Re: MD: MD recorder price drop in Germany

1999-07-31 Thread Tony Keogh
Do they sell on-line? - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 1999 7:59 AM Subject: MD: MD recorder price drop in Germany > > Hi, > > I just wanted to report that the German Schaulandt chain > is selling Sony JE 530's for EUR 1

Re: MD: Recording from MD to CD-R

1999-07-31 Thread LAS
> One thing that intrigued me on my Sharp 722, was that theres no lineout, > just the headphone out. Sharp has been doing that for as long as I know. They have some circuit that regulates the current. It detects whether you are using headphones or line and adjusts for it. My Sharp MS200 has t

Re: MD: Digital Optical Out CD Players

1999-07-31 Thread LAS
Hi. The tracking reliability of some older CD players is no where near the newer units. You can find new units with TOSlink outputs at such a low price that I don't think it pays to get an older unit. The lasers do tend to cause problems as they get older. If you are talking about an older u

Re: MD: Recording from MD to CD-R

1999-07-31 Thread LAS
"NO I dont, its an analog input to the soundcard on my machine, but the quality loss isn't that much to my ears (and its only bootlegged shows i'm sampling). One option I did think of was getting an MD deck with optical out, and a audio-CD-writer with optical in, and recording that way :P" If i

Re: MD: Recording from MD to CD-R

1999-07-31 Thread Mark Derricutt
On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, LAS wrote: >> One option I did think of was getting an MD deck with optical out, and >> a audio-CD-writer with optical in, and recording that way :P" > If it were something important enough to me that's the way I would go. Almost > every MD deck has a TOSlink optical/digit

Re: MD: Mi Minidisd market share is 20%

1999-07-31 Thread LAS
> > > > But did they ever return? (No, they never returned.) "And their fait is still unlearned" (or was is unknown??). Hey don't knock it. At least in those days when folk music was popular, they usually sang sons that were about something. Either they told a story (MTA is based on a protest

md-l@amulation.com

1999-07-31 Thread LAS
"You personally having trouble isn't the same thing as a brand being "known to be nothing but trouble." Sony's tend to be one of the more reliable MD portables. Sorry, but if we're supposed to be here to help each other out, let's be objective about it." ME AND CONSUMER REPORTS!! While Sony's

MD: Digital Optical Out CD Players

1999-07-31 Thread John Salomone
Hey All. I'm having a hell of a time trying to find some sort of record of standard home CD player components that have digital outs. Obviously, the manufacturer web sites (e.g. Sony) give specs for current models, but I'm looking at buying a used older model. The web sites don't keep the s

Re: MD: AVLS (was: equipment advice, regarding the future)

1999-07-31 Thread PrinceGaz
Tony Antoniou (aka LarZ) wrote: > So what you really need, to prevent damaging your hearing, is a pair of > Etymotic headphones with their 27dB attenuation of outside noise 3#-) I take it they are "active" negative-feedback noise reducing phones? Rather than spend a few dozen dollars on phones,

Re: MD: AVLS (was: equipment advice, regarding the future)

1999-07-31 Thread J. Coon
I think that is worth repeating... If the ambient noise level is so high that you can't hear your music without playing it at dangerous levels, just don't play it. OTOH, you can buy stock in hearing aid companies and maybe make a mint. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On 30 Jul 99, at 16:49, Stev

RE: MD: AVLS (was: equipment advice, regarding the future)

1999-07-31 Thread Tony Antoniou
So what you really need, to prevent damaging your hearing, is a pair of Etymotic headphones with their 27dB attenuation of outside noise 3#-) Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PR

Re: MD: OT, 56k modem $9.00 US

1999-07-31 Thread J. Coon
Looks like I did the right thing with this, However, I wanted to tell anyone that is interested that the Modem has to be purchased between 7/25/99 and 7/31/99 according to the rebate coupon. http://www.digicomsys.com/product/di3635.html J. Coon wrote: > > This is a little off topic. > > I ju

Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 newbie

1999-07-31 Thread PrinceGaz
> "PrinceGaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Guys, we're teetering on the brink of a fall back into the "ES" debate... Dan Frakes responded: > Oh, and this message is sure to avoid debate ;-) I continued: > >Rather than fuel the ES fire, I'll be more sensible and say anyone who uses > >a Mac, Ac

