MD: PC-Link for Sony MZ-R55

1999-08-18 Thread David Breslauer
I was wondering if anyone has or is in the process of developing PC-link for the MZ-R55 (for titling) like there is for the Sharp 70x... Thanks, David - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe

Re: MD: Transco + Hi-Space MD's

1999-08-18 Thread Mikeyled36
how can you order these on line in the USA Mikey - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

MD: 530 / 930 decks

1999-08-18 Thread Daniel
Hi I have just bought a TEAC system, but want to add on a Sony deck.. I cannot decide whether to go for a 930 or a 530 deck... as i cannot see much difference between the two. Could someone please clarify? Thanks Daniel - To sto

MD: FWD:Story from Netcenter

1999-08-18 Thread KadeHansson
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Re: MD: 24 bits/MD standard

1999-08-18 Thread Alex LeVine
>From: "Alex LeVine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In closing: what is the maximum decompressed PCM output wordlength according > to the MD spec? And what is the maximum PCM wordlength that can be fed into > the MD compression DSP stage? Well, after searching around, minidisc.org came through as usual,

MD: 24 bits/MD standard

1999-08-18 Thread Alex LeVine
I asked this question in another guise and didn't really get responses, so I will try again because it keeps me up at night. What is the maximum linear datastream input/output of MD according to Sony specs? By this I mean, when the signal is decompressed and turned into a linear PCM output, wha

Re: MD: Re: Analog Recording Questions

1999-08-18 Thread Kade Hansson
At 08:11 AM 8/18/99 -0400, Rick wrote: >Note that on the Sony MZ-R50 at least, when something is plugged into >the line-out jack, Digital Bass Boost is disabled (and it flashes >"SORRY" if you push the bass boost button). That's because bass boost is done at the ATRAC level on MZ-R50 and MZ-R55.

Re: MD: Transco + Hi-Space MD's

1999-08-18 Thread Ian Horsey
-Original Message- From: Peter Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 18 August 1999 20:02 Subject: MD: Transco + Hi-Space MD's > >Hello All, > >Just throught I'd let you know. We ordered a load of MiniDisc's for my >birthday (on the 29th) from Transco

Re: MD: Control using hexadecimal serial data

1999-08-18 Thread Paul Johnson
At 03:29 PM 8/18/99 +1000, you wrote: >Hi > >I have a Sony MDS-E11 which can be controlled by a PC using remote serial >commands. > >The communications protocols are 9600 8N1, and the commands are in >hexadecimal. > >Does anyone have any suggestions for software to use, or experience in using >o

RE: MD: Digital input bit length on JB920

1999-08-18 Thread Rick Pali
From: Simon Barnes > The original CD is coded 16 bit, so any bits added by > the player have been made up by guessology. I recall that earlier in CD technology timeline, one statistic often quoted in the reviews was low-level linearity. It was an audible problem that DACs had because of their (

MD: Transco + Hi-Space MD's

1999-08-18 Thread Peter Wood
Hello All, Just throught I'd let you know. We ordered a load of MiniDisc's for my birthday (on the 29th) from Transco yeasturday. We asked for next day, and sure enough they arrived in a box today at 10pm (which annoyed the window cleaners 'cos they where over the front door, hehe ;) Full marks

Re: MD: Last Newbie Question

1999-08-18 Thread Dan Frakes
Marc SPARC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Well, I'm doging a 10kM run three times a week, and I always >take my MD with me, I actually hold it in my hand and not strap >it to my belt or something, it never skipped. > >I'm talking about both the Sony MZ-R50 and the 55. That's because your arm acts

RE: MD: THE FAT AND UGLY GERMAN STRIKES AGAIN!!!

1999-08-18 Thread Flávio J. Moritz Jr.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of maven > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:21 PM > > SB> Hello Boys and Girls (any there girls left on the list?), > > good to hear from your again... let's wrack 'em with > deutsch-english...:) Kein Problem, wir aus Brasilien kö

Re: MD: Last Newbie Question

1999-08-18 Thread Dan Frakes
Jough Dempsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I can't *make* my Sony R50 skip. I've tried shaking it and jostling it >furiously, but to no avail. Not that I'm complaining. :) Shake it furiously for 41 seconds and it will skip ;-) - T

Re: MD: Ananlog Follow-Up Question

1999-08-18 Thread Dan Frakes
"PrinceGaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The LineOut on Sony porties is unaffected by Bass Boost or Volume settings, >proving it skips many unnecessary circuits that Shark and Aiwa users outputs >go through. It's not a Sony thing -- line out by definition means that the signal is unaffected by a

Re: MD: THE FAT AND UGLY GERMAN STRIKES AGAIN!!!

1999-08-18 Thread maven
heya Stefan, On Wednesday, August 18, 1999, 12:41:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] whipped this up: SB> Hello Boys and Girls (any there girls left on the list?), good to hear from your again... let's wrack 'em with deutsch-english...:) bye, maven. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] h

MD: THE FAT AND UGLY GERMAN STRIKES AGAIN!!!

