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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has the optional optical board for the
sblive. i was thinking of ordering one, but was wondering if SPDIF is the
same as toslink. not sure if there's an optical connection standard yet,
and i wanna make sure i buy the right cables. i
The other night I watched TV and saw the MD blanks in a music spot by Jason
Nevine feat. Fast Eddie. They're playing a lot with some MD blanks ( maybe
Sony) in it, with a couple of close-ups of the same. The music is awful,
unfortunately...
The other day I recieved my company's new gift catalog, you know, a small
booklet with a list of things you can choose as presents for bringing in a
new employee. And lo and behold, there it was, one of the gifts: a Sony
portable MiniDisc recorder, MZ-R55. Wow. Strange thing is, they classified
From: "J. van de Griek" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The other day I recieved my company's new gift catalog, you know, a small
booklet with a list of things you can choose as presents for bringing in a
new employee. And lo and behold, there it was, one of the gifts: a Sony
portable MiniDisc recorder,
Hi there,
- - the R900 has the standard monaural recording mode;
Didn't the R90 and all others back to the MZ-R3?
I should've said "retains the standard monaural...". It wasn't mentioned on
the press release for the MD-LP-equipped Sony decks/systems. I thought Sony
may be dropping mono
I want to say a big "THANK YOU" to each of you who have filled out our
survey since the last 2 weeks... I really have appreciate it...
Also, thanks to Will Yoder who told me that our website was too heavy, to
slow to open and with too many graphics... So, I have change a lot of
things, I have
Thats a lot better than it was, Peter.
Peter Forest wrote:
Also, thanks to Will Yoder who told me that our website was too heavy, to
slow to open and with too many graphics... So, I have change a lot of
things, I have rebuild my website and now it is 2-3 times faster than
before... :
Thanks for you good words... I appreciate this...
Pierre.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of J. Coon
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 11:12 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MD: Thank you very much !
Thats a lot better than it was,
James Jarvie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
I have a digital coax cable that I bought from Sound
Professionals running from the CD player into the
converter. The coax cable is coming from the digital
out (unbalanced) RCA type-jack on the CD player.
There is also an XLR type connection,
Hi everyone:
I'm a total "newbie" not only to this list, but also to Minidiscs in
general, just having purchased a Sony MDS-JB920. I love it! It sounds great.
I read the "Myths" within the Minidisc.org page, and everything Mr.
Woudenberg writes makes perfect sense to me, BUT - - - -
Could
Try the TDK Gold, they are better than Maxell Gold...
Pierre Forest
http://www.kheopsminidisc.com - Kheops Minidisc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Davini, Mark
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 12:56 PM
Hi there,
Glad you're enjoying your 920.
I think this is pretty much a taboo issue. Scientifically, all blanks should
give you the same results. Some suggest a blind test to clear things up.
But firstly, I believe some things exist but can't be proven. Secondly, when
I listen to music, my
Your crazy!!
Nathan White
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Davini, Mark
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 12:56 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?
Hi everyone:
I'm a total "newbie"
From: "Davini, Mark" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi everyone:
I'm a total "newbie" not only to this list, but also to Minidiscs in
general, just having purchased a Sony MDS-JB920. I love it! It sounds great.
Excellent, always good to have another Minidisc enthusiast.
I read the "Myths" within the
From Len Moskowitz,
It could be a connection problem but if the CD is SCMS protected, you
may be encountering the copy protection inhibit.
Hi Len. I don't know if you remember me, the Jewish dentist from PA (it
has been a long time since we communicated, so you may not-(my apologies
to all
Dear sir,
i do like the minidisc for its size and quailtiy however, portable
mp3 cd players have been introduced. I like the fact that i can now burn up
to 8 hrs of cd quality music to one CD
Sir you incorrectly state that an MP3 file will produce CD quality music. The
quality of
Larry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The thing that may not equate in your explanation of SCMS is that all MDs
will allow you to make one original copy from an existing original
prerecorded CD. In general CDs are not encoded. The MD becomes encoded
when it is recorded (preventing you from
Nathan White wrote:
Your crazy!!
Nate. I'm very disappointed in you. I would never expect such a response
from a fine gentle man like you (I'm dyslexic and almost typed gentile-God
would that have it the fan if I didn't catch my typoROTFLMAO.
While I agree with you that he should not be
* "Davini, Mark" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 18 Aug 2000
| I read the "Myths" within the Minidisc.org page, and everything Mr.
| Woudenberg writes makes perfect sense to me, BUT - - - -
| Could someone please tell me WHY I REALLY DO hear a difference between discs
| then?
Psychoaccoustics. You
I want to thank those of you who responded. Everyone
was of the opinion that it was an SCMS issue that kept
me from being able to record.
all MDs will allow you to make one original copy from
an existing original prerecorded CD. In general CDs
are not encoded. The MD becomes encoded when it
Set Your Digital Music Free
Your PC is an audio gold mine an endless supply of
MP3 downloads, MS Windows Media and WAV files, ripped
CD tracks, 'Net radio broadcasts, audiobooks, and
more.
And thanks to a new breed of MiniDisc portable, all
your"desktop audio" is now just a single
"Timothy P. Stockman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I definitely agree with the "pros". (I think higher recording quality
is based on the 128K MP3's that are widely available in the 'net; MP3
gives fairly high quality at higher bit rates.)
