Re: MD: SPDIF in Sharp MD_MT15?

2001-04-21 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === The input on the MT15 is either analog stereo

Re: MD: SPDIF in Sharp MD_MT15?

2001-04-21 Thread Mike Burger
Petersen wrote: In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 04/21/01 at 08:02 AM, Mike Burger [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: The input on the MT15 is either analog stereo (mini plug) or optical digital, only. There is no hardware in the unit to convert coaxial digital. Thanks Mike, I suspected

Re: MD: Andrew's email trouble (was can't get my message ...)

2001-03-15 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Another option, of course, is to use a

Re: MD: Andrew's email trouble (was can't get my message ...)

2001-03-15 Thread Mike Burger
I'm not surprised. Not at all. On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, J. Coon wrote: I checked out the AOL link and I can't find anything about setting up AOL 6.0 so it doesn't send HTML. I know of several people that went back to a previous version of AOL becasue they couldn't get 6.0 to stop sending

RE: MD: batteries: Sorry about the previous messages

2001-03-14 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === The 1400mAh should last longer, but both will

Re: MD: cant get my message on mailing list

2001-03-14 Thread Mike Burger
"unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reconfigure your AOL email to not sent HTML mail. If you're not sure how to do that, contact AOL support. -- Mike Burger CompuCom Information Services http://www.compucomis.net (215

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-22 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I'm not sure I understand. The remote plug

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-22 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I don't think line out would help...unless his

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-22 Thread Mike Burger
That's extremely odd. Does the remote work when you use a regular headphone? On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Niels Schenk wrote: The problem is, that when I plug the headphone plug (which goes to the airhead) into the remote, I will not be able to use the remote. Mike Burger wrote: I'm not sure I

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-22 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === You know...there is a solution. Radio shack,

Re: MD: chopping off headphone jack

2001-02-22 Thread Mike Burger
2001, John Small wrote: 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 hea

Re: MD: Din unlock??

2001-02-21 Thread Mike Burger
no signal. Do you have the other end properly connected to a digital output device? -- Mike Burger CompuCom Information Services http://www.compucomis.net (215) 946-5573 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just

Re: MD: MiniDisc Your Music

2001-02-19 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Ken Clinger wrote:

Re: MD: MiniDisc Your Music

2001-02-19 Thread Mike Burger
this list, have them anywhere from $1.10-1.35/per disc. I believe that there are minimum quantities necessary to gain the price, but the quantities are not high...something like 5-10 at a time. -- Mike Burger CompuCom Information Services http://www.compucomis.net (215

Re: MD: members who sell blanks (was MiniDisc Your Music)

2001-02-19 Thread Mike Burger
...but he had a ton of stock to unload at the time...I don't know if he had ever gotten it all sold. On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike Burger wrote, | If, hypothetically, time was not of the essence, Peter Forrest and Art | Munson, also subscribers of this list, have them anywhere

Re: MD: earbuds

2001-02-19 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === $20-25USD should get you something decent.

Re: MD: best portable player

2001-02-19 Thread Mike Burger
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Re: MD: Question for Don

2001-02-16 Thread Mike Burger
nal debate, and then decry the same factor in the overall debate. -- Mike Burger CompuCom Information Services http://www.compucomis.net (215) 946-5573 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubsc

Re: MD: The far horizon of MP3 storage

2001-02-14 Thread Mike Burger
On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, las wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The news is that IBM found out what those purposes were yet continued to deal with the Third Reich. If that turns out to be true, you have to acknowledge that it makes a difference. Let's forget about the details of what the

Re: MD: The far horizon of MP3 storage

2001-02-14 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === But is that really news? It was IBM Germany,

Re: MD: Best buy, phasing out MD equip ??

2001-02-12 Thread Mike Burger
y... people who don't like paying for their music (aka Napster users). And that's it." ...and I still do. Unfortunately, the statement says "Personally, I think...". It's not far fetched to take it to mean that you feel he's full of it when you tell him his statement is

Re: MD: Best Earbuds?

