the unit in my pocket, it never skipped once. Even 40 second units I have owned before would occasionally skip. The R-900 is great. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MDLP
Larry writes: From statements made on this list, the LP4 mode's sound quality is not suitable for music. Larry See previous posting from me. As a contributor to the above opinion, I no longer would make that statement. It should be used cautiously, but for some music applications, it is fine and VERY convenient. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MZ-R90 Charging Weirdness
Larry writes: Leland, I don't sell these things any more, so there is nothing in it for me. I personally would not risk the $400 over $20. That's just being penny wise and pound foolish. Running a 100 volt unit at 120 volts, can't be good for the unit. You make a good point. I think I'll take that advice. Thanks for the perspective. I was only looking at the trees. Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MZ-R90 Charging Weirdness
I have used Sony 100V adapters in the US (my voltage is 120) for years with no problems. The R-90 has the ability to detect higher than appropriate DC voltage (it should give the "Hi DC in" error message). So I doubt that is the problem. You could test this by buying a 120 V transformer from an electronics store and return it if it doesn't solve the problem. I suspect the battery is having trouble accepting a charge. It might have gone bad. Do you have another battery you could try? Buying a spare is not a bad idea anyway. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Funky charging on the R900
Sorry, Ed. I have an R-900 but can't help you answer this. I do not use the unit to charge the battery. I use the stand alone charger that comes with some of the player only units. I have one I bought that handles 100-240 V AC so I can use it when I travel and keep a couple extra gum batteries on hand so I always have battery power. I only use the AA pack as a last resort. The other benefit of the separate battery charger is speed. It charges to full capacity in only about 90 minutes and I believe it will charge to 90% of full charge in less than 30 minutes. It weighs much less than the transformer, so is more portable. The model number is BC-7HT. They sell for about $30 in Japan. Don't know where you might find one here. Sometimes JR will have this type of thing, but not in the catalog. You have to ask. Regards, Leland BTW, Digest 766 only had 2 MD related posts and the rest argument about spam. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Other MZ-R900 New features
PrinceGaz -- "In perfect love and perfect trust..." wrote as 5h23m56s if recorded in LP4 mode. With a blank 80 minute disc in the recorder and the display set to record remain, the R-900 says it can record for 323:55 minutes. PrinceGaz -- "In perfect love and perfect trust..." also wrote: I only wish they'd implemented an LP8 mode for dictation, lectures, or (my wish) audio books, still LP4 five hours on a "standard" disc will keep me happy provided it is at least as good as a decent 64kbps MP3. Maybe the day my faithful MZ-R3 is put into semi-retirement finally nears :-) Based on my listening tests, LP4 mode is great for any of the above applications. We put a lot of audio books on MD for the kids. We borrow them from the library. Now the only problem is that the other 9 MD units I have aren't MDLP compatible :( Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Other MZ-R900 New features
Ed Heckman writes: Cool! I also ordered the blue one. (Supposedly it will ship this Monday.) How does it look? I wonder which one will be the most popular. I haven't seen a good picture of the display anywhere on the web. It seems to be very small, but packed with information. Can you give a brief review of it? How well does it handle? In other words, how comfortable is it to use the buttons/jog levers while holding it with one or both hands? I think the blue looks nice. A little more green in it than the blue on the R-50. Slightly irridescent. The controls work well. Ergonomics are fine. Personally, I think Sony generally does a good job in this respect. One thing that takes a little getting used to is the right jog is used for the play button. You push the jog in for play. That is not as nice as just pushing a button. Otherwise, the jogs work as on the R-90. The right jog is for play control and the other is for menus. Both can be used once you are in the menus for titling etc, but both are not required. You could use one hand to press to select a menu choice and the other to scroll between options. That would be efficient if you had both hands free. The display is fine. I can't think of anything that was on the R-90 that is missing on the R-900 display. The level meter is horizontal and only goes halfway across the display, so it is difficult to tell where the peak level is until you get a reference point. There are no calibration marks for this, so that is not great, but it corresponds with the far right hand edge of the "rec mode" button. I wish Sony had not dropped the disc capacity and play location meter that is on the R-50. That was handy, but was dropped on the R-90 (R-55?). Perhaps I was the only one who used it. A few features are in menu commands that would be nice to have as buttons. Some of these are buttons on the remote (display, sound) but I can understand the button reduction to be a good cost/complexity reduction opportunity for a designer. The unit still defaults to "headphone" out when you change discs, even if you have been using line out. A previous poster asked about this. This is the same as the R-90, but it is a pain. I use an Airhead amp to drive my Etymotics on planes so I use line out often. For Larry, I must say, the unit is working great so far. Completely reliable, as I reach the end of week one of operation :) Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MDLP (Amended Comments)
