Re: MD: Cheap soundcard for MD

2001-03-15 Thread John Small
mini chip I meant midi chip. And midi sound. -jts - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: Copy AudioCD-R to MD

2001-03-03 Thread John Small
On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 23:25:04 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SCMS is one reason I will never buy a standalone CDR deck because you cannot edit the CDR to put in track marks if the auto track marking scheme "misses" a track mark. (Whereas with MD you can :D) As you probably know, SCMS -and-

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-24 Thread John Small
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 12:08:41 -0600, "Francisco J. Huerta" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whenever you insert your remote control, the unit switches to Headphone Out automatically. And there is no way to switch to Line Out. So, don't chop the connector. It will be useless anyway. Interesting ... my

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-24 Thread John Small
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 21:31:03 -0500, "Dan Scellen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, as PrinceGaz said, the question is whether or not the remote needs the 3.5mm (probably not), and whether or not the remote connectors are strong enough (probably). Go for it Niels. Personally I think the best soln

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-24 Thread John Small
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 17:48:38 -0400, "Michael Burger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is why I continue to suggest plugging the remote into the unit, getting a short extension, plugging the male 3.5mm stem of the extension into the 3.5mm hole on the remote, and plugging the 3.5mm stem of the

Re: MD: Hello , I have a few questions:

2001-02-24 Thread John Small
On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 15:21:50 +0200, Lion Shmulevich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2) I heard that the MDLP system is not so good. I mean the sound quality in LP-2/4, is it true? Hello Lion. IMHO this is not true. I think the LP2 mode is perfectly acceptable for mobile use. I think it's a real

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-24 Thread John Small
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:18:09 -0600 (CST), "David W. Tamkin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whether the output from the E900 would behhave as a headphone-out or a line- out if you use a Y-adaptor and put the remote on one side and these head- phones on the other I cannot guess On Thu, 22 Feb 2001

Re: MD: mp3 to MD - DIY

2001-02-22 Thread John Small
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 11:51:48 +0200, "tim m" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: just subscribed to the list mainly for a tech 'problem' that i have. i have a 1024 Player SBLive! and i would like to record my mp3s on to my Sony MZ-R37 portable. to do this digitally(optical cable) i have to spend $85 for

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-22 Thread John Small
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 13:40:03 +0100, Niels Schenk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My question is if it's possible to chop my headphone jack from the remote plug, so that I can insert my airhead connector directly into the md player. There is no separate line out on the E900? Thanks. -jts

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-22 Thread John Small
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:07:26 +0100, Niels Schenk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope, I verified that the e900 hasn't got line out. Thanks ... that's important information as I too use an Airhead amp and much prefer the line out rather than the headphone connection. I guess when I buy a portable LP

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-22 Thread John Small
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 07:59:10 -0500 (EST), Mike Burger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think line out would help...unless his headphones have a separately powered amplifier. Of course, I'm working on the assumption that the "airhead" is some sort of headphone set. The Airhead is indeed a

Re: MD: timer juggling

2001-02-21 Thread John Small
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:13:25 -0600 (CST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a 7-day, 6-event timer for $29.95 I did not see one of these. I will recheck ... but if the R50 turns off after 5 minutes in record pause mode it does not matter. I cannot set the R50 to record one day and the 940 the next.

Re: MD: timer juggling

2001-02-21 Thread John Small
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:13:25 -0600 (CST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | It's looking more a more like an LP4 player is the more elegant soln. In the long run, yes, but I've a feeling you won't be able to get one in time for this particular trip. This one time, maybe it's not so bad to copy the

Re: MD: timer juggling (was best portable player)

2001-02-21 Thread John Small
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 21:09:33 -0800, Peter Jaques [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: say the program is 8-10pm tuesday wednesday. before you leave, set the RS timer to turn on at 7:59pm, put the R50 in rec-pause. set the 940 to turn on at 8pm *wednesday*. this way, every day the tuner turns on at 7:59.

Re: MD: best portable player

2001-02-21 Thread John Small
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 18:51:28 -0800, Dan Frakes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got an E900 from a friend in Japan for $200, so I'm sure the cheaper models (E500, E700, E800) are cheaper -- but you'd have to know someone there. Other than that, you'd have to try a place like Micmic.com.hk:

Re: MD: Sharp MDM2H, titleing via IR ?

2001-02-20 Thread John Small
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:53:08 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found websites about a software "WinRemote" but all links to the = software site are dead. Could anyone lead me

Re: MD: Sharp MDM2H, titleing via IR ?

