Re: MD: Pure marketing hype from Sony

1999-09-30 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Magic hits the PRINT key when he sees what Ralph Smeets wrote: Hmm, some DSP theory (applied in ALL MD equipment cappable of A/D D/A coversion (a little bit simplified in order to keep the mathematic mungle out): snip complicated maths stuff Ok, so it

MD: BASF

1999-09-30 Thread Sciamano Nerazzurro
Ralph Smeets [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But BASF and FNAC also use MPO disc. (BASF not always!) I was in Germany last summer, and bought 10 BASF "Maxima" MDs for 29.99DM, which was the cheapest MDs I've ever bought (around $1.60 each). They are made by EMTEC Magnetics Gmbh, 67059 Ludwishafen,

Re: MD: in-ear headphones recommendation?

1999-09-30 Thread Sciamano Nerazzurro
Mohit Goyal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've recently heard about some headphones Sony is coming out with that are "in-ear", and they have some kind of flexible "gel" inside them so they adapt to the shape of your inner ear. I've seen something like that in a hi-fi store in Milano, Italy. They

RE: MD: portable MD units comparison table

1999-09-30 Thread Simon Barnes
Takeshi Sasaki wrote: I made a couple of comparison tables of latest portable recorders and players here. http://members.xoom.com/md_data/ Useful comparison. I was particularly interested in "Continuous REC while Disc Change". I was not aware of any recorders taking the obvious step of

Re: MD: Pure marketing hype from Sony

1999-09-30 Thread Colin Burchall
Magic wrote: Well I can definately hear the difference between a triangle, square and sine wave at 14kHz, and I'm no fruit bat! I do have quite acute hearing though, as I can hear frequencies up to 25kHz, which is quite unusual - certainly surprised the person testing my hearing anyway!

Re: MD: OT: Linux

1999-09-30 Thread Colin Burchall
Stainless Steel Rat wrote: Caldera's OpenLinux distribution is the easiest to install by far. Red Hat follows closely behind. So which is it? Easiest by far, or closely followed? -cb - contemplating giving Red Hat a partition or two again.

RE: MD: Optical Out on IBM Thinkpad

1999-09-30 Thread Jon Deutsch
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === As an FYI, if you want to go optically, you'll

RE: MD: Pure marketing hype from Sony

1999-09-30 Thread Simon Barnes
Magic wrote: isn't the point that this type of distortion would effect the overall sound at these frequencies? It doesn't really make much difference if the end result is a triangle, square, sine, inverse sine, or wobbly sine with a pimple on top - the point is that it has changed the

MD: Doing the promotion for Sony Sharp

1999-09-30 Thread John Chrapowicki
Thought you guys may be interested in this exchange on a guitar newsgroup about MD. The first bit is about a new user in the UK enthusing about the magic of MD. The second section is her reply to somebody who has asked her some questions about it. Although It demonstrates that the

RE: MD: portable MD units comparison table

1999-09-30 Thread John Chrapowicki
Very useful comparison tables, Takeshi. May I suggest having an ATRAC version entry in the recorders table? Regards, John. | I made a couple of comparison tables of latest portable recorders | and players here. | http://members.xoom.com/md_data/ | Best Regards. | Takeshi SASAKI

MD: Titleing from computer (was digital recordning techiniques)

1999-09-30 Thread lars . soderman
Tony wrote: No, there isn't a sound card out there which passes on track titles (it's not something that happens through S/PDIF interfaces). The only way you can achieve that is if you have something that either transmits the info via infra-red or otherwise through Sony's funky S-link

Re: MD: Doing the promotion for Sony Sharp

1999-09-30 Thread J. Coon
John Chrapowicki wrote: Thought you guys may be interested in this exchange on a guitar newsgroup about MD. You should let her know about my $10 mike http://www.tir.com/~liteways/Mandolin.html#Microphone -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If

MD: MEMOREX BLOCK ERROR RATE

1999-09-30 Thread a.devilder
Dear all, I am sorry to inform you that due to a very strong competition against Taiwanese manufacturers, European made discs Hi-SPACE/MPO do not manufacture anymore Memoresx MDs for months now. So this problem with these discs is not due to one of ours. Best regards. Arnaud DEVILDER Area

Re: MD: OT: Linux

1999-09-30 Thread Alexander Dietrich
http://www.listbot.com http://www.deja.com Start your own mailing list for the Unix stuff if you like. but please lets try and keep this at least partially related to MD. There are many newsgroups and mailing lists already associated with Linux who will be able to answer any queries you

Re: MD: OT: Linux

1999-09-30 Thread Alexander Dietrich
Hey, I'm just watching "The Net" and there's a box of Data MDs next to her phone. Does that upgrade the thread to half OT ? I guess not... Did you see the brand of data-md drive she was using? I want one :)) Someone on here mentioed a new pc-md thing from sony, anyone got any more

Re: MD: in-ear headphones recommendation?

1999-09-30 Thread KVE
There is The Plug from Koss, which do sound ok (for most situations), but they fall out too easily. They are pretty cheap -- $20. Come with 4 sets of earpads (or whatever those rubber things are called). There is also Etymotic Research which are sold by http://headroom.headphone.com/ for $299.

