Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-07 Thread las
> > > Do dentists deserve being paid to hurt people? There are a lot more > starving artists out there than there are starving dentists. > The above statement has got to be the one of the stupidest that I have ever heard. I'm very disappointed that an intelligent person like you would make such

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-06 Thread las
> > Larry, I completely agree with most of what you wrote about valuable > professions not being paid what they're actually worth. > Dan, if I gave the impression that artists should not be paid for their work, that is not what I meant to say. But do artists deserve the payments that they recei

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-06 Thread las
Dan Frakes wrote: Sounds more like mob rule than democracy to me ;-) After all, if the > majority of the population thinks you should give them your savings > account, should you? > The way I was always taught, our government (US) was set up where majority rules and minority has rights. If the

Re: MD: Napster article

2000-09-04 Thread las
"J. Coon" wrote: > http://www.theatlantic.com/cgi-bin/o/issues/2000/09/mann.htm > Rampant music piracy may hurt musicians less than they > fear. The real threat -- to listeners and, > conceivably, > democracy itself -- is the music industry's reaction >

Re: MD: cheaper optical cables

2000-09-02 Thread las
Hi Dan. I got a set at Sears for $13.99. I had to do some looking. I found a whole bunch of audio cables that were Recoton, but no dice. I was about to give up when I saw an other display (the Sears where I live is such a mess that if it was broken into no one could even tell). Then there th

Re: MD: should we wait for lp.

2000-08-29 Thread las
Sony has no reason to abandon MD2 for a spec that will probably never exist, and having Sony behind a format is an absolute requirement. But the format that I was describing would not be compressed. Doesn't MD2 still use compression? Larry -

Re: MD: should we wait for lp.

2000-08-29 Thread las
> One does not follow from the other. You can put whatever you want on a > DVD, just as you can put whatever you want on a CD. This hypothetical > Mini-DVD could be Sony ATRAC 4 on a 2.5" DVD. It could be CD-DA on a 2.5" > DVD. It could be up to 24-bit linear PCM at up to 96Khz on a 2.5" DVD.

Re: MD: headphones and airplanes

2000-08-29 Thread las
> When it comes to portable headphone amps, Headroom is THE name: > > > > They sell their ultra-portable (i.e. it runs on two AA batteries) model > for $100 or $125, if I remember correctly. > Dan, someone suggested a site with instructions to make your own. At $125.0

Re: MD: headphones and airplanes

2000-08-28 Thread las
Matthew Wall wrote: so the question comes since = > portable md players really dont like dishing out that kind of power for = > larger headphones for a long period of time anyone have any suggestions = > for comfortable earphones that dont suck a lot of juice and sound pretty = > good? yeah i

Re: MD: should we wait for lp.

2000-08-28 Thread las
> Everything about DVD has been a collabarative effort, in spite of several > attempts to hijack it -- DivX anyone? > > | I have mentioned that regarding the DVD on the list before. The CD is > | obvious now. But don't forget that the CD has been around much longer > | then the MD and did not c

Re: MD: Speakers

2000-08-28 Thread las
> On a very similar note, for portable music I think that all this > discussion of "which version of ATRAC sounds better" should be secondary > to making sure you buy the best headphones you can afford. The headphones > that come with *any* (and I have yet to find an exception) portable music > d

Re: MD: should we wait for lp.

2000-08-27 Thread las
Stainless Steel Rat wrote: > The DVD Consortium, an association of many electronics manufacturers and > others. There is no one company backing DVD. OK, but who "created them". For example Sony and the MD. Or was this a collaboration of a bunch of companies borrowing from existing technologi

Re: MD: Art Of War - With Wesley Snipes - MD appearance

2000-08-27 Thread las
> However, there is some nudity scenes; not so much but enough to don't bring > young children I assume... > My youngest "child" (does everyone realize that the English language does not have a proper word to use to describe a person's kids when they are all grown up?-Don't say offspring, that m

MD: Speakers

2000-08-27 Thread las
I just thought about something. We have spend so much time debating whether an MD copy sounds as good as it's CD original. Whether MD is better then MP3. Then we debated just what high end equipment is and how much difference that makes. While there is no doubt that different grades of DACs a

Re: MD: Best CD-ROM Drive for digital audio extraction

2000-08-27 Thread las
If I understand what you plan to do, why do you need a computer at all. You need a CD player with a digital optical output. What you are doing isn't digital audio extraction if you are using the digital output of your sound card. You are just making a digital copy of the CD on to MD. BTW, I d

Re: MD: CD quality compared to MD quality

2000-08-26 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === > >> >I never said ATRAC degraded anything peop

Re: MD: Customer Service...

2000-08-26 Thread las
> . For example, when I sell a MD recorder, I > always give one or two free Minidisc with it. And get sure to have all the > accessories necessary to run it since the customer receive its package... that was another thing that they did. always included a free disc and never, never took out any

Re: MD: Art Of War - With Wesley Snipes - MD appearance

2000-08-26 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Yes Peter, however I want to know how was the

Re: MD: optical out is important???

