Re: MD: Nude Ex

2001-10-14 Thread Richard Rudie
> Anyone know where I can get a pair of those great Nude Ex earbuds with > a NORMAL SIZED LONG CORD instead of the annoying short cord that > minidisc users love so dearly. Don't all the short-cord versions also include a one-meter extension? I got a pair of short-cord MDR-63s, and it included t

RE: MD: MZ-R700 and MD first impressions

2001-10-09 Thread Richard Lang
0's radio. On my MZ-R55 if you have the play-mode set to "repeat all" and you're on the last track if you push ">>" on the remote/unit it will take you back to track 1. The play mode can be changed on the remote - I'm not sure if the MZR-700's rem

Re: MD: md-l-digest V3 #111

2001-10-03 Thread Richard Lambley
ssional audio circles, and it's too much to expect it to survive in home use. Anyway, it's pointless to decompress the broadcast mp2 stream to WAV just so that you can record it expensively on a DAT cassette: it makes much better sense to archive the original mp2 on a CD-R. Richard ---

RE: MD: Intro & MZ-R700 and D vs. A recording

2001-10-02 Thread Richard Lang
even cheesier 3.5 miniplug-RCA interconnect. Perhaps this is a problem peculiar to recording from PCs? Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++64)-3-379-7097 http://www.duncancot

RE: MD: Auto MD

2001-10-02 Thread Richard Lang
as record and editing functions and in NZ was twice the price of the C6500X. They're both of the same generation though. Hope this helps. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any specific questions about the C6500X and I'll try to answer them! Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan

RE: MD: Intro & MZ-R700 and D vs. A recording

2001-10-02 Thread Richard Lang
R700, but if you want to check perhaps consult the equipment browser or see if there is an R700 manual at www.minidisc.org. Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++64)-3-379-7097 http://www.duncancott

Re: MD: Playstation 2 as a MD source?

2001-09-27 Thread Richard Rudie
> I only use my PS2 for recording audio from CD to MD, and it works > really really well! Does the PS2 play audio CD-RWs? 2 [) [EMAIL PROTECTED] |\ http://rsquared.firest0rm.org/ - To stop getting this list send a message

Re: MD: Net MD

2001-09-26 Thread Richard Rudie
> Had a trawl round Sony Japan and found a page full of Net MD gear. Hmm... maybe the MDS-NT1 is one of the Net MD "drives" that other article referred to. I was picturing something more like a Zip drive. (I don't mean in data-storage, because we all know Sony bungled that chance, but in that it

MD: Net MD drives

2001-09-25 Thread Richard Rudie
Hey, some actual MD news! Maybe that OS holy-wars thread will finally die! Actually, maybe it already has; I kill-filtered it yesterday. I just read today's news on the MDCP, and the link to the Sony VAIO article (http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/09/21/sony.pc.idg/index.html). The article says

Re: MD: recent addition to the world of MD

2001-09-06 Thread Richard Rudie
> i guess i'll round this out with a query of some sort. are there any > R700 owners on the list? what are your opinions on this model? Yeah! R700 owners rise up! Fight the power, or something! I love my 700; I caress it and er, uh, I mean, I take it all over to listen to or at least advocate

Re: MD: Portable storage?

2001-09-05 Thread Richard Rudie
I've answered my own question: An ordinary plastic box for 3x5 notecards makes an almost-perfect case for 26 MDs (without cases). It cost me a big $1.02 including tax. And it's just about as compact as a 26-MD case could be; it's only slightly bigger than if I just had them in a stack. Makes me

RE: MD: md-l-digest V3 #96

2001-08-29 Thread Booth, Richard
>I've had a lot of horrible problems with CD burners, the kind that make you This probably relates to user error or possibly a bad model cd-rw. I have had my Plextor cd-rw drive for a few months now, and with over 200 successful burns, I have had no problems. >Windows is a crazy platform bec

Re: MD: MD-Ports

2001-08-21 Thread Richard Rudie
> (meaning you can get Windoze bings and such as well > as the music). In Winamp at least, you can choose the output device it uses: open the Preferences window (Ctrl+P is the quickest way), click on Plugins-> Output, double-click on the waveOut plugin, and choose "USB Audio Device" for output

RE: MD: which MD car deck to buy?