RE: MD: Titleing from computer (was digital recordning techiniques)

1999-09-30 Thread Tony Antoniou
Though I must admit, that has taken me by surprise, it still doesn't prove useful on full component decks. It's a nice thing to have with portables but I need something for my JA30ES. Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message-

Re: MD: head cleaner discs

1999-09-30 Thread David W. Tamkin
Ralph Smeets averred, | The LENS cleaner disc will destroy your LENS. No argument there; it scrapes an abrasive filament across the lens. | The HEAD cleaner disc will destroy your HEAD. What damage does the head cleaner do? It's supposed to rub particles off the recording head, nothing

RE: MD: head cleaner discs

1999-09-30 Thread Adam . Heath
DW asked What damage does the head cleaner do? It's supposed to rub particles off the recording head, nothing more, and it doesn't scrape or scratch like the lens cleaner. The only reason I stopped using mine is that I lost it, and there are problems with getting another. The difference

Re: MD: Xitel Storm Platimum

1999-09-30 Thread Simon Gardner
Whats everyone's thoughts on the Xitel storm Platinum sound card??? Any idea if it's supported under linux? Great under Windows (it's uses the same chipset as my Diamond MX300), but linux drivers are a way off (it was meant to be Sept 99, but I doubt that now). I'd bear in mind that it

RE: MD: Doing the promotion for Sony Sharp

1999-09-30 Thread John Chrapowicki
I knew you'd find a way to get that plug in somewhere today Jim ;-) Unfortunately I can't post to the newsgroup but I suppose I could try to email her directly. John. | Thought you guys may be interested in this exchange on a | guitar newsgroup | about MD. | | You should let her know

Re: MD: Titleing from computer (was digital recordning techiniques)

1999-09-30 Thread Sciamano Nerazzurro
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With the Sony project you get a bonus: syncro recording directly from Winamp with correct trackmarks and transferring of titles/artist! Sony portabels: http://www.bazginge.demon.co.uk/minidisc.html THIS IS GREAT!! Too bad that I'm not able to build the circuit

MD: MD transfer to CDR

1999-09-30 Thread Carlos Coelho
Hi there everyone. I just managed to make an MD recording of the Echo The Bunnymen concert here in Brazil last week. It came out perfectly! I have a PC with a CD Writer and I really want to put it in a CDR. I have no idea how to do it. I know I'll probably need SoundForge or something else

Re: MD: TDK cleaner discs

1999-09-30 Thread J. Coon
Ralph Smeets wrote: The HEAD cleaner disc will destroy your HEAD. Just try a pipe cleaner between the ears, in one and out the other. :) The LENS cleaner disc will destroy your LENS. I use my T shirt and take my glasses offand I can clean the LENSES just fine. -- Jim Coon Not just

MD: md changer for Audi's Bose cassete player

1999-09-30 Thread Thomas C R Halasz
I would like to know if there's a md changer that I can use with the Bose cassete player/ controller that comes in Audi cars. Thanks Thomas Halasz - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe"

MD: 650 md for audio

1999-09-30 Thread Paul Cho
So... Does anybody know if Sony is or is not going to make 650 meg audio MDs. Have they specifically said anything about it? or have they just not even addressed audio at all? -Paul - To stop getting this list send a message

Re: MD: OT: Linux

1999-09-30 Thread PrinceGaz
From: Iain Husbands [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hmmm, istr you slagged off Linux a month ago oh well. Ah, well, errm, I can change my mind? Yeah? I've succesfully burnt my CD-R from the .iso image and been reading the docs, and reading, and reading... I've used UNIX a lot in the past inc. a little

Re: MD: OT: Linux

1999-09-30 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Colin Burchall [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 30 Sep 1999 | Caldera's OpenLinux distribution is the easiest to install by far. Red Hat | follows closely behind. | So which is it? Easiest by far, or closely followed? By far compared to all other

Re: MD: email privacy

1999-09-30 Thread Dan Frakes
Simon Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Richard Anderson wrote: Quoting a private email into a public forum without the prior consent of both parties is not on. Please do not do this again. Oh! Is this a bit a netiquette I missed ? I had assumed that given the insecure nature of the Internet,

Re: MD: OT: Linux

1999-09-30 Thread PrinceGaz
Hey guys, Sorry to go back on "no more Linux postings" but I found something on the net which looks very interesting, but potentially very dangerous. It's "Partition Manager" from Ranish, www.lester.co.uk/ranish/ and seems like a cheap and cheerful alternative to "Partition Magic". Very cheap

Re: MD: Sony MDR-EX70LP in-ear headphones - Where in USA?

1999-09-30 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Mohit Goyal [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 30 Sep 1999 | Thanks for information. Do you (or anyone) perchance know somewhere in | the USA where I can find the Sony headphones? You can try ordering directly from Sony, or check at your local Sony

MD: Vaio, gummy 'phones, etc...