2000-08-26 Thread las
"Yaniv S. Eyny" wrote: > I am referring to minidisc decks. I am pretty sure many (If any, I doubt that > the term many applies) of the ones > currently on the market only have analog out. If you look at this sight > http://www.video-direct.com/sony/minidisc/compare.html > you will notice that

Re: MD: should we wait for lp.

2000-08-26 Thread las
They could. But > > A home DVD-Video recorder costs around $2500. So did the first home CD player. That can drop if it catches on. > > A portable DVD-Video player w/ 4" LCD panel costs around $900. Actually $675 or so in Sam's Club. The price is dropping already. When they first came

MD: Apoligize

2000-08-26 Thread las
Hi all. I apologize if my replies seem even longer winded than usual. The last one in my nest just left to start her second year at college and I guess that I am a little depressed. Don't mean to use the list as a release. All of my replies were on topic. Maybe just a little too long. It's k

Re: MD: forward from CasetteHouse... cheap.

2000-08-26 Thread las
t; http://www.buyitonline.com/kheopsminidisc > > $10 on a $25 order it's more the 40% rebate and shipping is included ! > > Regards, > > Pierre. > > - > Pierre Forest - Kheops Minidisc Owner > http://www.kheopsminidisc.com > ht

Re: MD: optical out is important???

2000-08-26 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === > >I would say that every mini disc deck curren

Re: MD: optical out is important???

2000-08-26 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === > >I would say that every mini disc deck curren

Re: MD: CD quality compared to MD quality

2000-08-26 Thread las
"J. Coon" wrote: > lI am an engineer, and I think that if we can hear something, there has > to be a way to measure it. THis is science , not hokus pokus. > Jim, I have been corresponding with you on the list for several years. I almost always agree with what you have to say, because I think

Re: MD: optical out is important???

2000-08-25 Thread las
> "Does having an optical out improve sound quality when going to a digital > receiver? If so, how come so many of the minidisc decks don't have them?" > I would say that every mini disc deck currently made has a digital optical output. When you say does it make a difference do you mean compar

Re: MD: forward from CasetteHouse... cheap.

2000-08-25 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === This is a very reputable company and the price

Re: MD: CD quality compared to MD quality

2000-08-25 Thread las
> "Even the most expensive test equipment doesn't measure subtle differences > well. The human ear is more sensitive than the most expensive "equipment" > in the world." This is a very important point. Although there are some quantitative tests that are of value, when you are talking about thin

Re: MD: should we wait for lp.

2000-08-23 Thread las
Matthew Wall wrote: > My 3 1/2 cents says i dont need lp, i like md sounding good and > crisp, not > like a nasty old tape or mp3's. if i wanted that i wouldn't use MD. > Why can't they make an MD that will work the way that a DVD does? The quality of a DVD is at least twice as good

Re: MD: CD-DA

2000-08-23 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === > One thing, though; commercial-type CDs aren't

Re: MD: should we wait for lp.

2000-08-23 Thread las
Simon said: "More to the point - do you need the extra play-time, and are you willing to sacrifice compatibility with everything else to do it? (and pay more for it?) If not, don't bother." There is no question that the extra play time would be ao value to many people. People who drive a lot and

Re: MD: Pre-Rec MDs

2000-08-23 Thread las
Remember the Recoton optical someone mentioned with the mini adapters? I got a pair at Sears tonight for $13.99 plus tax. Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: should we wait for lp.

2000-08-23 Thread las
"Yaniv S. Eyny" wrote: > I am trying to help my friend buy a stereo system. Is it worth waiting for > the lp. Do you think there is a good chance that there will be a noticeable > difference in sound quality when you record in the lp mode. If so, I think > it is probably not worth the wait. >

Re: MD: CD-DA

2000-08-23 Thread las
Jim wrote: If it is coding ones and zeros, then it is digital. You are just playing with semantics. A strong one or a weak one is still a one. A strong zero or a weak zero is still a zero. IF it is out of tolerance then you get crap and skips if the error can't be corrected. PCM is digital.

Re: MD: CD-DA

2000-08-23 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Once again I have to go along with Ratman. CD'

MD: Napster

2000-08-21 Thread las
Could someone please explain to me how Napster makes any money?? They do not charge anything for using their service and do not advertise. So how can they afford to fight the record industry and appeal decisions on top of that? ---

MD: CD-DA

2000-08-21 Thread las
Either I misread something or the author wrote it incorrectly, but he stated that an MD copy could never sound as good as the original CD. then he said something to the effect, neither could an CD-DA?? Just what did he mean by that?? A CD-DA is a standard audio CD. Even a copy created on a c

Re: MD: $10 OFF on any $25 and more Order with our New Buy It Online Store !

