Re: MD: Memorex and Verbatim MD's

2001-08-24 Thread KVE
I use Memorex a lot. I used to buy those 20-packs of 74-minute color MDs and 10-packs of the 80-minute ones. I am pretty happy with their performance. I even use them for live recording (usually 1 80-minute and 1 74-minute disc per concert). Several years ago I had big problems with Sony color

MD: New Sony Decks?

2001-05-29 Thread KVE
Does anyone know when the new Sony MD decks are going to start selling in the US? How much are they going to cost? My JE510 is almost dead and I need a replacement... __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices

Re: MD: Sound cards

2001-05-18 Thread KVE
Always keep in mind You get what you pay for. I would recommend getting the M Audio (aka Midiman) DiO 2448: M Audio product page: http://www.midiman.com/m-audio/html/products/dio2448.htm Places to buy: http://www.core-sound.com/dio_2448.html

Re: MD: DAT list?

2001-05-16 Thread KVE
anyone know if there is a DAT list , like this MD list? ive a few questions i could use answers to. Yes, there is. But it is not as technical as this one. Here is a link: http://www.solorb.com/dat-heads/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions -

MD: Nashua MiniDiscs

2001-05-08 Thread KVE
Has anyone tried Nashua MDs? I just found this place: http://store.yahoo.com/soundtract/minidiscs.html. Anyone bought from them? How are the discs? Bad, good, worth buying, etc? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great

MD: Sharp MD-MT90 + some taping thoughts

2001-05-03 Thread KVE
Have anyone tried MD-MT90? I wish it had MDLP. Would have been great for concert taping (mdiscing?)... I think a great concert taping recorder should have minimum features. Most Sharp cheaper Sharp models are like that. MT15/20, for example. Great battery life (and inexpensive battery format),

MD: New AIWA Minidisc Player: AM-HX200

2001-03-15 Thread KVE
http://www.aiwa.co.jp/english/exhibi/new_p2001/am-hx200e.html __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - To stop getting

Re: MD: recording to CD

2001-03-12 Thread KVE
it to their web site... My problem is that when I record it to my hard drive, there are skips in the sound that do NOT exist on the MD. They sound like digital hicups that happen momentarily when you listen to a CD through your computer and you open a big program. They are very short

Re: MD: Bit 4 bit digital card

2001-02-28 Thread KVE
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 09:58:51 -0700 From: Steve Corey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: Bit 4 bit digital card What motherboard did you use with the Nightingale? What other cards were in your system? I'm using the Nightingale in an Asus P2B w/Celeron A 400, Intel PCI Pro 100

Re: MD: Bit 4 bit digital card

2001-02-27 Thread KVE
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:14:00 -0700 From:

MD: NiMH batteries in a NiCd charger?

2000-12-27 Thread KVE
Can I charge NiMH AA/AAA batteries in a NiCd charger? I thinking of "upgrading" my NiCd's (which are getting old) to NiMH to power my MD players and a Handspring Visor. If I need a different charger, what are the recommendations for NiMH (and, preferably, NiCd) chargers capable of charging AA

Re: MD: MD to PC?

2000-12-19 Thread KVE
First, you need an MD with a digital output. So far as I know, there are no portables with digital out, only digital in, therefore you will have to use a home MD deck. Then you need a sound card with a digital INPUT, many have only digital output. The setup I use is a Sony MDS-PC2 deck

MD: Writing TOC

2000-11-26 Thread KVE
My new Sharp MD-MT20 failed to write TOC on a very important MD when the batteries were low (I was using NiCd's). I assume, that the data is still on the disc. Is there anyway that I can write the TOC onto the disc without destroying what's on it? I have Sony MDS-JE510 (with turn-on bug), Sony

MD: Sharp MD-SR50?

2000-10-29 Thread KVE
Does anyone own an SR50 (or MT50)? I am thinking of buying one, since I need a simple thin recorder with adjustable recording level (I have a Sony R30 and I have to puy in pause to adjust recording level). I don't care about remote either. Does anyone have anything good/bad to say about it?

MD: Sony MZ-R50

2000-08-13 Thread KVE
It seems like the MZ-R50 is becaming more popular on the list. :) Anyway, local Nobody Beats The Wiz store in Norwalk, CT (about an hour drive from New York) has a lot of MD portables. They have MZ-R50 for $250, Aiwa F-70 for $230 as well as all the current models. Until recently they were still

MD: Q: Turtle Beach Montego II Plus sound card?