2001-02-12 Thread Mike Burger
at about 2/3 the volume level at which I was running my Aiwas. -- Mike Burger CompuCom Information Services http://www.compucomis.net (215) 946-5573 - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubsc

Re: MD: Best buy, phasing out MD equip ??

2001-02-12 Thread Mike Burger
Not looking for a fight...just pointing out to you the hows of his response. G On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Don Capps wrote: From: "Mike Burger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unfortunately, the statement says "Personally, I think...". It's not far fetched to take it to mean tha

Re: MD: Best buy, phasing out MD equip ??

2001-02-12 Thread Mike Burger
the one with the disagreement and my defense, either. I guess I need to watch my threads a little more carefully. G On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Don Capps wrote: From: "Mike Burger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not looking for a fight...just pointing out to you the hows of his response. G Nah. S

Re: MD: Best buy, phasing out MD equip ??

2001-02-10 Thread Mike Burger
the conversation, I thought he was talking about just an MP3 player. However, this brings us right back to the problem of any CD sized device not being as convenient to carry around as an MP3 player...size often does matter. G On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, JT wrote: On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Mike Burger wrote

Re: MD: Best buy, phasing out MD equip ??

2001-02-09 Thread Mike Burger
On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Don Capps wrote: The internet bubble? Internet use continues to grow daily with a slight slowdown but no sign of stopping. As for MP3 players...don't knock it until you've tried it. My Expanium is the best entertainment investment I've made in years. And at 199 USD how

Re: MD: Best buy, phasing out MD equip ??

2001-01-31 Thread Mike Burger
I wish the local BestBuy, here, was the same way...3 portables (only 2 of them recordable), one home (Sony CD-MD). And their price on blanks is ridiculous...my wife got me an 8 pack, there...$17. I wish I'd known...I'd have pointed her at Circuit City, at the very least, or at Peter Forest or

Re: MD: Subwoofer out

2001-01-05 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Typically, it's just the bass signal...to my

Re: MD: NiMH batteries in a NiCd charger?

2000-12-27 Thread Mike Burger
From what I've heard/read, it's better to use a NiMH charger. On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, KVE wrote: 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

Re: MD: battery charger

2000-12-13 Thread Mike Burger
That's because the charger you're using will do both. Older chargers for AA and AAA batteries aren't necessarily made to do both. On 12 Dec 2000, Markus Laurin wrote: Ämne:Tid:09.04 MEDDELANDE Re: battery charger

Re: MD: battery charger

2000-12-11 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Unless your charger says it is capable of

Re: MD: Ho do I tell if a recording is digital

2000-11-27 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, J. Coon wrote: Not

Re: MD: MD for recording sound for film?

2000-11-09 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Odd...I use my Sharp MT15 to record my CDs and

Re: MD: Sony MZ-E500

2000-11-08 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Just say no to NiCad rechargeable...they

Re: MD: minidisc vs ???

2000-11-06 Thread Mike Burger
We've had a little bit of a similar discussion, in weeks past. G However... On Sun, 5 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aparently, there is yet another portable music player, Iomega's ZIP, just in time for the Christmas buying season. I've seen more TV ads for it in the past few days

Re: MD: Speeding

2000-11-06 Thread Mike Burger
, and when I burned my audio CDs at 2x, my Pioneer CD player wouldn't play them. My other CD-ROMS would read them just fine, but my regular audio equipment would not. On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, J. van de Griek wrote: Mike Burger wrote: The one thing that I didn't see noted, yet

Re: MD: Speeding

2000-11-06 Thread Mike Burger
On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, las wrote: "J. van de Griek" wrote: You didn;t see that noted because it's hogwash. Burn your audio CD's as fast as you want, your CD player will still play them at 1x speed, since that's what it's designed to do. That's right. I wonder where Mike got

Re: MD: Speeding

2000-11-06 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === The one thing that I didn't see noted, yet, is

Re: MD: Speeding

2000-11-06 Thread Mike Burger
saying "Sup!?!" :) - Original Message - From: "Mike Burger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 9:10 AM Subject: Re: MD: Speeding Wish I could concur...I have a Ricoh 2x burner, and when I burned my

Re: MD: Speeding

2000-11-06 Thread Mike Burger
The burner is a Ricoh 6200S, running on an Adaptec 2940U2W. The only issue I've ever seen, really, is what I've described, when it comes to this type of burn. Other than the obvious overrun/underrun which occasionally happens, no matter what software/burner/interface, etc you use, this is

Re: MD: Xitel MDport-DG1 or Soundcard?