2001-02-20 Thread John Small
WinRemote. You'll see a url included along with some tips from Martin. jts Arlington, TX To: "John Small" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: WinRemote with MDS-JB940 From: "Martin Danek" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 10:50:03 +0100 I anticipate 2-3 wks befo

Re: MD: timer juggling (was best portable player)

2001-02-20 Thread John Small
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:43:24 -0600 (CST), "David W. Tamkin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so what you're recording must be longer than 2h40m but not no longer than 5h20m That's correct. Specifically two 2-hour programs (Diane Ream) on successive days ... otherwise when I'm at home between programs

Re: MD: recompressing (was MiniDisc Your Music)

2001-02-20 Thread John Small
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:50:17 -0600 (CST), "David W. Tamkin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you record the output of a 12:1 MP3 file to MD at 5:1, the result will be worse than 12:1, but it won't be as bad as 60:1. Try it for yourself. By the same token, re-ATRACking an MD track results in

Re: MD: earbuds

2001-02-20 Thread John Small
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:10:23 -0600, "Francisco J. Huerta" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope this helps! Yes! One rarely hears anything negative about either the Etys or the Senns. A high recommendation from any list where mostly problems are reported! -jts Arlington, TX

Re: MD: timer juggling (was best portable player)

2001-02-20 Thread John Small
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:30:04 -0800, Peter Jaques [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how about this modification: buy the radio shack timer put your TUNER on it; set the r50 to synchro-record leave it in rec-pause. when the tuner turns on automatically, the r50 will start recording. then you can use

Re: MD: timer juggling

2001-02-20 Thread John Small
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 18:18:08 -0600 (CST), "David W. Tamkin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Otherwise, would anyone else be able to switch the disc for you? My wife ... but I'd be asking for a domestic dispute! g Using both recorders seems to be a soln provided the timers can be programmed by days.

Re: MD: MD and Best Buy

2001-02-19 Thread John Small
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 21:04:36 -0500, las [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (and that was 2 years ago, when my daughter worked there until she found a real job). So I know that sales people at BB don't get commissions and don't even get decent pay. My observation is that this had been std in the hifi

Re: MD: Philips EXP103 Expanium vs Memorex MPD8505CP

2001-02-19 Thread John Small
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 21:16:05 -0500, las [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just wish that MD could record MP3 files in the MP3 format without ATRAC. Just pure MP3, not bitwise reduction and compression. I fully agree. It seems Sony is missing a market that could expand their sales. But maybe not as

MD: best portable player

2001-02-19 Thread John Small
I'm looking for a portable MD player that will do LP mode. The products I see are few and the price is high ... Frankly I think anything over $200 I consider too high for a reader, and I'd like some $100 options. I have checked the T listing for these and Minidisco. I wonder what the Sharp

Re: MD: best portable player

2001-02-19 Thread John Small
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 11:33:57 -0800, Leon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you really can't afford to pay over $200, it'd be a good idea to wait for a couple of years and then come back and buy today's models. :-) Would you pay over $200 for an MD player? -jts Arlington, TX

Re: MD: best portable player

2001-02-19 Thread John Small
On 19 Feb 2001 18:34:42 -0500, Stainless Steel Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * John Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Mon, 19 Feb 2001 | Would you pay over $200 for an MD player? More to the point, would I pay over $200 for a portable MD recorder? The answer to that for me is four times yes: Sony MZ

Re: MD: earbuds

2001-02-19 Thread John Small
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 20:31:57 -0600, "Francisco J. Huerta" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am tempted to say they are the best dynamic headphones on the planet. And they are the size of standard earbuds. Highly recommended, if you have the money. Francisco, how does the S compare with the Sennheiser

Re: MD: MD and Circuit City

2001-02-18 Thread John Small
On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 19:21:44 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Circuit City seems to be really going down the tubes. The stores around here are always quiet and nothing much going on. It's been that way in Arlington, TX since BB opened. BB is SRO while CC is a tomb, tho CC did have cd's

Re: MD: THIS is what Sony should have brought to market

2001-02-18 Thread John Small
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 12:02:42 -0500, "Matthew Bullis" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, but if it's only an mp3 player, that means you can't use to record in the classroom or at live events. Can you tell this from the DataPlay site? I cannot. However the product listing reveals several recorders.

Re: MD: THIS is what Sony should have brought to market

2001-02-18 Thread John Small
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 11:08:49 -0600, John Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However the product listing reveals several recorders. I see no time frame mentioned thus far. I noted on a link to ZDNet that the products will not be shipping to the US until Oct and that it is read-only, not rw

Re: MD: THIS is what Sony should have brought to market

2001-02-18 Thread John Small
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 12:06:50 -0800, "Howard Chu" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know of a 3rd party company that is currently developing an MD2 data drive. 650MB, 2MB/sec xfer rate, backward compatible with both original MD-Audio and MD-Data, i.Link interface. It will have ATRAC and ATRAC3 onboard

Re: MD: Sony MDS-JE440 questions

2001-02-18 Thread John Small
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 12:37:54 -0600 (CST), "Shawn R. Lin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where can I find the best price? Awhile back someone said Video-Direct had them for $140, but they quoted me $160. Hello Shawn. I replaced a failed transport in a 510 with a 940. $320 from Video Direct. I had