James T. Resinger" wrote: I think I was prematurely enthusiastic about the sound quality of LP4. I still think it's pretty good, but I recorded some music that was a little more subtle--and demanding--than the orchestral music I used initially to test LP4. I recorded a song from THE BILL EVANS ALBUM, and I noticed that the piano sound was somewhat muddy and occasionally gritty in places. Funny, one of the tests I made in my hotel room where I reported the LP4 problems was Bill Evans, Live from the Village Vanguard. I have done some more tests. Piano is difficult for LP4. Also, material that has a lot of phase information, like the beginning of "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison. "The Prophets Song" by Queen, which has a passage that is a ping pong like stereo round, going radically from left channel to right channel with little background to mask noise, created some huge artifacts. Almost like pops. Other material sounds pretty good. It is really source dependant. I might use it for some mindless Pop material that I like to carry for light hearted listening, and delete any tracks that screw up. Eventually I think I will have to try it for a few months to know if it is going to be acceptable. A 320 minute disc is a real space saver, so I think it will be worth the effort. It's certainly good enough for airchecks, which was the primary reason for my enthusiasm. If you want a long mix for background music, LP4 will definitely suffice. I agree with Jim's comments. I did some ambient recording, walking around town and recording a meeting with a cheap stereo microphone. LP4 did a fine job with this and would be great for recording lectures or meetings. LP2 sounds fine, but I haven't done a real critical test yet. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Other MZ-R900 New features
Sorry for not replying to some posts to this. I was travelling when I sent the message and went into a busy phase in Tokyo and Shanghai where internet access was limited. Here are a few eratta: LP4 mode IS good enough for music. My tests before were from my R-90 to the R-900 using analog connection and manual record levels. I got some major artifacts, but it was a quick experiment in my hotel room. I don't know what I might have done wrong. Now I'm home, I have made some recorings at LP4 compression with a digital source. The quality is quite good in LP4. I need to do real comparison listening to decide if I will actually use it, but for a 4 x increase in storage capacity, some less quality sensitive source material might be well worth this trade-off. You CAN title on a non-MDLP deck. I did this with my JB-930. Again, before, I tried this with the R-90 and I got the message "Tr-Protect". So maybe it is just a R-90 problem. I am very glad I can title these tracks with the keyboard on my 930. Sorry for the confusion. I should have made more specific statements rather than generalizing. What I said was accurate for the tests I did at the time, but were not generally accurate. Regarding the responsiveness of the R-900 vs. the R-90. It seems a little quicker to read the inital TOC and play the first track. Also, moving from track 1 to track 6 say also seems faster. It also has less delay when going from play mode to fast forward or reverse. On the R-90, FF and FR seemed to take forever to kick in. You still have to wait for the disc to spin up, but it starts reviewing in a little under 3 seconds. I tried to quantify the difference, but it is difficult to do accurately and seems variable. So let me leave it a little subjective. It is better, but still is bowing to battery life. Overall sound quality is the same as other Sony portable MD's I have had. Output is a little less than the R-90. Inefficient headphones are not as loud on the R-900. All for now, I will try to post more when I get a chance. Feel free to ask questions. I'm back in town now and will be check the digests. Overall, I am very pleased with the R-900. I got a blue one. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Other MZ-R900 New features
Some other features, such as defeatable end search in the R900 that I have not seen in the descriptions from Sony et al include: Beep on remote is defeatable Auto track marking at selectable time intervals 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, has been added Mic sensitivity low and high are user selectable via software switch (not switch on the unit as with R-50 and before) Line Out mode will not drive headphones, leading me to believe it differs from the Line Out mode in the R90, which will. Might be quieter? LP2 mode sounds pretty good. LP4 mode is not good enough for music. Fine for speech. LP tracks can be "moved" using a non-MDLP recorder, but not deleted or named I got mine yesterday :) I didn't shop for price (as time was very limited) but I paid 34,800 Yen plus tax for total of 36,540 in Akihabara. I did not negotiate. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: SCMS
Jeanmougin wrote, But what will be the SCMS status of this new digital copy (unlimited copy or one generation allowed?)? It might depend on your stripper. Mine makes the new digital copy "unlimited copy". It is very convenient. Having a SCMS stripper between my deck and my R-90 has been a real upgrade. Great for re-organizing and consolidating music between MD's. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MDS-JB930 (UK) bug and comments