2001-08-21 Thread Richard Lang
he paint seems to have rubbed off easily on the off button on my unit - which is actually ok because now the whole button illuminates red at night and is easy to find! Hope this helps a bit. Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] t

MD: which MD car deck to buy?

2001-08-21 Thread Serna,Richard [Edm]
sette decks.) Sony: Good sound. I've heard good things about the MDX-65 changer. Are different brand decks and changers interconnectable? RLS --- Richard L. Serna - To stop getting this list send a

Re: MD: . nightingale pro6--user review

2001-08-21 Thread Richard Malcolm-Smith
Danny-K wrote: > Hello- > > I tried looking for this card in various stores and websites and couldn't > find it. Finally found someone selling them new on ebay and I got one. The > place was in Canada and it costs me $60 including shipping. Not a bad price > for a sound card with optical/di

Re: MD: POLL: How many of you will buy/upgrade to the MZ-R909?

2001-08-20 Thread Richard Rudie
> I am taking this poll because I'm curious to know how > many people will buy, upgrade to or pass on the MZ-R909. Pass---my R700 does what I want, and I'm not going to be looking at buying anything new until if and when Net MD arrives. 2 [) [EMAIL PROTECTED] |\ http://rsquared.fire

Re: MD: too much of a good thing: a drawback of MDLP

2001-08-18 Thread Richard Rudie
> It's nice to put loads of music and lots of tracks onto a single MD. But > ... there isn't enough titling space! The 255 seven-character cells just don't >cover it. I ran into the same problem, putting three soundtracks to the Dracula/ Castlevania games on one MD. It ended up being 104 tra

RE: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-09 Thread Richard Lang
MD doesn't - MP3s have the titles built in and they automatically carry down onto future copies, plus inherently they have all the bonuses of being born of the PC (and I guess the limitations for those of us who see enough of our PCs at work!). However, the difference doesn't seem that

RE: MD: md-l-digest V3 #83

2001-08-09 Thread Booth, Richard
>WHAT ABOUT CDDB? Your MD keyboarding solution can't take advantage of it. With the music I listen to, CDDB rarely works properly. I have yet to even use the CDDB features. And as you rave about in your other posts, I have *NEVER* traded MD or MP3's with people. Almost everything you say is at

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-07 Thread Richard Rudie
> This is because Win ME and 2k have no direct access to the > serial port, thus meaning the program will not work, and in > your case, screw up the system. The Mironics interface uses the parallel port, not the serial port, but WinME/2K don't have direct access to that, either. The Mironics s

Re: MD: md-l-digest V3 #80

2001-08-06 Thread Richard Lambley
erial. Now that many major broadcasters are originating digitally, much of what you get is in pristine condition. Richard L. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: md-l-digest V3 #78

2001-08-06 Thread Richard Lambley
ic, though -- is it to compensate for some deficiency in your microphones? Or in the band? ;-) Richard L. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-06 Thread Richard Rudie
> No, portables do it in the most time consuming way, but even > that is a no-brainer thanks to the mironics interface > (www.mironics.com) Unless it FUBARs your system I ordered the Mironics setup and it didn't work, and when next I rebooted, Windows 2000 was completely forqued, with an e

Re: MD: MD inferior to MP3: it's not computer-literate

2001-08-03 Thread Richard Rudie
> Yes, I found that fairly to-the-point "computer peripheral" > too. This addresses most of my gripes about MD. MD sucks > compared to MP3 in that MD is totally not computer-literate. Well, of course MP3 is computer-literate: as you quote, MP3 is a "computer peripheral." If you want to do an

Re: MD: Recording onto PC MP3 from MD

2001-08-02 Thread Richard Rudie
> I've looked at that web page. It looks like there are only > cheap(ish) cables for recording from MP3 to MD. The options > for going from MD to MP3 all seem to be a lot more expensive, > unless I go for another soundcard. The cheap way to go from MD to PC is with a 1/8" to 1/8" miniplug cab

Re: MD: First Mini-CD player available - Beatman

2001-07-31 Thread Richard Rudie
Michael Hoffman wrote: > Comments please? My initial take is that mini-CD players > will eclipse portable CD players, portable MP3 players, > portable cassette players, and portable MiniDisc players. I always thought that the main appeal of the MP3-CD players was that you could also play your