2000-10-26 Thread Mike Burger
You can start at www.guillemot.com. They have a list of vendors, as well, that sell the card. I seem to recall seeing it available at CompUSA, but I bought it through CDW. It wasn't one of CDW's normally stocked items, but my rep, there, likes me. G Guillemot also has an online order

Re: MD: Broken URLs

2000-10-02 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === It's a security hazard...too many known

Re: MD: Broken URLs

2000-09-29 Thread Mike Burger
I'm afraid I'll have to beg to differ, here. I personally run 3 mail servers, onsite, here at my personally owned and operated iSP, a 4th at my full time job, and 2 more at the ISP I helped set up a year before I started mine. Mail servers simply send whatever you feed them...they don't do

Re: MD: Etown Sharp MS-722 : $169.50

2000-09-29 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === That can happen...personally, I don't/won't

Re: MD: Ignored

2000-09-28 Thread Mike Burger
Interestingly enough, I got his reply before I got your message, through the list. Having said that, and noting that you've now filtered him, I'll paraphrase his reply: He wasn't advertising...he was replying to a previous message with places the guy could get the same unit he'd found on

Re: MD: Let's get back to basics !

2000-09-28 Thread Mike Burger
Give the guy a break, folks...he already said he wouldn't drop ads in here, anymore, and his last message wasn't an ad..especially for himself. He was pointing someone at a better deal, at another vendor. Get off the guy's back, folks. He doesn't deserve this. On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Dodge

Re: MD: Target advertising MD

2000-09-27 Thread Mike Burger
The only problem is that I've yet to see an MD unit in a Target store. On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Dan Frakes wrote: At the risk of an on-topic post grin, I thought I'd mention that Target has made MD part of their Olympic advertising in the U.S. They've had an "electronics" TV commercial

Re: MD: Advertising on MD-L

2000-09-26 Thread Mike Burger
I would agree, if he was constantly putting out messages with specific items for sale, or constant messages with things like "we've got the lowest prices around on x!". Simply pointing out where you can find coupons to get lower prices (and the gist of that seemed, to me, to be that the

Re: MD: still need help

2000-09-14 Thread Mike Burger
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Re: MD: Aiwa Player for Sale

2000-09-13 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === URL seems to be incorrect...it returns the

Re: MD: HDMD?

2000-09-11 Thread Mike Burger
How much data can the new HDCD hold? The only issue with sound quality regarding MDs is due to the vact that ATRAC is a compression algorithm, and you always lose something in compression. A CD holds 650MB worth of data, uncompressed. An MD...only 160MB. I don't know what possible method

Re: MD: HDMD?

2000-09-11 Thread Mike Burger
On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, las wrote: How much data can the new HDCD hold? As far as I know the same as a regular CD. But isn't there some compression involved there? If so, what's being lost? The only issue with sound quality regarding MDs is due to the vact that ATRAC is a compression

Re: MD: TOS Link Stupid Question

2000-08-30 Thread Mike Burger
Hi, Martin, I think you'll find that most equipment with the digital optical output has the standard TOSLink connector. I don't believe you'll have any problems getting the audio to record from your DVD player, so long as you have the TOSLink - Mini-optical cable (or some combo thereof).

