Re: MD: Sony MZ-R90 shock resistance, anecdotal report

2000-05-16 Thread Leon
up travels left-right. Thought I'd share :) Leon Hi, I have used an MZ-R90 and MZ-R50 in the same pocket of the same shorts on the same exercize machine (Nordic track). The MZ-R50 was in use for over a year and never once skipped. The MZ-R90 has been in use for the last month and has skip

MD: OT: Panasonic's SD memory player

2000-05-09 Thread Leon
decided to push ahead with the hardware. Leon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: Li-Ion batteries

2000-05-05 Thread Leon
the advantage of polymer Li-ion do something good for the portables. :) Leon Does anyone know if Sony make 'gumstick' Lithium Batteries for their portable recorders, specifically the MZ-R90? I want one because of the longer life and the nonexistant memory effect, so any help you give me would

Re: MD: Psycho-Acoustics OT

2000-05-05 Thread Leon
m what little knowledge I have, it seems that ATRAC is more than capable of representing all genres of music with ease. But maybe ultimately moving just slightly away from the basic principles give more pleasant results. Just maybe. Leon I know that I wrote OT, but there is an On Topic (OT?) :

Re: MD: 650MB Minidiscs (what I think)

2000-05-02 Thread Leon
his format. http://www.world.sony.com/JP/News/Press/23/00-0323/ I think Sanyo and someone else is also developing a similar high-capacity format. Leon I heard about the 650MB MDs a while back, but they weren't in use at that point. Though I recently noticed Sony is using t

Re: MD: Li-ion Gumstick Battery for MZ-55?

2000-05-01 Thread Leon
There are no Li-ion batteries avaialable for the R55. Size-wise it is possible to make a Li-ion battery that small, but the capacity will not necessarily be above the current Ni-MH type. Leon I lost my MZ-r55 MD battery and remote and I am clueless on what to do. Ive heard wonders about

Re: MD: Higher capacity MDs possible?

2000-05-01 Thread Leon
) is as low as current equipments will accept (format standard is 1.5um +- 0.1um), so to cram in more time you'll have to reduce disc speed. Correct me if I'm wrong. :) Leon From: Jeanmougin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 60 minutes MD spins at 1,4 m/s linear. 74 minutes MD spins at 1,2 m/s linear. 80

Re: MD: Can't record more material

2000-04-27 Thread Leon
my Sharp 831's manual says the limit is 255. So this doesn't explain the problem. Leon There is alimit of tracks, im not sure exactly what it is, but its somewhere around 210, take care. ~J~ - To stop getting this list

Re: MD: These differences in MD -- what are they?

2000-04-18 Thread Leon
the pencil sketch where cassette, DAT, and what not stab MD in the stomach together. Haha. Leon In case you haven't heard of it, there's an entire Anti-MD website in Japan. With the way MD is in Japan, it's really compressing the market share of other formats(cassettes, DAT), and they just don't

Re: MD: MD - MD dubbing?

2000-04-13 Thread Leon
would've come out much earlier). But in your situation, it should be almost indistinguishable. Leon I've noticed HMV.com selling some of their selection MiniDisc format, which leads to an interesting question (either that or it just shows that I don't RTFM enough). If I have an MD deck

Re: MD: Re: MD - MD dubbing?

2000-04-13 Thread Leon
d late in his career because of the DVD format competition. Sony's DVD specification lost out to Toshiba's (the current one we're all using). The "Digital Dream Kids" slogan was actually the start of the post-Ohga era at Sony, the beginning of a c

Re: MD: UK - what hifi? magazine / MXD-D3

2000-04-13 Thread Leon
is... I'm not completely sure... don't mind me. :) Leon From: "Simon Gardner" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:45:16 +0100 To: "md-l@amulation. com" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: UK - what hifi? magazine / MXD-D3 Their main &q

MD: more on the Sharp MD-ST50

2000-04-12 Thread Leon
is the first button(s?) on the left side when you look down from the top. It can't be confirmed whether there's any jogs on the remote. However, if the remote has jogs, Sharp usually will not let it go unnoticed. This time it hasn't been mentioned. Leon