MD: "Zits" cartoon

2001-07-31 Thread Richard Rudie
As many of you probably know, there's a strip from the comic "Zits" on the MDCP: http://www.minidisc.org/zits_md_cartoon.gif I felt a sudden urge to update the strip for MDLP. Anyone interested can find it here: http://rsquared.firest0rm.org/zits_md_cartoon2.gif 2 [) [EMAIL PROTECTED] |\

Re: MD: Recording onto PC MP3 from MD

2001-07-31 Thread Richard Rudie
> I'd like to know how it is possible to digitally record from > a MD to an MP3 file. (Not from MP3 to MD). I've got a Sony > MZR-90 and JE520 deck. I've also got a PC with a firewire connection. The JE520 has an optical digital out, doesn't it? Then you'd need a soundcard with an optical digi

Re: MD: md-l-digest V3 #72

2001-07-30 Thread Richard Lambley
ch cannot be said of MD recordings. I switched to using CD-Rs when a two-hour programme I like suddenly became available in stereo. I could have bought an LP-capable MD machine instead. But its recordings would have been unplayable on my other MD machines, which would ha

Re: MD: New Sony MZ-R909 with Type R DSP

2001-07-28 Thread Richard Rudie
las wrote: > Richard Rudie wrote: > > > Yeah... Sony makes a fuss about NetMD and then releases a > new portable > > without it? I suppose that'll be the MZ-R910, which will of course > > come out immediately after you buy a R909. Anyone hear when NetMD >

Re: MD: New Sony MZ-R909 with Type R DSP

2001-07-28 Thread Richard Rudie
> Sony really burns my ass anyway!!! They are constantly > coming out with products that they already have replacements > for, but wait to release. Yeah... Sony makes a fuss about NetMD and then releases a new portable without it? I suppose that'll be the MZ-R910, which will of course come ou

Re: MD: MD to mp3

2001-07-28 Thread Richard Rudie
> You need a deck with digital out and a sound card with > digital in. Once you get the files on to your hard drive > they can be converted into any type of sound file. You don't *need* digital I/O; you could record it like you would an LP or cassette, via your soundcard's line in. For exampl

MD: PC link

2001-07-25 Thread Richard Malcolm-Smith
Where is a cheap souce for the PC link interface for the pc link with the 6 pin minidin connector on it? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: MD opinion

2001-07-23 Thread Richard Lang
inal post, while literally true, IMHO was a little unnecessary. We all know what the original post meant. Whatever your point of view, let's keep the comments civil and constructive and avoid pedantry. Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL

Re: MD: MD random silent tracks

2001-07-21 Thread Richard Rudie
> And it seems to put a blank trackmark after every song...lasts a second, > maybe even shorter. I have the same problem recording via the Xitel DG2 that came with my MZ-R700DPC. An almost-zero-length silent track gets stuck in between almost all of the songs in my Winamp playlist. It happens us

RE: MD: Minidisc Radio Recorder

2001-07-12 Thread Richard Lang
h tuners at all of any brands - at least in the consumer grade. I'm pretty sure you'd be looking at professional machines, and I'm not even sure a recorder/tuner combination is available there. HTH richard -Original Message- From: Justin Macartney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: MD: The CMI8738 based sound cards

2001-07-06 Thread Richard Malcolm-Smith
Stuart Howlette wrote: > Well, I have got 3 of these types of cards in the house (two are on > motherboards, but ah well) so i'll do my best > Its is 44.1khz, not 48 as outputted by the SB Live series Thats good :) > Depends in what way you mean. If you are meaning monitoring whats coming in,

MD: The CMI8738 based sound cards

2001-06-30 Thread Richard Malcolm-Smith
There seems to be a lot of them up on ebay for very cheap. Before I splash out on one, I want a few details on them Is the optical output actually 44.1kHz (Unlike the SB lives) Basically, if I was to send a PCM .WAV file out the output looped to the input would it be bit for bit accurate? Also

RE: MD: MD FAQ

2001-06-19 Thread Richard Lang
ook at MDCP, it seems better to me to put the effort into perfecting the existing resource than duplicating/competing with it One final comment I would make is perhaps that the initial subscription e-mail to MD-L have a link to the MDCP FAQ, or perhaps have a"top ten FAQ" in it?