Re: MD: Napster

2000-08-22 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === On 22 Aug 2000, Stainless Steel Rat wrote:

Re: MD: Sharp MS-722

2000-08-15 Thread Mike Burger
You didn't read very closely...what was said was that the 722 *remote* didn't have many editing features. Whether or not that's true is beyond me, as I only have the MT15. On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, jeanmougin wrote: You say that the Sharp 722 has no

Re: MD: PC transfer

2000-08-06 Thread Mike Burger
More often than not, you're not going to notice much difference, unless your analog connections carry any hum or feedback. If you get little repeats and such from your PC on the analog connection, you'll also get them on the digital connection, although you should only get them when

Re: MD: What's up with Best Buy !

2000-08-03 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === The local BB, here, has a small numbr of MD

Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722

2000-08-02 Thread Mike Burger
My understanding is that the 5 volt requirement is for the charging circuit. I would think that by applying a lower voltage source, the charging circuit just wouldn't engage... On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, James S. Lee wrote: I use a Radio Shack "Portable CD Player Power Pack" (23-505) to power

Re: MD: External MD Power Supply for 722

2000-08-02 Thread Mike Burger
As does the MT15. On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Stainless Steel Rat wrote: * Ian Horsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 02 Aug 2000 | Providing the power pack can supply the current, then it should power | the 722 just fine. I power my 702 off a Sony 4.5VDC mains adaptor | and I have never had any

RE: MD: Napster viewpoint

2000-07-30 Thread Mike Burger
On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Richard Lang wrote: Dan Frakes is just stating the legal position, pretty accurately as far as I can see. Downloading stuff (old, new, available, unavailable) you don't already "own" [are licensed to use] legally is illegal. Even subsequently going out and buying the

Re: MD: your mail

2000-07-27 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Are there any parts of the album where a track

Re: MD: Cybermp3s.com

2000-07-26 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Not to be argumentative...but if you sho prior

Re: MD: Crappy Week - Sony UK Repair needed :-(

2000-07-26 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === As I'm not in the UK, I can't really speak to

Re: MD: Cybermp3s.com

2000-07-26 Thread Mike Burger
Let me rephrase..."you'll *probably* wind up getting the domain". On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Mike Burger wrote: Not to be argumentative...but if you sho prior use of the name, for your business or trademark, you'll wind up getting

RE: MD: The cheapest portable recorder I've ever seen (R37)

2000-07-07 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Except that according to the page referenced

Re: MD: USB to digital?

2000-06-30 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === My understanding is that Voquette is currently

Re: MD: mp3 discmans

2000-06-26 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I tend to agree and disagree. On one hand,

Re: MD: Beeps and more...

2000-06-03 Thread Mike Burger
Actually, depending on where he bought it, it wouldn't surprise me to hear that the cable cost $50. Radio Shack, as well as most of the "high end" audio shops, charge way too much...this one shop I went to, looking for cables, digital sound cards, etc. had an optical TOSLINK cable for

Re: MD: Best Buy Re: Beeps and more...

2000-06-03 Thread Mike Burger
I wish...the local Best Buy, here...I'm lucky they even have MD players and recorders...if only I could have gotten an optical cable for $10, there. Analog cables aren't real expensive...even Radio Shack had them for only a few dollars. On Sat, 3 Jun 2000, J. Coon wrote: I got my

Re: MD: Recording from midi-keyboard

2000-05-30 Thread Mike Burger
Shouldn't be too difficult, I'd think. I can think of two ways to do it... A) Hook your keyboard to your PC via the MIDI ports, and record out through your sound card's speaker out B) If your keyboard has any sort of stereo audio out (ie, line out to a sound board, amplifier, etc), you

Re: MD: MDX7900 tel. mute pin

2000-05-30 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === The mute feature is usually used in

Re: MD: Recording from midi-keyboard

2000-05-30 Thread Mike Burger
Don't most portable recorder/players come with this cable, already? On Tue, 30 May 2000, J. Coon wrote: You will need a cord from Radio Shack or some other place, that has two RCA phono plugs on one end and a stereo mini plug on the other. Keep