1999-09-30 Thread Jeffrey Lan
Hello agin 1st of all, anybody have specs on that new Sony VAIO comp with the built in MD player that also can act as a stereo system? I want the following info: Hard Drive (how much MB/GB/whateverB) Availibility (When is it expected to come to my stupid MD-unfriendly country AKA the

Re: MD: Pure marketing hype from Sony

1999-09-30 Thread Magic
Colin Burchall wrote: The difference between a sine wave and a square or triangle wave is the absence of harmonics in the sine wave. For a fundamental frequency of 14KHz, the first harmonic present in a square or triangle wave will be one octave higher, or 28KHz. Even your somewhat

Re: MD: MEMOREX BLOCK ERROR RATE

1999-09-30 Thread Magic
"a.devilder" wrote: Dear all, I am sorry to inform you that due to a very strong competition against Taiwanese manufacturers, European made discs Hi-SPACE/MPO do not manufacture anymore Memoresx MDs for months now. So this problem with these discs is not due to one of ours. Presumably

MD: Should I buy????

1999-09-30 Thread Ze'ev Maor
I'm planning on buying the Sony MZ-R37, however I've a lot lately about Sony releasing a high density MD format (650MB), is this true?? I'd hate buying a new MD just to find out a few weeks later of a new replacing format... - To

Re: MD: Should I buy????

1999-09-30 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * "Ze'ev Maor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 30 Sep 1999 | I'm planning on buying the Sony MZ-R37, however I've a lot lately about | Sony releasing a high density MD format (650MB), is this true?? Sony's new 640MB magento-optical (MO) drive is a 3.5"

Re: MD: Should I buy????

1999-09-30 Thread Kade Hansson
At 02:30 AM 10/1/99 +0200, you wrote: I'm planning on buying the Sony MZ-R37, however I've a lot lately about Sony releasing a high density MD format (650MB), is this true?? I'd hate buying a new MD just to find out a few weeks later of a new replacing format... Buy, buy. Sony have just

Re: MD: MEMOREX BLOCK ERROR RATE

1999-09-30 Thread Richard Anderson
Arnaud Devilder, Area sales manager of MPO media ( makers of CDR's, MD's, LD's, LP's, DVD's etc...) wrote: Dear all, I am sorry to inform you that due to a very strong competition against Taiwanese manufacturers, European made discs Hi-SPACE/MPO do not manufacture anymore Memoresx MDs for

Re: MD: Disk manufacturers (was Memorex ...)

1999-09-30 Thread PrinceGaz
Greetings, I agree, I can count the number of guys in "the know" who regularly contribute to this list about minidisc manufacturing, outsourcing, answer questions, help us peeps, etc. on one hand. One finger of one hand. That's Arnaud. Even if Richer Sounds might have a certain brand of discs

Re: MD: Pure marketing hype from Sony

1999-09-30 Thread PrinceGaz
Hi all, Early on (late 70s) I read human hearing typically ranged from 16Hz-16KHz, and the high frequency limit fell as one aged. Now like any amplifier, speaker or whatnot the ear might well have a fall off at the high end (a doctor would be best to confirm this). I can believe a guy about

MD: SONY RIPPED ME OFF!!!

1999-09-30 Thread Wallace Choi
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === i'M SO PISSED OFF!! i bought my MZ-R55 in July and they had that = promotion thing for 3 MD's and a car adapter, and guess what i got a = battery adapter thing.WHAT

Re: MD: SONY RIPPED ME OFF!!!

1999-09-30 Thread PrinceGaz
i'M SO PISSED OFF!! i bought my MZ-R55 in July and they had that = promotion thing for 3 MD's and a car adapter, and guess what i got a = battery adapter thing.WHAT THE HELL IS going on.. i want my 3 free = MD's what the heck. anyone have this prob before? where can i contact = sony

MD: SONY Ripoff?

1999-09-30 Thread Winman42
Well, I just had the same thing happen to me. Send in my rebate form for 3 free MD's, and a car adaptor. Just got a package delivered today, and it contained: 1. Car MD adaptor 2. Car CD adaptor Where the heck are the MD's? I'll be calling SONY's fulfillment center in the a.m. Winston

Re: MD: SONY Ripoff?

1999-09-30 Thread Shawn R. Lin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I just had the same thing happen to me. Send in my rebate form for 3 free MD's, and a car adaptor. Just got a package delivered today, and it contained: 1. Car MD adaptor 2. Car CD adaptor Where the heck are the MD's? How long ago did you send off

Re: MD: Should I buy????

1999-09-30 Thread Jeffrey D. Scorsone
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- I wouldn't say that the new MD2 is a stillborn It is just yet to be released and set out as the new replacement for MD in it's current format. The potential for a new MD2 format in the audio world is waiting, but it's not ready yet. - From the press

Re: MD: SONY Ripoff?

1999-09-30 Thread Jeffrey D. Scorsone
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- what is the difference between a Car MD adaptor and a Car CD adaptor? or is this just the line-out/headphone-out adaptor into a tape? BTW, be happy you actually got SOMETHING back after sending in the form... I never heard anything back... - -Jeffrey -