Re: MD: Batman Forever Uses MD

2000-04-11 Thread Leon
, so I'm pretty sure it's NOT a Sharp clone. It also sounds pretty "un-Sharp-esque" to me. Leon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: Charging NH-14WM

2000-04-06 Thread Leon
Ni-Cd), (# of 1000mAh Ni-MH), and (# of 1400mAh Ni-MH). Also, if I remember correctly, NH-9WM is 1000mAh, not 1200. Leon I have an MZ-EP11 from japan and it came with a NH-9WM rechargeable battery. I am planning to buy another rechargeable battery. NH-14WM seems attractive because of the slightly incr

Re: MD: Sony R90/R91: I found one major difference

2000-04-05 Thread Leon
not to buy the R90 :) Leon The VU (level) meter is calibrated differently on the two units. Read on: The R90's (at least MY R90, this might not be the case with newer units) level meter will hit the ninth (and final) bar regularly, while "OVER" is somewhere to the right of the final b

Re: MD: Memory Stick Walkman

2000-04-04 Thread Leon
gives MD-like quality. And they said MD gives CD-like quality. Notice the difference? :) In case you're a Mac user... the software that comes bundled with the walkman is Windows only. Leon How long has this Memory Stick Walkman (NW-MS7) been out? (or isn't it out yet?). I noticed it uses Atrac3

Re: MD: Subject: Sony has seen the light!

2000-04-03 Thread Leon
the new HDES chip, I get a remote with a keypad, plus I get two speakers, for less than what I'd pay on a MR100. Leon this can be a good thing or bad thing. true, more of the quote "little ones" will have discovered the minidisc, but the price on minidisc will probably go up due to t

Re: MD: MZR90 batt life

2000-03-30 Thread Leon
I know this is being lazy and probably inaccurate... The specs you see from the manufacturers are made under the condition that they test for 4 hours only during each 24 hour period. Maybe 4 hours' sitting still wouldn't be that inconvenient. Put the disc on all-repeat. Leon Just add up

Re: MD: Help screen for MD recorders

2000-03-26 Thread Leon
://wayweary.tripod.com/discarray/krilsen/recorder1.html It's an example of what I've been doing all past decade, but I'm not quite good at it yet. Just thought I'd share. Leon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word

Re: MD: Sharp MS722 remote

2000-03-26 Thread Leon
the 722 remote costs more. (2) also requires a button battery to keep the clock running. Sharp may assume that most users don't necessarily want clock/alarm on the unit, especially when it doesn't act as a playback timer. So it's quite a bit of cost reduction. No hard feelings, ok? :) Leon I

Re: MD: Skipping on MD's

2000-03-25 Thread Leon
Wouldn't you just use any pouch of that kind (choose one that's the size you need, of course)? I didn't think the "belt" reference was talking about any MD-specific "belts". Just a generic (whatever you call them!?) bumbags? pouches? Leon That is why they sell the belts t

Re: MD: Cheap, playback only portable....

2000-03-24 Thread Leon
The S321 is about 1.8cm tall, and about the same width/depth as other Sharp slot-in models. Will be great if can be found cheap... I didn't realise how good it looks until I saw it. Leon I don't know if it's available in the UK, but I can recommend the Sharp MD-S321. It has the slot

Re: MD: Skipping on MD's

2000-03-22 Thread Leon
in your pocket. For example, attaching the battery case. Do everything you can so it absolutely stuffs the pocket. Shirt pockets are also great, but since on the PX5 unit | and | buttons double as volume control, it may be a little annoying to operate. Leon normally i just keep it in my trouser pocket

Re: MD: Regarding MD's Anti-Skip performance

2000-03-21 Thread Leon
doesn't break up when it skips. It's only as if the player's "missed a beat". My Kenwood K5, even with its 40-second buffer, doesn't skip less than the MJ75. A friend's JVC XM-PJ1 goes into a downward spiral once it skips - doesn't recover even when I stopped walking. hope this helps, Le

Re: MD: Regarding MD's Anti-Skip performance

2000-03-21 Thread Leon
in so many different ways. Leon - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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