1999-08-18 Thread Stefan Baden
Hello Boys and Girls (any there girls left on the list?), found myself with some spare time and somehow bored and thought it's time to return to the list of lists to wrack your nerves again with bad english and my fine sense of horrible humour. I'm glad to find the most of you still alive and

Re: MD: Buying MDs in NYC

1999-08-18 Thread John S. McLachlan
>... so I went to Tower Records downtown and found the same Sony 4-pack deal. >I decided to root around, and found within the bowels of Tower a 5 pack of >TDKs >for $12.99! Now that is a good price, but I still only wanted one, so I >bought >1 TDK at the counter for $5. They had another single

MD: getting Dout from Sharp MS200

1999-08-18 Thread Lev Lvovsky
hello, I know this is likely an old thread (as it's an old unit), but I'm interested in finding out info RE the possibility of getting a digigal out signal from he sharp MS200. I read the archives, and foudn that several people tested the unit with an o-scope to find a digital signal. I didn't

RE: MD: separate line-out and headphone jack (was analog recording questions)

1999-08-18 Thread DVDude
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Sony MZ-E75 which will be relesed in Japan 10th

Re: MD: Sony resting on the past

1999-08-18 Thread Steven Brooks
Well, I seriously doubt any company is going to be resting on its laurels, except possibly after a new product launch -- and that's what the 2-week vacation is for. They exist to make money -- and if they're not doing anything, then they're losing money. So just be patient. I'm not sure when th

MD: ICQ 99b ActiveList

1999-08-18 Thread DVDude
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === I think if it is possible that someone who is always online (probrably always) can create an ActiveList in ICQ99b where this MiniDisc people can communicate on. Regards. ==

MD: XM-F3 JVC

1999-08-18 Thread guto
> I am looking for information about > JVC XM-F3 MiniDisc. I found some info on XM-F3: it was released only for the japanese market in 1995. Nothing more... Best, Guto - To stop getting this list send a message containing just

RE: MD: JE520 analog input level...

1999-08-18 Thread Simon Barnes
> Timothy P. Stockman wrote: > > The underlying issue I was getting at is: what is the > resolution of the A/D converter on the JE520 and > how is that affected by adjusting the record level > *after* the signal has been converted to digital? > This is interesting, thanks for raising the issue.

MD: JE520 analog input level...

1999-08-18 Thread Timothy P. Stockman
Perhaps I should have been more clear. The underlying issue I was getting at is: what is the resolution of the A/D converter on the JE520 and how is that affected by adjusting the record level *after* the signal has been converted to digital? Let's say you increase it by 12 dB. I think that me

RE: MD: Digital input bit length on JB920

1999-08-18 Thread Simon Barnes
> Graham Macdougall wrote: > > My 10 year old Pioneer PD-91 has 18 bit DACs On my 920 I get very > brash > recordings On the 16 bit setting, the 18 bit steam must be > truncated. > This must be the 18 bit steam coming out of my ears. The original CD is coded 16 bit, so any bi

RE: MD: Digital input bit length on JB920

1999-08-18 Thread Graham Macdougall, ITS, SENM
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === My 10 year old Pioneer PD-91 has 18 bit DACs (t

Re: MD: Grundig MD deck => OT: Dutch newspapers

1999-08-18 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >Ralph -> can somebody send me all the Dutch newspapers of the past one and > a > >> >half years so I can catch up a little bit? > >> Why not look on http://www.telegraaf.nl ;) > >> Tom > > > >Hmm, last time I "read"(1) the telegraaf, it was still that same kind of >

Re: MD: Last Newbie Question

1999-08-18 Thread Jough Dempsey
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === At 12:12 AM 8/18/99 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In terms of running or heavy >exercise, does MD hold up w/o skipping? I can't *make* my Sony R50 skip. I've tried shak

Re: MD: V2 and SCMS from Soybomb.

1999-08-18 Thread CVoris1
In a message dated 8/17/1999 10:08:35 PM US Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > 1. If anyone received the free CD offer from V2 was it digitally blocked? If > so that does not seem like a good faith effort to show that they do not > engage in this type of behavior by sending ou

Re: MD: Last Newbie Question

1999-08-18 Thread Colin Burchall
PrinceGaz wrote: >MD is generally much better than CD at shock resistance. Both >due to the smaller disc size and larger memory buffer. And because MD was designed from the start to deeply buffer the read data, there are mechanisms in place for the hardware to find sectors on the disc accurate

RE: MD: separate line-out and headphone jack (was analog recording qu estions)

1999-08-18 Thread John Chrapowicki
I wrote: | Sony don't always separate them. My E30 (a playback-only | unit) has a single line-out / headphone out port. Not sure about the | latest E-series portables though. David replied: | With no exceptions that I know of, Sony has a single analog | output jack on | its portable MD

Re: MD: Ananlog Follow-Up Question

1999-08-18 Thread Colin Burchall
PrinceGaz wrote: >PrinceGaz -- "The dicks (sic) with no diggy transfer was one of my increasingly >worryingly common, delibrate misspellings. Maybe I do need therapy..." And was this one?? ^ -cb - To stop getting this list

MD: Hi-Space

1999-08-18 Thread Keith Wilson
I have just ordered 20 Hi-Space discs from www.Transco.co.uk, and they are currently doing them at UKP1.29 per disk. They also do the Press-It MD labels as well, so they are definitly worth checking out... They do do other disks as well, they also deliver next day from UP5.00 onwards (dependi