MD: MD mentioned on The Art Bell Show

1999-09-09 Thread Paul Kowtiuk
Did anyone mention that, a couple of weeks ago, US broadcaster Art Bell was talking up his brand new minidisc on his internationally syndicated program? He apparently loves it. I guess he sells a ton of product on his show whenever he promotes something (the Oprah of overnight radio?) so let's

Re: MD: RE R50 End search...

1999-09-09 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But he makes a valid point with regards to that thread because nobody ever agrees on it anyway. I like the feature, others don't. But why harp on about it? Why try and shove it down people's throats like some posters here are (perhaps unintentionally) doing? It

Re: MD: recording safety?

1999-09-09 Thread Graham Baker
Good question. This has been talked about in the past - I remember Rick doing some looong tests along this line, calculating disc revolutions over a 24hr period etc. Perhaps he has details on the MDCP. My 701 stops the disc spinning and goes into a kind of standby mode if left on rec-pause (or

Re: MD: Hoax: 9999999 (was: Y2K compliance Hoax)

1999-09-09 Thread Alexander Dietrich
Hi, When you read a record with FORTRAN, the read statement tells what the numbers mean by the position of the numbers. I doubt that any of that As I said, a date like "" wouldn't make any sense then, unless you live in a world with only single digit months/days ! Of course this error

Re: MD: Hoax: 9999999 (was: Y2K compliance Hoax)

1999-09-09 Thread Alexander Dietrich
Hi, The problem is/was that 9/9/99 was used as an exit code (esp for really old text based data entry) eg: Enter new date (enter 9/9/99 to exit program) : Ah, now that's a plausible scenario. However, if I had been the one who had contracted this programmer, I'd have him executed on the spot.

RE: MD: RE R50 End search...

1999-09-09 Thread Regis . PRIQUELER
About me seeing a shrink... ralph ... WOOF WOOF (ARF ARF in french right?) ...chill out ...dog In french it's Ouaf Ouaf ! The other to are for anglo swon countries Regis - To stop getting this list send a message containing

Re: MD: MD TO MD Dubbing

1999-09-09 Thread J. Coon
Well, in the application I was thinking of the master MD would be a new analog recording using a line out from a live pa system. SCMS shouldn't be a problem. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, You've got the MDS-W1 who can dub MD's at 4x (i think or

Re: MD: Hoax: 9999999 (was: Y2K compliance Hoax)

1999-09-09 Thread J. Coon
EOF marker card was filled with 80 nines, since it was an 80 column card. The code was being written when the date 9/9/99 was so far off that everyone thought the program would be replaced by a more modern technology before it bacame a problem. Using a 9's card to signify EOF was standard

Re: MD: Audiophase MD Player On Sale for $99 at Best Buy

1999-09-09 Thread J. Coon
I used Audiophase earbuds to make the Stereo "T" style mike I designed. Paid $5.00 for the earbud and cut them off the cable. Threw out the earbuds and used the cable for the mike cable. I used the Audiophase ones because they were cheap. Daryl O. wrote: All I heard about Audiophase is

Re: MD: Are MD decks preamplified?

1999-09-09 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry if the question is stupid, but I'm a complete ignorant on the subject. Are MD decks pre-amplified? Can I connect one to my 8-years old Pioneer AP-510 amplifier (I only have left a "phono" input, and a "Vcr/Dat" input). The fact is that I tried to connect

RE: MD: Are MD decks preamplified?

1999-09-09 Thread Simon Barnes
Luca, you can expect the same sort of level from an MD deck as a CD deck, ie ~ 1Volt, which should drive your amp without problems. As to why your R55 was distorted (rather than just too low) is a bit of a mystery, and makes me wonder if it was not connected properly (and you were just

Re: MD: recording safety?

1999-09-09 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * "Scott Legg" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 09 Sep 1999 | Is it safe to leave a unit in 'record mode' for any amount of time? While it is in record mode, the recording head is "warm" and the laser is operating at a higher power level than playback.

Re: MD: Are MD decks preamplified?

1999-09-09 Thread Sciamano Nerazzurro
Da: Simon Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Luca, you can expect the same sort of level from an MD deck as a CD deck, ie ~ 1Volt, which should drive your amp without problems. As to why your R55 was distorted (rather than just too low) is a bit of a mystery, and makes me wonder if it was not

MD: More MD Advertising

1999-09-09 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Yesterday afternoon, while walking through Harvard Square, I walked past a T (public transit) bus with a huge Sony/Tweeter ad touting MD as "virtually unshockable". It depicted an MZ-R55 (or was in an E33? I do not know them from each other on

MD: Sound Quality HX-50/MZ-E55

1999-09-09 Thread Stefan Mehlig
Hi, does anybody know how the sound quality of the Aiwa HX-50 or the Sony MZ-E55 is? Thanks, Stefan - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

MD: unbeatable.co.uk

1999-09-09 Thread Simon Gardner
Anyone ordered from these people? I'm thinking both for an Aiwa F70, and a video recorder for my uni house (both at least 20 quid cheaper than Dixons etc). Any good/bad experiences? ta Simon - To stop getting this list send a

MD: V2's IP address

1999-09-09 Thread David W. Tamkin
In case anyone reading the MiniDiscussion boards read my post there, where I wondered about the IP address from which the V2 post came, the way Andrew Hobgood did here, as an accusation rather than as an expression of doubt, I've just posted there that Mr. Hobgood researched the IP address

Re: MD: Hoax: 9/9/99 not a hoax...

1999-09-09 Thread J. Coon
If it was done the way IBM intended it, the nines card would have 99 ot mark EOF. Since that is not a valid date, 9/9/99 would be a valid date and all would work out ok. The programer would check the date and compare it to 99/99/99. If that test failed, then the next check would be to

MD: MZR37/55CG

1999-09-09 Thread The artist formerly known as James Caran
Hello there folks, I need some input on the Sony MZR37. I am considering buying one and I want feedback on how important the "mic sensitivity switch", "jog dial" (that I suppose is obvious- ease of data entry), and "erase button" (you instead use the "delete" under the edit menu.) My

MD: AIWA AMF70

1999-09-09 Thread The artist formerly known as James Caran
Hi, it's me again. :) I was just looking at the specs on the Aiwa AM-F70. Does that say that it has 1 BIT DAC/ADC. If it isn't a mistake, isn't that garbage for a dig/analog converter??? Feel free to check it out:

Re: MD: Hoax: 9999999 (was: Y2K compliance Hoax)

1999-09-09 Thread Alexander Dietrich
Hi, EOF marker card was filled with 80 nines, since it was an 80 column card. The code was being written when the date 9/9/99 was so far off that everyone thought the program would be replaced by a more modern technology before it bacame a problem. Using a 9's card to signify EOF was standard

MD: Art Bell MiniDisc use on the air

1999-09-09 Thread Keith Rowland
Hello everyone, I'm webmaster for the Art Bell web page. (www.artbell.com) I've been on this list for about 2 weeks, after I myself purchased a Sony JB920 Deck and have a RZ-MD50 portable on the way. I thought I'd finally chime in, since I could contribute to the initial message about Art Bell.