Re: MD: Fw: Problems at Best Buy

2000-05-30 Thread Mike Burger
Actually...it's equal or greater value. They can not offer you something of lesser value in replacement without refunding at least part of your money. On Tue, 30 May 2000, J. C. R. Davis wrote: I purchased a Sony MDS-JE510 from Best Buy about 2 or 3 years ago (for ~$400). Long (and

Re: MD: Digital recording problems

2000-05-27 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Go into the volume/mixer settings in

Re: MD: SONY DE561 CD PLAYER WITH OPTICAL OUTPUT

2000-05-26 Thread Mike Burger
I'd rather have one of the units with both a CD player and MD recorder, with digital recording...and, of course, at that price. wink On Fri, 26 May 2000, J. Coon wrote: That is about what I paid for my Aiwa 5 disc CD changer with optical output, last year. Kheops GlassArt wrote:

Re: MD: SONY DE561 CD PLAYER WITH OPTICAL OUTPUT

2000-05-26 Thread Mike Burger
love to see one at such a good price. G On Fri, 26 May 2000, Kheops GlassArt wrote: From: Mike Burger [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd rather have one of the units with both a CD player and MD recorder, with digital recording...and, of course, at that price. wink Where do you get this unit

Re: MD: OT again: Purchasing Digi Cameras

2000-05-22 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Well, with the charger and rechargeable

Re: MD: Fortissimo Card at Best Buy

2000-05-17 Thread Mike Burger
I didn't know Best Buy had it...BB isn't on the Guillemot's site as a place to get the card, and they didn't have them in my local store when I was in, on Monday. However, if they're going to be carrying them, excellent. I'm not sure what "Planogram" is...but $49 seems pretty much to be the

Re: MD: Neato labels

2000-05-16 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === The only problem I've ever had was that it

Re: MD: Sharp

2000-05-16 Thread Mike Burger
You can use regular rechargeable, but you probably can't charge them inside the unit. Rechargeable battery packs usually have additional connections, inside the packaging/wrapping, that connect the internal terminals and the charging unit. On Tue, 16 May 2000, Gordon, Richard wrote: Hi,

Re: MD: Virtual-Aviation

2000-05-12 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === The list admin can forcefully remove their

Re: MD: Mono versions of minidisc

2000-05-12 Thread Mike Burger
Not hypothetical, at all. If you record from a mono microphone, it's possible to get twice the capacity. On Fri, 12 May 2000, Clements, Malcolm wrote: In a recent magazine article mentioned that the capacity of Mini disc was 74 mins and 148 mins in Mono. Was this just stating the

Re: MD: R: Pre-Recorded MD's

2000-05-12 Thread Mike Burger
Doesn't look bad...now, if possible, does anyone know of a vendor in the US? I'm still no good at converting from British Pounds to US dollars. G On Fri, 12 May 2000, Luca wrote: Da: BARFKO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Without searching high and low, does anyone know of any good places on the

MD: Found: A source for internal digital audio cables.

2000-05-12 Thread Mike Burger
I finally found a source for the digital audio cables to connect from the DA port on the back of CD/DVD drives to the DA input on the digital sound cards. Audience Digital Products (http://www.audiencedp.com) sells a full line of Hoontech digital sound cards (as well as other brands and

Re: MD: The reason MD will NOT succeed with the masses:

2000-05-11 Thread Mike Burger
I don't know about that, Billy...for me, it was the portability, size, and price that factored into my decision. For less than the price of an MP3 player, I have a portable means of playing whichever music I like. For a lot less than the cost of the memory modules for those same MP3

Re: MD: The reason MD will NOT succeed with the masses:

2000-05-11 Thread Mike Burger
to be a matter of too little too late in the advertising department. On Thu, 11 May 2000, Albert Tanone wrote: On Thu, 11 May 2000, Mike Burger wrote: Sounds like a win-win to me. So how come it hasn't taken off? I'm here everyday looking at messages proclaiming how MD is oh-so much

Re: MD: MD confusion

2000-05-11 Thread Mike Burger
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I believe it safe to say that if your MD