The higher quality "pro" is still quite evident even with
Len Moskowitz wrote:
In general commercial CDs *are* SCMS encoded, but the way SCMS works is
that you can make as many copies of the master as you like -- you can't
make copies of copies. The original poster didn't say, but if he was
trying to copy a CD that was itself a copy (say, a
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well as it says in the "Myths" section of your
From: "Charles Redell" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don't understand why there isn't a differnece in sound quality between
blanks (If that is really the case)? I mean, why are some more expensive tha
others? Are some not made better/easier for the laser to read/smoother
inoperation or something akin
I don't understand why there isn't a differnece in sound quality between
blanks (If that is really the case)? I mean, why are some more expensive tha
others? Are some not made better/easier for the laser to read/smoother
inoperation or something akin to all of that?
Cassettes definitely
Hello
With over 22 years of experience in electronics as both a technician and
audio enthusiast your story is totally believable ONLY with analog
equipment. As I have stated many times you need test equipment costing 10k
or more to even measure a difference from CD to MD much less the
Dave Kimmel wrote:
Think of it this way... A MiniDisc is a digital medium, just like a hard
drive.
When you install a program on a Fujitsu drive, is the program any
different than when you install it on a Maxtor drive? Do MP3s sound
better if you download them to a SCSI hard drive
Peter Forest wrote:
Try the TDK Gold, they are better than Maxell Gold...
Pierre Forest
I'm not sure what you are saying here. What do you mean by "better"??? Nicer
packaging? Stronger plastic used in the jacket? Or are you saying that they
will produce music that has a better sound
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From: "las" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: MD: Future of minidiscs
Sir you incorrectly state that an MP3 file will produce CD quality music.
The
quality of MP3 files can vary greatly. But one thing that
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From: "Charles Redell" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?
I don't understand why there isn't a differnece in sound quality between
blanks (If that is really the case)? I mean, why are some
In general commercial CDs *are* SCMS encoded, but the way SCMS works is
that you can make as many copies of the master as you like -- you can't
make copies of copies. The original poster didn't say, but if he was
trying to copy a CD that was itself a copy (say, a CD-R copy of a
commercial
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Psychoaccoustics. You believe that there is a difference, therefore you
hear a difference even when there is none.
That isn't Psychoacoustics! Psychoacoustics is in fact the complete
opposite!
Psychoacoustics is used to trick the human ear into think that there
Dave Hooper quoted someone, not saying who it was,
Psychoaccoustics. You believe that there is a difference, therefore you
hear a difference even when there is none.
and Dave responded.
| That isn't Psychoacoustics! Psychoacoustics is in fact the complete
| opposite!
I think the other
Dave Kimmel explained to Charles Redell and Mark Davini:
| When you install a program on a Fujitsu drive, is the program any
| different than when you install it on a Maxtor drive? Do MP3s sound
| better if you download them to a SCSI hard drive instead of an IDE one?
| Are any family photos
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Dave Hooper wrote:
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Honestly, every MD (regular MD, not INDUSTRIAL or DATA MINIDISC) have the
same disc or mostly inside... What is different is the shelf, the cover and
the shutter. I can't hardly believe that some minidisc have better sound
than other.
I have try a lot of minidisc : Hi-Space, Sony, TDK, Maxell,
Just ignore what I said, I read thing incorrectly. But what you wrote is
correct...
Nathan White
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
las
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 9:39 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MD: Problem
* "Dave Hooper" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 18 Aug 2000
| That isn't Psychoacoustics!
Psycho (mind) accoustics (sound) is all about perception. That's why it is
called "perceptual encoding".
--
Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get
Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi!
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David W. Tamkin) on Fri, 18 Aug 2000
| I think the other poster might have meant "psychosomatics." You believe
| something, so your body reacts accordingly.
No, I meant psychoacoustic, the subjective experience of audio vs. the
scientific measurement of sound by various
Well I'm glad that in your original statement when you said that TDKs were even
better. That you were not talking about the sound quality. That would have
totally destroyed your credibility.
What you state about the shell (I was calling it a jacket, because I couldn't
think of the name,
Larry asked,
| It take it that this would not apply to copies of CDs made using a
| computer, CD ROM drive and CD writer? Is that correct?
Computer storage formats such as .wav and .mp3 do not include SCMS informa-
tion. When you rip music to a computer, the SCMS status of the source is
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No, I meant
Rat reiterated,
| I stand by my statement: you believe that you will hear a difference,
| therefore you hear a difference, even when there is none.
We all agree on that: the only bit of contention is whether the word "psycho-
acoustic" covers that. The word "psychosomatic" certainly does.
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Sir you incorrectly state that an MP3 file
I will have an interview with some guy from MPO (Hi Space France) soon and I
will ask him the question even if the guy from Hi-Space Canada already told
me that Memorex and Hi-Space are two really distinct company...
The man I dealt with told us he was the owner. He said that he was from
"Davini, Mark" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I read the "Myths" within the Minidisc.org page, and everything Mr.
Woudenberg writes makes perfect sense to me, BUT - - - - Could
someone please tell me WHY I REALLY DO hear a difference between
discs then?
I don't understand why there isn't a
Hi Michael,
I'm responding to MD-L, in case there's general interest.
"Coon, Michael" writes:
Dear sir,
i do like the minidisc for its size and quailtiy however, portable
mp3 cd players have been introduced. I like the fact that i can now burn up
to 8 hrs of cd quality music to one CD
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