Re: MD: SONY RIPPED ME OFF!!!

1999-10-01 Thread Graham Baker
They were the good ol days of MD - the MZ-R2 portable was 520 UKP when I bought it on UK hols (cheap really, when I could have paid $1500 Aus instead) and blank discs were just over 10 UKP (or $24 Aus) if I remember correctly. Nice to see these realistic MD prices. Now, if we could get the

MD: Head and lens cleaners / OEM manufacturers

1999-10-01 Thread a.devilder
Hi, 1) Head and Lens cleaners I have to say that these products are only MARKETING. Avoid using them, we saw in our test labs that these products are very bad for your hardware. 2) OEM Manufacturers Here are following MD manufacturers Japan - SONY - TDK - MAXELL - XEUS (Axia) Taiwan - RITEK

RE: MD: email privacy

1999-10-01 Thread Simon Barnes
Dan Frakes wrote: The accepted netiquette is that private email is private, mailing list email is public. You don't post contents of a privately sent email to a mailing list without permission. Does everyone agree ? Where did this idea come from ? Was I wrong about hard copy mail too

Re: MD: Cleaning MD's (was Re: Pure marketing hype from Sony (MD's Error Correction))

1999-10-01 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter - Yawn! Hey anyone know a fix for a paper feed problem on a HP 520?? ;) I know, it's off-topic, but... I'm just trying to help out. This problem was a production failure at HP. They used a finish for the rubber bands that pick up the papper that's to smooth.

Re: MD: Pure marketing hype from Sony

1999-10-01 Thread Colin Burchall
Magic wrote: I had my hearing tested at a centre that specialises in auditory testing after I claimed to be able to hear things many others couldn't. Bearing in mind most of the doctors at his centre had more letters after their name that you could fit on the average MD label, and the

MD: TTR Combats the Scourge of CD Piracy

1999-10-01 Thread John Chrapowicki
More on copy-proof CDs. Taken from a news article in MP3.com (http://www.mp3.com/news/370.html) TTR Combats CD Piracy by TTR TTR Combats the Scourge of CD Piracy TTR Technologies, Inc. Announces MusicGuard(TM), Groundbreaking New CD Anti-Piracy System -- Warlock Records and Strictly Rhythm

Re: MD: SONY Ripoff?

1999-10-01 Thread Winman42
Actually, they came in about 45 days, which isn;t too bad considering that most companies make you wait MUCH longer. However, i got fast service, but not what I was promised. :-( Win - To stop getting this list send a message

Re: MD: SONY Ripoff?

1999-10-01 Thread Winman42
Ok the MD adaptor, model CPA-9C, is just a cassette with line out. The Car adaptor, model DCC-E26CP, looks the same, but comes with a power source that plugs into the car lighter jack. Win - To stop getting this list send a

MD: Sony did NOT rip me off.

1999-10-01 Thread Phillip Gooch
Reading the complaints here, I have to say that I am very suprised. I purchased an MZR-55 in August which included a voucher for 4 free MD's. The offer involved sending the guarantee certificate or till recipt as proof of purchase. About three weeks later, a nice presentation box containing 4

Re: MD: Pure marketing hype from Sony

1999-10-01 Thread J. Coon
PrinceGaz wrote: 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).

Re: MD: email privacy

1999-10-01 Thread PrinceGaz
Hi Simon and everyone, well everyone on md-l which excludes over 99.% of the world's population but I'm beginning to babble... It was my belief that email posted to a list was considered open for sending where you like, within reason. OTOH private email is generally just that, Private. I

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

1999-10-01 Thread Sciamano Nerazzurro
Jeffrey Lan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2nd..the sony headphones from sony... the bud with the gummy silicone stuff that hold it in your ear...what model # is it? I need new phones since the ones that came with my r50 just broke today (some of the little copper filaments in the cord snapped

RE: MD: TTR Combats the Scourge of CD Piracy

1999-10-01 Thread Tony Antoniou
Doesn't say how it is achieved though. If anything, we should still be able to at least copy to MD, right? Adios, LarZ --- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John

RE: MD: email privacy

1999-10-01 Thread Jeffrey D. Scorsone
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Well, I for one do not agree with the so called "accepted netiquette". However, that doesn't mean you should reforward anything and everything you get via private conversation to a public forum. But if there is information that is non-confidential, that