Re: MD: Sony MZ-R700DPC

2001-06-17 Thread Richard Rudie
David Fincher wrote: > I have a "lipstick" remote (MZ-R35) from the EP-11 that has LCD readout > which I would like to use. However, I'm not interested in causing a > "recorder malfunction." I'm not encouraging anyone on the list to > damage their unit, but I thought some of you may have "tried

RE: MD: Marking tracks on MZ-R900

2001-06-17 Thread Richard Lang
ed to insert a track mark you would just use one button. Is the "pause" function to allow for a rehearsal (like the home MD decks) when you're inserting marks in an existing recording or something? Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL

MD: headphones & amps

2001-06-15 Thread Booth, Richard
Larry said: > I guess it should also be a warning to anyone who likes to listen to their music > through headphones. IF you want the best possible sound, first you have to get > yourself a top notch pair of headphones. That goes without saying. But second, > you should invest in a good separ

Re: MD: Which is the best dual Mini Disc / CD Player

2001-06-15 Thread Richard Rudie
> the 700's have a normal sized AA rechargable and can take > standard AA's. I think of this as a bonus i just > pull out a spare AA i carry around and stick it in. I'll agree heartily to this: I work at a grocery store, and one of my jobs is 'Scan Coordinator,' which entails working mid

Re: MD: Which is the best dual Mini Disc / CD Player

2001-06-14 Thread Richard Rudie
> As for the portable, from everything I have read, the Sony > 900 sounds like it is great. The 700 has almost as many > features (both are MDLP units) and I believe only lacks > things like back lighting of one section. Most of the > features are the same. I have a MZ-R700DPC, and the only

Re: MD: Headphones

2001-06-11 Thread Richard Rudie
Mike Lastucka suggested: > Might have something to do with the fact that they effectively seal > your canal up. :) Maybe in your case this causes issues with balance > or something, causing some sort of vertigo. *shrug* I get it with the non-canal-sealing folding headphones that came with a fr

RE: MD: md-l-digest V3 #42

2001-06-11 Thread Booth, Richard
>>That and these damn lobster-backs trying to encroach on my sovereign >>territory! >"lobster-backs"? Please explain. :) In pre-revolutionary war times, and right up until then, a derogatory term for the British "redcoats", or British soldiers whose coats were red, was "lobster back". Oddly e

RE: MD: md-l-digest V3 #40

2001-06-11 Thread Booth, Richard
> Well. All this because a new guy to the list dared to post a message from > Hotmail. :) That and these damn lobster-backs trying to encroach on my sovereign territory! :-) - To stop getting this list send a message containing

Re: MD: Headphones

2001-06-10 Thread Richard Rudie
Tim Pitman posted: >I've just purchased a Sony MZR-900 and would like to buy some better >earphones for it. I'd really like some that are comfortable, and with >good sound. And Mike Lastucka replied: > I picked up a pair of Sony MDR-EX70SLs, those "nude ex" ones. They're > amazing. The thi

Re: MD: Minidisc

2001-06-09 Thread Richard 'Holy Goat' Newman
> Actually here in Canada things are really picking up as far as MD goes. Any > time I go into a store that sells MD players/recorders, there's at least one > or two people who are there either to seriously look, or to buy. And one by > one, I'm converting people I know to the format. :)

Re: MD: Sony MZ-R900DPC in stock at etronics.com

2001-05-31 Thread Richard Rudie
Greg Schwabacher supplied us with: > http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?stk_code=sonmzr900dpcr David W. Tamkin noted: > The picture on that page shows a deeper brick color for the 900DPC than > the painfully vivid reds in other photographs of it on the web. ... If > the real color of the red MZ

RE: MD: MD interface with Mobile Sony XR-CA300

2001-05-13 Thread Richard Lang
ve to say the MD format lends itself to being bounced around the inside of a car than CDs! HTH Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++64)-3-379-7097 http://www.duncancotterill.com > > I

RE: MD: MD acceptance...