I just got a MDS-JB930 this weekend and was surprised by Mozzas comments because of the similarity! Firstly, my unit does indeed exhibit the divide bug exactly as described. Has anybody tried to make a warranty claim based on this flaw? Also, Mozza wrote: one of the feet is slightly short (done up too tight?) and so the whole deck rocks slightly, I also noticed a small dent in the left hand edge of the front facia. The feet on my unit are exactly the same as this. I used a small stack of business cards (about 5 of them) to shim it up. At first I thought the shelf must be warped, but realized my older unit was level. Then I thought the feet must be adjustable, but they do not seem to be. How could this happen? This unit is Made in Japan, BTW, not Malaysia. Eject smoothness seems OK, but there is a slight mechanical catch when you pull out the disk. It seems this might resolve itself with use. At least there is no dent on the side of my facia. That being said, I wouldn't return the unit in a pink fit. I am using all 5 digital inputs and outputs: something I sorely needed compared to my JE-500. And the keyboard input is killer. I bought it at Good Guys, so have 30 days to purchase the performance guarantee. Perhaps I'll do this in hope that a few years from now they will have to replace the unit since they won't be able to fix the divide bug :) Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MDS-JB930 (UK) bug and comments
Hey, Mozza. If you can inspect your 930's feet easily look for the following: Perhaps the front feet differ from the back feet slightly and our units have "three front feet" or some such thing. I would check on mine, but it is now stuck in my audio cabinet and is difficult to pull out without some effort to keep all the wires intact. I am fascinated by the fact that both our units, delivered on different continents, have unlevel feet. Thanks, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: lifetime warranty can be good
My wife dropped our 10 year old Henkels carving knife which broke in two. Sent back, no reciept, 3 weeks later got back brand new knife. These things sell for over 100 bucks. Regards, Leland McArthy - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: E-town MD article
Riggs wrote: Then again it does mention that MP3 is inferior to ATRAC ! Meanwhile, in other etown editorial on MD, it carefully points out that MD sound quality is less than CD quality. This seemingly manditory comment (which I think Sony is to blame for by not being more aggressively positive during the MD intro since they were reeling from the industry backlash to consumer DAT) about MD is somehow errelavent for MP3. MP3 is simply great, so cool, so e-modern. Never a mention about sound quality. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: MD and the Stick
Eric Woudenberg wrote: "All technology seems to become obsolete, eventually. Don't fret though, MD's time is hardly over" I second that, Rick. Look at how Sony still comes out with a wide array of walkman cassette players, even "anniversary models" that get press coverage. Even as solid state transitions in, MD will remain useful for a long time. In the Memory Stick walkman announcement, they mentioned all formats (cassette, CD, MD, Memory Stick) working together to provide choices for the consumer. As a MD user, I mainly care that there will be a continual flow of new models that get better and better. As this still occurs for the lowly cassette, I am sure it will for MD for a while yet. Of course, with products like the R90, I am not sure what more I would want, other than a quad density audio MD. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: SoundVision Mag
I read Ken Pohlmans remarks too. He is so biased it is ridiculous. At one point he seemed to warm up to MD a little, but I think he is regressing. The thing that really pisses me off is how the same magazine is happy to pretend that the compression in MP3 is no big deal. In both cases, MD and MP3 they will state "less than CD quality" but with MD it is always a big negative and with MP3 it is no big deal. Go figure. I guess it is politically incorrect to be negative about MP3 since it is getting so much hype. Meanwhile, these editors gloss over the convenience and elegance of MD for recording, re-recording, editing, titling etc. No teeth gritting permanent recording. Never a mention of the benefit of portable recording. In the comparison to Dolby S cassette (and no, it wasn't a $2000 deck, it was a $650 deck) no value was assigned to the elimnation of the irritating linear format of tape, instant track access, editing etc etc. In fact, Ken's "audiograms" illustrating ATRAC elimination of frequencies above 18K I believe biased him beyond repair. Once he could see this, he thinks he can hear it. Go ahead, get a test CD and try to hear 19K hz. Without cranking up the volume. No mention that a Dolby S recording is of limited utility since the only Dolby S player you are likely to encounter to play it in is the one you used to make it. Does your car casette deck have Dolby S? Not likely. Oh well, I cancelled my subscription already. Rant mode off. Regards, Leland - 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]
MD: Bundle 5 pricing and config
Just saw Bundle 5 on sale at Frys in Anaheim for $229. That for a JE320 and E40 portable player. I don't know if this price is usual these days, but it blew my mind. Too bad I have 7 minidisc players/recorders already. Also, the some Bundle 5 boxes that were labled as having the EP-11 substituted for the E40 as an improvement at no extra cost. This is very cool, as the EP-11 is a great portable compared with the E40. Not all the boxes had it, so if you are in the market for a bundle, look for the upgrade. Regards, Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Travelling with a portable CD or MiniDisc player - useful advice
Simon, you described my travel setup exactly, with the following exceptions: No wall warts: Just extra Li batteries and global charger. Lighter, easier. Used with external AA battery pack in a pinch for extra long play. Carry small portable microphones (home made ones). You never know when you want to record something live. (like the excellent birds in the bush in Bright, VIC on my last holiday) Carry both CD player and MD recorder with optical connection for borrowing sister-in-law's music when visiting OZ. Beauty! Leland - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