Re: MD: OT, 56k modem $9.00 US

1999-07-31 Thread J. Coon
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Well, I just installed it and it seems to be wo

md-l@amulation.com

1999-07-31 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Dan Frakes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Fri, 30 Jul 1999 | Or, those people use their brains, do some research, and find that the | newer 702s (MK) don't seem to have the same problems as the older ones. | They then realize that for $130 they're getting

Re: MD: AVLS (was: equipment advice, regarding the future)

1999-07-31 Thread Steven Brooks
Yes, but anyone who has ever rode in NYC's subways will tell you they either carry: 1) a walkman- for commuting purposes and also so no one will engage them in conversation; and/or 2) a book, magazine or newspaper- to catch up on work or school reading, the reason in #1, and to avoid all eye co

md-l@amulation.com

1999-07-31 Thread maven
heya LAS, On Friday, July 30, 1999, 9:20:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] whipped this up: L> Hi. Where do you buy your 702?? I keep telling people to stay away from these L> units!! But same people look at the low price and then shut off their brains. L> Even $150 is no bargain if you buy something

Re: MD: AVLS (was: equipment advice, regarding the future)

1999-07-31 Thread salzberg
On 30 Jul 99, at 16:49, Steven Brooks wrote: > They will also tell you (and so can I) that while impatiently waiting for a > train, the platform, during 'regular' hours, is usually loud enough with 3 > million people talking, shouting, and other trains coming in that it is > hard enough to hear

Re: MD: Problem with MZ-R35

1999-07-31 Thread PrinceGaz
> Check to see that the magnetic head is aligned with the laser head. Sometimes, > if the unit has been dropped or jolted (hard jolt mind you), the magnetic head > might be misaligned, and even though the magnetic head tries to write the info > during a recording session, the laser isn't heating

MD: Useless MD-Data drive

1999-07-31 Thread Shawn R. Lin
My MDH-10 MD-Data drive is useless, sitting in its original box in my closet. I am thinking to be rid of it once and for all. Before I get rid of it, does anyone have any free software for PC that will let me title audio MDs with it? If I can at least do that with it, it would be worth keeping.

MD: Add-on car MiniDisc player

1999-07-31 Thread Simon Mackay
Hi everyone! During the 60s and the 70s, companuies marketed car cassette or eight-track cartridge players that had no tuner built into them. These players were designed with the fact that the existing car radio was to provide radio-based entertainment in the car. They were often designed to fit

Re: MD: Pitch vrs. tempo. Not the same thing

1999-07-31 Thread Paul Kowtiuk
> Yeah, well in DJing, tempo is commonly referred to as pitch. You pitch up > or down to match the BPM for the next song. > > Scott Wilson Hi Scott, As another DJ, I agree with your observation, but the fact of the matter is that the other poster is correct: pitch and tempo are completely di

Re: MD: New lower price for Sharp 702 at Shopping.com

1999-07-31 Thread Richard Malcolm-Smith
Eric Woudenberg wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >Don't know if this is the correct address to send this, but Shopping.com has > >lowered the price for the Sharp 702 Minidisc. They were selling it for $200, > >with a $50 rebate from Sharp (bringing the price to $150). Well, > >Shopping.c

Re: MD: Mi Minidisd market share is 20%

1999-07-31 Thread salzberg
On 30 Jul 99, at 19:33, J. Coon wrote: > > I went to a Kingston Trio concert (you kids may have to look that name > > up). Mike Shane kept breaking strings. He went on to say that Martin > > custom makes their guitars and how great they are. The he said something > > about them making really

Re: MD: Recording from MD to CD-R

1999-07-31 Thread Mark Derricutt
On Fri, 30 Jul 1999, LAS wrote: > Do you have a sound card with a digital optical input?? Otherwise I don 't > see where you can get a digital copy of the MD on to your hard drive. NO I dont, its an analog input to the soundcard on my machine, but the quality loss isn't that much to my ears (a

Re: MD: AVLS

1999-07-31 Thread meeder
> It depends on how easy it is for the volume buttons to get pushed accident- > ally in your pocket or by other things you are carrying. The irony here is > that units most subject to unintentional volume setting changes -- those with > protruding thumbwheel analog volume controls -- don't have

MD: MD recorder price drop in Germany

1999-07-31 Thread BorusSylt
Hi, I just wanted to report that the German Schaulandt chain is selling Sony JE 530's for EUR 178 (~$166) and JE 330 for only EUR 152 (~$143). It almost seems like Sony is pushing drown prices very hard to compete with PC CD-R drives... Martin --