2001-05-07 Thread Richard Lang
will be outdated by the time the general public actually do catch on. Pity the design of the whole hi-fi system put together looks like a high rise building though! Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2

Re: MD: Fw: Vaio

2001-05-06 Thread Richard 'Holy Goat' Newman
Thanks for the reply! > My experince with Vios (never been stupid enough to buy one myself, but I > have sold them, and I have friends who have bought them) proves only that > they are fragile crap. How fragile is 'fragile'? Do you mean breaks sitting on a desk or carrying in a laptop bag, or b

Re: MD: Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon

2001-05-06 Thread Richard 'Holy Goat' Newman
Yeah, I've got it (on CD). It's great - go to www.cd-wow.com, Amazon, Audiostreet, or even to (God forbid) a shop and get it - well worth the money. -Rich - Original Message - From: Stuart Howlette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MD: Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon > Has anyone got th

RE: MD: Emphasis

2001-05-06 Thread Richard Lang
One question (and maybe I'm the ony one wondering this): what *is* "emphasis". It sounds interesting. What does it do? > > I have a CD that was recorded with emphasis. The disc is > ___PLEASE NOTE: ___ This communication contains information that is confidential

MD: Fw: Vaio

2001-05-06 Thread Richard 'Holy Goat' Newman
My sincerest apologies - I hate Outhouse Express. Hi! I've been thinking about getting hold of a notebook, and as a lot of you will no doubt have experience with Sony products I wondered if anyone here had any opinions on Vaios (especially the high-end FX10*s). To tie it to MD s

MD: OT: Vaio

2001-05-06 Thread Richard 'Holy Goat' Newman
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RE: MD: md-l-digest V3 #18

2001-05-03 Thread Booth, Richard
> > I really don't think any one cares about compression anymore. It used Depends on the kind of compression. On my home MD unit, it uses Pioneer ASRAC (which is basically a modified version of Sony version 4 i believe) and it sounds excellent. Compressed/lossy areas are always those that are o

RE: MD: "Miracle it Died

2001-05-02 Thread Richard Lang
rent consumers. For that reason I suspect that the audiophile will also become a niche market, and ultimately, a dying breed. Just my NZ$0.02... Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++64)-3-379-709

RE: MD: Anyone tried a G-Protection player?

2001-04-30 Thread Richard Lang
buffer shock protection (I know that has as much to do with the different features of the formats as the type of shock protection used). Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++64)-3-379-7097 http://www.

RE: MD: Anyone tried a G-Protection player?

2001-04-29 Thread Richard Lang
e the (new?) MZ-E300, a MD portable player released along with the MZR-900 etc, doesn't have MDLP capability!? Can it be that Sony are still releasing SP only portables? Richard Lang Senior Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-243

MD: project

2001-04-27 Thread Booth, Richard
I read about your project on the MD mailing list. What exactly is it? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: Shopping advice

2001-04-22 Thread Richard Lang
ith an old cassette recording walkman, and the occasional recording of some live sets and even just some times with my pals has been a really good spin-off from having MD. Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++

MD: Second attempt.

2001-03-26 Thread Richard Braley
isc.org and the webmaster told me to give this a shot, I have searched the net and have found nothing there as well...surely someone out there with a MZ-R50 could help me out..=) my email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you wish to reply off list...thanks again respec

MD: MZ-R50 Test mode

2001-03-23 Thread Richard Braley
...so if anyone out there can save me 80$, i'd appreciate it greatfully! much thanks in advance Respectfully, Richard Braley - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: Aux input

2001-03-11 Thread Richard Lang
r stereo (switching it to optical out seems to cut off the analog outputs). Hope this helps:-) richard Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++64)-3-379-7097 http://www.duncancotterill.com ... > last one re

RE: MD: MDLP units

2001-02-18 Thread Richard Lang
If you're buying an MD unit I don't see the point of not buying one with MDLP - but strangely enough it seems that non-MDLP units are not much less expensive than MDLP units (e.g. Sony R90 vs R900). In my opinion the introduction of MDLP must devalue non MDLP units dramatically. Richa

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

2001-02-12 Thread Richard Lang
aren't that in love with their PCs and it can be tricky finding portable hardware to listen to the MP3s. I agree that as time goes on, PCs integrated with other entertainment technology will take over and MD won't survive. I'd give it another 10 years though. Richard Lang Sol

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

2001-02-12 Thread Richard Lang
n that things like MP3 players aren't that mainstream yet - MD has one strong thing going for it and that is that people can hook it up to their CD players and burn copies or plug earphones into the things and hear music. Nice and simple. Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, N

RE: MD: Basic MD questions

2001-02-08 Thread Richard Lang
w the levels are being set, rather than the mic itself. Also, I don't think I've ever heard a really great mic-recorded bootleg. Not sure if it's worth A$150, though. Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMA

RE: MD: sec: unclassified: MD Better??