Re: MD: MD and Best Buy

2001-02-18 Thread John Small
On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 16:14:55 -0600, "Daryl O." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Best Buy hasn't had salespeople who worked on commission for nearly a decade. Obviously, their salespeople are doing a poor job communicating that. Daryl, I think the writer was referring to CC in this remark. The lack

Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality

2001-02-16 Thread John Small
On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:58:51 -0600, John Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (based on tests along the lines Francis was suggesting) Ah, that was Sherry's suggestion. Thanks. -jts Arlington, TX - To stop getting this list send

Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality

2001-02-16 Thread John Small
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:01:18 +0100, "Francis Auquier" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to the Revue du Son (December 1999), some components found in high end MD decks are similar (or identical) to the ones used in high end CD players What was the defination of a high end MD deck? Thanks.

Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality

2001-02-16 Thread John Small
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:15:13 -0500, las [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No if only they could make a portable MD recorder that was capable of recording standard ATRAC and also MP3 files directly from a computer link, and still use plain ordinary MDs. Then MD might still have a shot. Does the

Re: MD: Best Buy Possibly Phasing Out MD Component Decks

2001-02-16 Thread John Small
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:45:29 -0600, "Daryl O." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This past week, both of our MD component deck models (the MDS-JE440 and the MX-D3) have gone closeout, and a search of our sku list has not come up with any models that may replace them. Daryl, is it not possible the

Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality

2001-02-16 Thread John Small
On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:06:45 +0100, "Francis Auquier" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Using the system you described, the problem with the sound probably has very little to do with the MD format. The 530 has crappy converters. So this may be the reason why my recordings and playbacks with Sony's

Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality

2001-02-16 Thread John Small
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:15:13 -0500, las [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So you could probably fit 2 hours or so of music on an MD. At $1.50, considering the alternatives, that seems like a pretty good deal to me. Considering the alternative of solid state memory, yes. But even considering the

Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality

2001-02-16 Thread John Small
On 15 Feb 2001 13:30:28 -0500, Stainless Steel Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bear in mind that the amplifier driving your headphones (I'm assuming headphones because you are talking portables here) sucks. That said, Sharp MS-722 recorder, AirHead amplifier from Headroom, and Sennheiser HD-600

Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality

2001-02-16 Thread John Small
On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:43:26 -0500, Timothy Stockman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My recomendation, if you want a very good DAC, is to use an outboard DAC where all of the power parameters have been optimized for the best audio performance. The built in DACs in many CD/MD decks, while better

Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality

2001-02-16 Thread John Small
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 18:52:28 -0500, las [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is such a shame to see the MD media go down the tubes. You guys seriously think this is happening? I do not. -jts Arlington, TX - To stop getting this list send

Re: MD: The far horizon of MP3 storage

2001-02-13 Thread John Small
On Tue, 13 Feb 2001 20:44:31 -, "Dave Hooper" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's got a high initial latency cos it needs to spin up and spin down (on devices that use power saving modes, anyway), and that can cause skipping and drop outs. It also has a high battery consumption. I recall 4

Re: MD: FM 15khz pilot tone

2001-02-12 Thread John Small
On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 18:54:27 -0600, John Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How to get it out? I mean, how to filter it out when recording initially? -jts Arlington, TX - To stop getting this list send a message containing just

Re: MD: PC connection with MDS-JB940

2001-02-05 Thread John Small
On Thu, 01 Feb 2001 15:50:15 -0800, Paul Kerl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It converts a signal from the USB port on your computer to an optical signal for your MD Deck, so no special connectors on the deck. So, the signal path remains digital ... it doesn't go PC digitial out via USB - black box

Re: MD: Some food for thought/fuel for discussion...

2001-02-05 Thread John Small
On Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:40:22 -0800, "Don Capps" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're telling me that compressing the file twice doesn't effect the audio quality? Not sure I'm getting you here. The claim has been made that you can record a CD to MD, then re-record MD to MD via analog inputs about

Re: MD: Difference

2001-02-05 Thread John Small
From Audio Hi-Fi Equipment, http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/1484/audio.htm Mini Discs are junk and total waste of time and money. They have "lossy compression" which ruins the stereoscopic imaging, ruins the dynamics, and sound too "harsh." This technology was obsolete before it

MD: Sony MXD-D4 or D5

2001-02-05 Thread John Small
Anyone looked or owned one of these two? What is the difference between them. The D5 is Type R with 5 cd-changer and a single MD recorder. Is it available? Thanks. -jts - To stop getting this list send a message containing just

Re: MD: MD Better??

2001-02-01 Thread John Small
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001 21:48:48 -0500, "Kenneth Lee" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just tested out some recording on my new JB940 last night. What did you think about straight recording on the 940? The quality compared to the source? I'm looking closely at this one to replay a 520 that just went out