RE: MD: JE-510 grinding.

2001-10-02 Thread Steve Hill (WTP)
> The good news is I've convinced my girlfriend that it's > broken and we'll just "have" to buy a new deck. :) So > your probably asking .. why bother fixing the JE-510? > Well, I'd like to try and fix it first. Nah, buy the new deck first and try to fix the old one second. Possession is nine t

RE: MD: Memorex and Verbatim MD's

2001-08-24 Thread Steve Hill
> Does anyone have any experience with these types of MD's? I'm sure I > remember seeing somewhere that Memorex weren't that great, > but it might have > been Maxell ones (plastic shutters). I haven't seen anything > about Verbs > though, whats the verdict? I've used various Sony, TDK and Maxe

RE: MD: which MD car deck to buy?

2001-08-22 Thread Steve Hill
I don't know if it is available in Canada but I really like my Blaupunkt Dallas MD deck. (The US site shows the stateside equivalent my model - the first link below - and the new, 'improved' version): http://www.blaupunktusa.com/receivers/receivers_00_dallas.htm http://www.blaupunktusa.com/recei

RE: MD: Cheap Minidiscs in the UK?

2001-07-27 Thread Steve Hill
> Just bought my first deck yesterday, and now I need some disks. So can > anyone in the UK point me in the direction of the cheapest > place to buy, > mail order or otherwise? > > Thanks, > > Nick. I would recommend Richer Sounds. TDK discs are £1 a

RE: MD: sonymz-e500

2001-07-23 Thread Steve Hill
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > does anyone know if the sony mz-e500 comes witha backlit remote? No, it does not. However, I've had one for a few months, in fact I'm listening to it right now, and I reckon that it's a great little player.

RE: MD: Cheap minidiscs in Croydon

2001-06-20 Thread Steve Hill
> I was in the Croydon Dixons today and bought a five-pack of Sharp *80* > minute MDs for eight quid (7.99). That's £1.60 each, the > cheapest brand name > 80 min discs I've seen so far, especially in those quantities. If you don't need the 80 minute capacity, Richer Sounds are selling TDK at 9

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

2001-06-14 Thread Steve Hill
> Also thinking of replacing my SONY MZR50, whats the best portable at > present? I guess that depends on your criteria but, of the people that I know, all have either stayed with or moved to Sony portables. Assuming - given the virgin.net address - that you're from the UK, I bought the MZ-E500

RE: MD: MDLP Question

2001-06-13 Thread Steve Hill
> Is it possible to play back MD's that were recorded in MDLP > on an older, > non MDLP player ? No. IIRC, the tracks will play as a silence half as long as the track that was recorded and, unless it was turned off on the recording deck, the track title will be prefixed with "LP:". Of course,

RE: MD: DCC?

2001-06-07 Thread Steve Hill
AIL PROTECTED]] > * Steve Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, 06 Jun 2001 > | On a CD the laser is reflected off the disc, onto a photodiode which > | produces four analogue voltages. These are then used to > perform tracking > | and linear speed adjustments, and are also

RE: MD: DCC?

2001-06-06 Thread Steve Hill
> From: Stainless Steel Rat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > * Steve Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, 06 Jun 2001 > | I see no reason why you cannot compare the bandwidth and/or space > | requirements of digital and analogue recordings. Given that > all recordings > | are

RE: MD: DCC?

2001-06-06 Thread Steve Hill
> Saying that digital recordings require more space than analog > is just plain > wrong. The two are totally different. Comparing the two is > like comparing > a really nice cheese omlette and a Shelby Cobra GT350. I see no reason why you cannot compare the bandwidth and/or space requirement

RE: MD: DCC?

2001-06-06 Thread Steve Hill
> * Peter Jaques <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Tue, 05 Jun 2001 > | for uncompressed 16 bit stereo pcm, you're essentially > dealing with a > | square wave of 16 bits/channel * 2 channels * 44100 Hz = 1411200 Hz. > | that's extremely high to just spit onto what is > mechanically no different > | from