2001-02-01 Thread Richard Lang
x27;s so much packed into them it isn't hard for something to go wrong. I guess I'm saying stick with MD - no-one can say a CDR deck is guaranteed to be more reliable. Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++

Re: MD: References:

2001-01-22 Thread Richard Malcolm-Smith
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Welcome to the club :) Ive had one for quite a

RE: MD: MD Trade list

2001-01-18 Thread Richard Lang
t illegal?". The real issues are: (a) are BMG or Sony or whoever going to prosecute John Anybody for infringing copyright on 10 CDs (probably not, but you never know), and (b) Do you morally have a problem with infringing copyright? But whether you are morally opposed or acquiescent to it, it&#x

RE: MD: New FM-AM Sony Minidisc Recorder

2001-01-15 Thread Richard Lang
tuner is in the remote and not in the main unit mean that you cannot record from AM/FM while on the run? Presumably for the unit to be able to record from the tuner a tuner signal just go back down the remote cable to the unit. richard > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PRO

RE: MD: Successful cloning on Sony MZ-R55 ?

2001-01-09 Thread Richard Lang
elp you out. If you don't know anyone with a deck, maybe you could even try it on a demo model on the shelf at a local store if they'll let you - the procedure takes all of about 2 minutes and is very straightforward - I can't see it damaging the deck (if I'm wrong here someone pleas

Re: MD: Subwoofer out

2001-01-06 Thread Richard Malcolm-Smith
Dan Scellen wrote: > > No, no. You missed my point. If I buy a stereo that has no subwoofer out, > but has an analog out, will it sound as good (or the same) if I hook up a > subwoofer to the analog out? I would probably get some cable that converts > 2 RCA stereo jacks to 1 mono jack for the

MD: MD Lens Cleaners (anyone remember this thread?)

2000-12-05 Thread Richard Lang
its, apparently. No indication why (that kind of prevents me from buying one, because my Sony car MD is the unit I'm most concerned about). Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++64)-3

RE: MD: Head Cleaners (were Lens Cleaners)

2000-12-03 Thread Richard Lang
to a cleaner, and I would NOT use them for regular maintenance as you do with a tape cleaner (since there isn't any physical contact between the Lens and the disc), but I would if there was a problem (you've usually got nothing to lose in that situation!) richard Richard Lang Solic

Re: MD: RF Car MD Changer?

2000-11-17 Thread Richard Rudie
> The factory cassette/cd in dash player is double-sized, and there are > controls mounted on the steering wheel. I don't want to change the > appearance of the dash or lose the functionality of the steering wheel > controls, but for the last two years I have been anticipating installing > an MD

RE: MD: What's the best way for me to record digitally?

2000-11-07 Thread Richard Lang
he only other solution for me (if I don't want to buy a new = > stereo) is to buy a digital out soundcard and to record from my = > computer, isn't it? You could replace your CD player with a new one that has an optical output. Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Chri

RE: MD: Music and Computer adapters

2000-11-02 Thread Richard Lang
> Why is an optical or digital coax interconnect between your > CD player and > MD recorder better than analog? Less noise on the line, and > you eliminate > the DAC->ADC->DAC conversions along the way. plus you get the track marks from the CD placed on your MD automati

RE: MD: 722 problem

2000-10-31 Thread Richard Lang
f the disc. Anyone have any other experience with MD units that can/can't handle jogging/running/gym? richard > > My wife uses our Sharp MD MS722 when she goes jogging, but has some > problems with skipping. Does anyone else have problems with their 722 >

Re: MD: New to the List with a few Mini-disk related questions...

2000-10-28 Thread Richard Rudie
> Doesn't sound like I will try out the MDLP junk. I would rather see > them come up with some form MP3 decoding built into mini-disk players > as previously stated. I used to hope for something like that, too. Something like a Diamond Rio, but using a MiniDisc as its storage medium? That'd kick

RE: MD: Tray loading or not

2000-10-25 Thread Richard Lang
romise between value, features and build. I don't think I could justify the extra $$$ for the ES. Hope this helps Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430 fax: (++64)-3-379-7097 http://www.duncancotterill.com > --

MD: New MD-using product?

2000-10-23 Thread Richard Rudie
I had an idea, and this seems like a good list to air it in. Some time ago I got a Sony cordless-phone-and-answering-machine unit. The answering machine is digital, and its sound fidelity isn't great, so I'm inferring that it uses some kind of audio compression to save memory. My grandfather is

RE: MD: Sony MZ-E33 Batteries?

