MD: R900 Sound Quality
Last night I spent a couple of hours checking out the sound quality on my R900 and comparing it to my R50. To do this, I recorded "The throne room and end title" from the Star Wars suite digitally to a disc on the R50, then moved the disc to the R900 and recorded it again using standard stereo and LP2 modes. Then I listened to all 4 recordings through the R900 using my Sony NC10 earbuds. (The CD was played through the R900 with the R900 paused in record mode.) On a scale of 1-10 with the CD being placed at 10, this is how I would rank the sound quality of the various recordings: Recorded on R50: 9.5 R900 stereo: 9.8 R900 LP2: 9.2 I didn't specifically test the LP4 mode in this manner, but I have used it. I would probably rate it somewhere around 7.6. I should note that it took very, very careful listening with my eyes closed and as little outside noise as possible for me to be able to hear the differences between the 4 versions. I would say that under normal listening conditions there would be no detectable differences between the recordings. So does anybody know when Kenwood will be coming out with a car stereo that supports the LP modes? Ed "What the" Heckman [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--+ | Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that| | which he exercises over himself. | |-- Elie Wiesel| | Memoirs: All Rivers Run to the Sea | +--+ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: R900 Sound Quality
Ed Heckman wrote: So does anybody know when Kenwood will be coming out with a car stereo that supports the LP modes? Kenwood? I wonder whether they will be coming out with another MD car stereo EVER. Guess I'm just getting discouraged because I noticed JVC dropped MD. Other companies like Clarion just carry over last year's MD players. You might have to import one from Japan to get a car deck that supports LP modes. Shawn 1stUp.com - Free the Web Get your free Internet access at http://www.1stUp.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: R900 Sound Quality
Thanks for the report Ed! I'm planning on using LP2 extensively when I receive my R900, so it's good to hear your take on it. Kenwood, of course, already has a micro system with LP. I vaguely remember that they update their car stereo range annually, so many the first quarter of next year. Or maybe watch the Japanese audio expo near year-end for announcements. I'm watching Kenwood very closely myself, but for a different reason. I think they're going separate ways with Sharp. Their home decks have often had Sony ATRAC. In general, the 'corporate' (signature?) sound of Kenwood is like a boomy (often better IMHO) version of Sony, rather than the sweeping, treble-strong sound of Sharps. Last year's DMC-L3/L5 had a chassis that looked identical to a Matsushita one (namely the Panasonic SJ-MJ75). And this year they have a MDLP product ready before Sharp. ...Just speculating. Leon Recorded on R50: 9.5 R900 stereo: 9.8 R900 LP2: 9.2 I didn't specifically test the LP4 mode in this manner, but I have used it. I would probably rate it somewhere around 7.6. I should note that it took very, very careful listening with my eyes closed and as little outside noise as possible for me to be able to hear the differences between the 4 versions. I would say that under normal listening conditions there would be no detectable differences between the recordings. So does anybody know when Kenwood will be coming out with a car stereo that supports the LP modes? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
