Re: MD: MZ-R700 and MD first impressions

2001-10-09 Thread David W. Tamkin
Brian asked, | The other thing that bothers me is that I have yet to find a way | to return to the first track on a disc without repeatedly hitting the | button. Is there a way to do that? Eject and reinsert the disc; or since your model is a Sony portable with an END SEARCH key, press END

Re: MD: MZ-R700 and MD first impressions

2001-10-09 Thread Brian Lalor
On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, David W. Tamkin wrote: Brian asked, | The other thing that bothers me is that I have yet to find a way | to return to the first track on a disc without repeatedly hitting the | button. Is there a way to do that? Eject and reinsert the disc; or since your model is a

Re: MD: ear buds

2001-10-09 Thread Stuart Howlette
I've had two pairs of them myself, and have been thoroughly satisfied with them so far. The only reason I had two pairs is my daft bint for a mother decided earphones are meant to go under everything heavy she can find on top of my draws, and she consistently puts things in the wrong place as

Re: MD: ear buds

2001-10-09 Thread Brian Lalor
On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, jerry wrote: I just got Sony MDR-ED228LP groove ear buds ( $20.00 ). They have a little longer ear insert that put the sound closer but are light and comfortable. I think the sound is pretty good. Anybody else use them? How snug do they fit in your ears? Would they work

Re: MD: MZ-R700 and MD first impressions

2001-10-09 Thread Mike Lastucka
Which doesn't help if you're using the remote, which has no end search button. :) :ml --- Mike Lastucka, B. Tech [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sites.netscape.net/element5/ 2048 bit DH 0x16DC15CD From: David W. Tamkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: MD: MZ-R700 and MD first impressions

2001-10-09 Thread David W. Tamkin
When I told Brian how he could skip to the start of a disc in a Sony MZ-R700, Mike commented, | Which doesn't help if you're using the remote, which has no end search | button. :) Neither does the alternative of ejecting and reinserting the disc, which also can't be done from the remote.

Re: MD: MZ-R700 and MD first impressions

2001-10-09 Thread Nick Barton
David W. Tamkin wrote: When I told Brian how he could skip to the start of a disc in a Sony MZ-R700, Mike commented, | Which doesn't help if you're using the remote, which has no end search | button. :) I am highly intrigued by this problem. I was convinced that I was just being thick

MD: Double trackmarks and MP3s?

2001-10-09 Thread Brian Lalor
Is there any possible way the bit that indicates a track mark on a CD could be encoded into MP3s? I'm getting double track marks when playing MP3s through the digital pc-link when I put a 2sec pause between tracks. Its pretty repeatable; at least half of the tracks I play get two trackmarks.

RE: MD: MZ-R700 and MD first impressions

2001-10-09 Thread Richard Lang
I am highly intrigued by this problem. I was convinced that I was just being thick for not working out how to do it. Surely the logical way of doing it would be to push and hold the jog on the remote to go all the way to the beginning or the end. Thats what you do to seek on my G750's radio.

RE: MD: ear buds

2001-10-09 Thread Alan Dowds
If you're thinking of using the Koss Plugs on a motorbike, they work OK. But if you've got a close-fitting helmet, the helmet often drags them out (or half-out which is as bad) when you put your lid on. They do keep some noise out, but are just a bit fiddly. I broke mine, and haven't bothered