MD: inexpensive/high quality mic.

I'm interested in purchasing a relatively inexpensive mic that would be good for recording live concerts in a variety of settings (club, church, auditorium). Does anybody have suggestions? I've seen a cool little T-mic at Minidisco for $50, but I don't know how good of a mic it really is.

MD: my new MD player - R50 questions . . .

I bought a reburb MZ-R50 from the Sony outlet about a week ago for $170. Thanks to everyone for their input that helped me in making my decision. I don't have any regrets so far. I do have a few questions though; the track mark on the remote does not work in normal play mode. is there

MD: R50 cheap vs. 821 V1.2

The R50 is at the Sony outlet near where I live. They say it has everything that came with it originally except the box. But I thought sony had a special box for their refurb products? So why would this one not have a box? If anybody has any insight into this enigma or opinions for or

MD: mp3 to md quality

Many of my newer mp3s are encoded at 96kbps. I have read that this is "near cd quality" for an mp3. How will these mp3s sound recorded to MD through a digital output? analog? I need to decide whether or not to get better conversion software (and throw out the free stuff!). Thanks! Matt

MD: voquette

Does the software/hardware connection that you buy ($70) replace the existing sound card in your computer? Also, does it provide an optical out or analog? Does this only work with Sharp MD players and mp3 players? Thank you!

MD: Sharp 821

Does anybody out there have experience with this unit? (besides mdreviews.com) I may be interested in getting it over the Sony R50 if I can justify price. I like its size and battery life, but I didn't know if it has pitfalls. Anybody know where I can get an R50 cheaper than $230?

MD: digital output from PC

When recording MP3s to MD, it has been reccomended that one use a digital output card from their computer to avoid all the effects of compression. Does this also work for recording cds digitally to MD from the CD-ROM tray? I don't have a digital output on my cd player for my stereo. If I

Re: MD: md-l-mimedigest V2 #443

I am going out to the Sony outlet in Jeffersonville, Ohio this weekend and they have some R55's available. I am against this model because of the battery life, but could probably justify it if it was cheap enough. Does anybody know how much this sells for at the outlets??? Please reply

MD: MZ-R55 at Sony outlet store

I am going out to the Sony outlet in Jeffersonville, Ohio this weekend and they have some R55's available. I am against this model because of the battery life, but could probably justify it if it was cheap enough. Does anybody know how much this sells for at the outlets??? Please reply

MD: portable vs. component sound quality

Is there a difference between the playback/record quality between component and portable MD players? (w/in the same brand) and is the previous answer different if both connections are digital? - analog? I realize there is a difference between analog and digital, but w/ the only variable

MD: MZ-R50

I am planning on buying my first MD recorder/player in the next month or so. I have done a lot of research on what's out there and what soon will be out there . . I have concluded that the MZ-R50 is one of the best looking and performing units out there right now - even when compared to the

MD: which one to buy?

I am currently shopping for my first minidisc player. I want to get a portable player/recorder so I can do everything right away and then get a deck for my stereo system eventually. Does anybody have any suggestions? I don't want to spend more than $250. I have looked seriously at the