2000-10-16 Thread Richard Lang
model BC-7SG (in NZ). I don't use it much though - it gives less play time than an AA, rechargeable or otherwise. Hope this helps. Now if someone can only help me out with my Panasonic MR-100 question! richard Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zeala

MD: Panasonic MR-100

2000-10-15 Thread Richard Lang
tely I'd like a MD-LP capable R900, but I'd rather go with a model that's been around long enough to have user feedback, and there's no point forking out the $$$ for an MDLP recorder until I can afford to to upgrade the car MD headunit (currently Sony 6500) too)! richard --

MD: Questions about Sharp MDMT15VQ

2000-10-04 Thread Richard Huggins
o me that would suggest that a signal could be sent into the device (digital or analog) and that the device would convert/record it to become an mp3. What I suspect is the case is that the device can "store" (not record, literally) an mp3 file and play it back. Am I being picky? And even if s

MD: Help me figure this out

2000-09-24 Thread Richard Huggins
m the playback level, or how I can compensate for the differences if I have to. Given the scenario, can someone explain what might be the reason for this? Thanks. Richard Huggins _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your fre

RE: MD: Sony Reliability

2000-09-18 Thread Richard Lang
pect mine to last forever. My experience (tape walkmans here) is that Sony last longer and are more reliable. Certainly my MZ E25 is continuing that tradition. richard Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3-379-2430

RE: MD: Interfacing MD Walkmans to OEM stereos in the trendy VWs

2000-09-18 Thread Richard Lang
to play back long capacity discs would be in my car on long trips [sigh]. Anyone else out there feeling a little cheated by MDLP? richard Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (+

RE: MD: Things Sony should add

2000-09-17 Thread Richard Lang
ttons or re-titling my favourite MD "Get it down ya!" !! richard Richard Lang - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MD: Sony JE640 vs JB940

2000-09-11 Thread Richard Lang
verter sounded HEAPS better. Is this just a typo I wonder? Anyhow, hope this helps. I've been thinking of upgrading my home deck to a 930/640/940 myself - finding it hard to know whether the new lot with MDLP & SF edit but compromised other features are better than getting hold of a 93

RE: MD: Dentists V Artists (Was Napster)

2000-09-08 Thread Gordon, Richard
That's what I mean. Some spin off of rap put under the umberella of R&B for some reason. I'm not knocking all rap at all, but this stuff we're getting over at the moment is crap, commercial revisited 80's UK pop - with rapping over the top. >In less generic terms, R and B is the mother of almos

RE: MD: Dentists V Artists (Was Napster)

2000-09-08 Thread Gordon, Richard
Maybe eh - but not as much pain though as listening to R&B music.. PS I was lying .. I went to the dentist a coupla years ago.. no worries there. Quality ~chilled~ Drum and Bass --- http://www.mp3.com/advance >It will catch up with you sooner or later. When tha

MD: Dentists V Artists (Was Napster)

2000-09-07 Thread Gordon, Richard
Well, I haven't been to a dentist for 9 years and am surviving whereas if I hadn't heard any music for 9 years I'm not so sure I would have. This discussion is pointless eh? Quality ~chilled~ Drum and Bass --- http://www.mp3.com/advance ---

MD: Flip Cases ... on their way!

2000-09-02 Thread Richard Ian Träcy
Dan: Sorry again about the delay ... you wouldn't believe it all if I told you! Thanks. Yours, Dicky -- Dicky's Lyric of the Week: I would like to shout it from the highest mountain To tell the world I've found love and what it means to me But all around there's violence And laws to make m

RE: MD: should we wait for lp.

2000-08-30 Thread Richard Lang
rief summary, hope it's helpful. In short I'd say every piece of MD equipment you've ever held in your hands has a mixture of all three types of IP protection! richard Richard Lang Solicitor Duncan Cotterill Christchurch, New Zealand email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: (++64)-3

MD: Sharp Track Titling

2000-08-17 Thread Richard Chamberlain
Hi all Questions about easier titling on Sharp MDs, or come to that any MD unit, crop up with regularity. I own a Psion 5 PDA, it would be great if you could input the titles via the Psion 5 and then just shoot them across to your MD unit via the Infra-red port! Does anyone know if such a program

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