2000-06-27 Thread KVE
Has anyone tried the Turtle Beach Montego II Plus sound card? I am mostly interested in the quality of optical input and the analog sound quality. Is the input 44.1 or 48 like SB Live!? Any opinions/details? I was planning to use it with my MDS-JE510 to move my MD recording to CD-R's/MP3's.

Re: MD: Live recording w/ MZ-R90 - help?

2000-05-08 Thread KVE
I attempted to make a live recording using my new Sony MZ-R90 last night, and the resulting recording is so distorted that it's almost unintelligible. I was using mini-cardioid mics plugged into the MIC IN (no external power) and tried using both the AGC and setting the recording levels

Re: MD: compression

2000-05-02 Thread KVE
* Ralph Smeets [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, 02 May 2000 | GSM is compressed and encrypted. And not used in the US. We have PCS, which is not encrypted. The header packets are secured using a key exchange mechanism to prevent theft of IDs. -- GSM is used in the US. It is using a different

Re: MD: Digital IN on CMI8330 based sound card.

2000-05-02 Thread KVE
I have a CMI8330 based sound card with digital in and out. I have had the digital out successfully interfaced to my SONY JE510 deck for some time. I have recently bought a TORX optical receiver module and interfaced this to the digital in. The receiver appears to

Re: MD: cheap md product found

2000-03-19 Thread KVE
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:13:29 -0500 From: Eric Woudenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: cheap md product found gpg writes: I found a place on the web for an optical in/out soundcard $39. PC only www.etcompany.com Thanks! Actually I tracked down the URL to

MD: New JR Catalog

2000-02-29 Thread KVE
Just got a new JR catalog. On page M9 they have all the new recorders: Sony MZ-R70 ($229.99 Blue/Silver), Sony MZ-R90 ($349.99), Aiwa AMC-80 (probably the same as F-80 -- $229.99). They also list MZ-R55 ($249.99). Doesn't look like any of this is on their website. Also, does anyone know how to

RE: MD: Sound card with Optical out

2000-02-22 Thread KVE
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Here is the cheapest one I know. It is Zoltrix

Re: MD: Aiwa MD boombox on sale

2000-02-13 Thread KVE
does anybody know if it has optical out? -- I bought it from JR and doesn't have any outputs (except for headphone output). I actually like it. Jog Dial is the worst I have ever used, but I don't really use it that much. Remote does some of what the jog dial is supposed to be used for but

MD: AIWA CSD-MD50 Question

2000-01-22 Thread KVE
I just recently got myself an AIWA CSD-MD50 and I like just about everything about it except multi jog dial. It is very inaccurate. I got used to using these things on R30 and JE510. On those machines every turn of the dial takes you to the next function, locking the dial. on AIWA, I turn the

MD: MD + MP3 from Sharp News from MP3.com

1999-11-14 Thread KVE
Pretty interesting what their new product is going to be like. For $249 it has to be something special... Otherwise nobody would buy it. http://mp3.com/news/435.html?hparticle2 __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

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

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.

MD: All the SONY news + MT15 Review + more links

1999-09-29 Thread KVE
Here are all the news about SONY releases: http://www.etown.com/news/article.jhtml?articleID=968 The one thing that these releases don't mention is the release of R90 in the US. They only mention E90. Also, how's that PC-to-MD interface going to work? Are there any details on this? There is

Re: MD: Sony ECM-MS717 Stereo Microphone?

1999-09-21 Thread KVE
I have an ECM-717. I use it to record concerts. It is small and relatively easy to hide. It is also takes no time to setup. Its phantom power is too weak for it to operate only on line-in. Overall it is a very good little microphone. Should be fine for recording your baby. I actually thought

Re: MD: $129 MD Portable Arrives at Best Buy !

1999-09-06 Thread KVE
I saw that thing on sale for $99 at Best Buy in Holyoke Mall, MA. Looks neat. Somewhat reminds me of MZ-e33. The one they had was blue and there were only 2 of them left. They were only in glass case. The picture could be seen here: http://www.bestbuy.com/weeklyad/portaudio/images/BmdpAdp.gif

MD: MD at 800.com

1999-09-06 Thread KVE
http://www.800.com has a Fisher PHMD100 CD/MD/Tape/AM/FM boombox for $199.93. It looks neat: http://www.800.com/prod.asp?T=249C=249S=PHMD100. http://www.fisherav.com/productpages/PH-MD100.html Anyone has one? Is it worth it? Does it sound good ? The shipping within the US is free from 800.com.