RE: MD: TTR Combats the Scourge of CD Piracy

1999-10-01 Thread John Chrapowicki
I don't know.It doesn't say if it uses a method like the c-dilla one (in which case it would). John. | Doesn't say how it is achieved though. If anything, we should | still be able | to at least copy to MD, right? | | Adios, | LarZ |

Re: MD: email privacy

1999-10-01 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Simon Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 01 Oct 1999 | Does everyone agree ? Where did this idea come from ? Was I wrong about hard | copy mail too ? Did I wake up on the wrong planet ? Maybe you woke up on the wrong planet, but that is the case

MD: Midiman CO3

1999-10-01 Thread KVE
Does anyone own CO3? How good is it? Is it worth $175? Any imressions of it? How useful is it for removing SCMS? Anyone seen a better price for it than $175 shipped ($169 + shipping)? TIA for any info. __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at

MD: OT: Deskjet 520 paper feed

1999-10-01 Thread Magic
Peter Wood wrote: Peter - Yawn! Hey anyone know a fix for a paper feed problem on a HP 520?? ;) Yes I do, you clean the rollers with some cotton wool and hot soapy water with swashing detergent in it (rinse it off afterwards). The paper feed problem is common in the 520 and is usually

Re: MD: email privacy

1999-10-01 Thread David W. Tamkin
Simon Barnes asked, | Where did this idea come from ? The idea came from the law. In countries signatory to the Berne Convention (which includes most of the homelands of MD-L people, and most importantly includes the UK, where MD-L runs), copyright is automatic on non-published works as soon

Re: MD: TDK cleaner discs

1999-10-01 Thread Peter Wood
The HEAD cleaner disc will destroy your HEAD. The LENS cleaner disc will destroy your LENS. Ralph - Who advises to use neither of them When I was taking back my 701 they tried to get me to buy a lens cleaner to see if it would help. I said that it damaged the lens. They didn't beleave me.

RE: MD: TTR Combats the Scourge of CD Piracy

1999-10-01 Thread Rick Pali
From: John Chrapowicki protects CDs against illegal copying. Conspicuous by its absense is any mention what status legal copies will have. Rick. -+--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alienshore.com/ - To stop getting this list

RE: MD: email privacy

1999-10-01 Thread Rick Pali
From: Simon Barnes The accepted netiquette is that private email is private, mailing list email is public. Does everyone agree ? Where did this idea come from ? The idea comes from the simple fact that there are two types of mail. List/newsgroups and email. If I wanted to send you

Re: MD: MEMOREX BLOCK ERROR RATE ( long)

1999-10-01 Thread Richard Anderson
Magic wrote: As MDs are classed as non-perishabvle items, it is common for warehousing groups not to stocj rotate the items. This means that when the stock is renewed, the old stock stays at the back, and is only distributed if the stock level drops low enough for sll the newer stock (now in

Re: MD: Pure marketing hype from Sony

1999-10-01 Thread Bob Willcox
On Fri, Oct 01, 1999 at 08:01:36AM -0400, J. Coon wrote: When I was about 17, I could hear the high voltage flyback transformer whine in a televison set. If I remember correctly that is about 18khz, and the technical book I was reading at the time said it was inaudible to most people, but

RE: MD: email privacy

1999-10-01 Thread Dan Frakes
Simon Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The accepted netiquette is that private email is private, mailing list email is public. You don't post contents of a privately sent email to a mailing list without permission. Does everyone agree ? Where did this idea come from ? Was I wrong about

Re: MD: MEMOREX BLOCK ERROR RATE ( long)

1999-10-01 Thread Magic
Richard Anderson wrote: There is a little strip on the back of the disc, if it says 'Made in E.U' it's an MPO made Memorex, if it says nothing ( blank), it's made in Korea(for some reason that plant does not print the origin on the disc.) There! That wasn't TOO difficult for you, was

Re: MD: MEMOREX BLOCK ERROR RATE ( long)

1999-10-01 Thread Richard Anderson
Magic wrote: There were a few discs of that type mixed in with the type I have in the shop stock, and they *did* all arrive in the same package from the warehouse. The discs I had were all of the type in the top picture on the web page you sent, yes. Hmmm. A (small?) shipment made up off

MD: JA30ES issues

1999-10-01 Thread Tony Antoniou
My JA30ES is starting to return dud recordings in the sense that the audio is broken up regardless of what media I use (be it TDK or Sony). I've got the service manual, laser power meter and all the other tools on my workbench, and am about to get stuck into it. But in case it's something a