2000-08-21 Thread las
Peter Forest wrote: > Yes, I read it today in the same time as you... As the guy from France told, > it's not really known even by the president in Canada of MPO... I'm sorry > for this but when I had ask this question, all the person from MPO always > told me it was not them who made this... >

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-21 Thread las
"J. Coon" wrote: > las wrote: > > I didn't say it wasn't funny. It was 90 years ago when I heard it for > > the first time. > > > > Jeez, how the heck old are you, Larry? I was born about 10,000 years ago. There ain't nothin in this wor

Re: MD: $10 OFF on any $25 and more Order with our New Buy It Online Store !

2000-08-21 Thread las
Hi. Well it looks like you were misinformed about Hi Space and Memorex. MPO makes them. They are the only company in France that Manufacture MDs. This from the horse's mouth at MPO. Larry - To stop getting this list send a mess

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-21 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === I didn't say it wasn't funny. It was 90 years

Re: MD: The truth on MD Manufacturing

2000-08-21 Thread las
Hello Mr. Devilder. I'm not sure what you refer to when you say analyze the disc itself. The other point I am interested in that has been discussed here over.' Memorex MD blank discs. I have personally never had a problem with the Memorex discs that I bought. But it seems that other people

Re: MD: Future of minidiscs

2000-08-20 Thread las
"The 831 adds a layer of sparkly, burbling high frequencies to quiet > >passages and high frequencies .. in fact, if you record anything with > >a slight amount of background noise onto the 831 the background noise > >just sounds crazy and artificial like a load of bubbles bursting". It sounds t

Re: MD: Pre-Recs/Blank Quality

2000-08-20 Thread las
Ed Heckman wrote: > But recording a record to a tape was _much_ more hassle than recording a > CD to a MD. You had to have a decent record player and pretty good tape > recorder. Then you had to make sure you had a tape that was long enough. > You also had to make sure that one side of a record

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-20 Thread las
"Psychoceramic-- crackpot. Jim, that joke is older then the invention of the mandolin! Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MD: Pre-Recs/Blank Quality

2000-08-20 Thread las
Dan Frakes wrote: > las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Guess I've never seen much use for pre-recorded MDs. The above quote is form the thread not mine (Larry). > This is mine: > > >But compact cassettes had a large market share in the prerecorded >

MD: CD quality compared to MD quality

2000-08-19 Thread las
I am a little confused and disappointed by some of the things that I have read recently here on the list. I have always felt that the quality of an MD copied from a CD (digitally) is almost indistinguishable on equipment manufactured within the last year or 2. Now I am finding multiple comments

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-19 Thread las
:56:21 -0400, las <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >The Ratman is right again. Psychosomatic is strictly a medical term. > >Sometimes medical terms do end up finding there way into other areas, > >such as a "virus". But this has not happened to the term > >p

Re: MD: Pre-Recs/Blank Quality

2000-08-19 Thread las
> Guess I've never seen much use for pre-recorded MDs. But compact cassettes had a large market share in the prerecorded area. Even though the durability and fidelity was poor. The MD does everything the cassette does only better and with many more options (not even counting the digital aspect

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-19 Thread las
> Rick has brought up that psychoacoustics is physiology rather than psycho- > logy: it is the study of how perception of sound is affected equally among > all humans by our ears and brains rather than individually by our minds, so > thinking one MD brand sounds better than another is not psychoa

Re: MD: placebo effect

2000-08-19 Thread las
This is off topic , but since Eric's URL is totally off topic I feel I am justified in continuing the thread. First of all, great article!! I have never seen all of the variables involving a placebo so clearly laid out. Being trained as a conventional practitioner of medical treatment (both in

Re: MD: Future of minidiscs

2000-08-19 Thread las
Dave Hooper wrote: > - Original Message - > > >Everything that I record on my Sharp831, using a digital optical > > >connection to my Marantz CD6000OSE from a good quality CD source > > >sounds NOTICEABLY fake with clearly audible compression artifacts. > > >Yes, the quality of MP3 -enco

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-19 Thread las
The Ratman is right again. Psychosomatic is strictly a medical term. Sometimes medical terms do end up finding there way into other areas, such as a "virus". But this has not happened to the term psychosomatic yet. The same hold true for the term placebo which Rick W. used. At this point in

Re: MD: Future of minidiscs

2000-08-19 Thread las
Dan Frakes wrote: > "Dave Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>...the quality of a true digital copy of an original (prerecorded CD) > >>to an ATRAC encoded Mini Disc is superior to that of MP3 . > > > >YOU ARE WRONG. Dan the above statement was addressed to me (Larry). Don't you just hate it when

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-19 Thread las
PrinceGaz wrote: > > Hey Pierre this is the internet, anyone who even thinks of trying to > correct someones spelling or grammar, especially if English is not the > senders first language, is the one who should be saying sorry. > Being dyslexic, can even be harder than English being a second la

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-19 Thread las
PrinceGaz wrote: > > > Unlike in the states, here in europe MD is catching on big-time. I doubt it > will usurp tapes as the most commonly used recordable format but I am staggered > by how often I see a peep with a portable MD player/recorder. Certainly in > Britain almost anyone in the 15-40

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-18 Thread las
k End ! > > Peter. > > -- > Pierre Forest > Kheops Minidisc - http://www.kheopsminidisc.com > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of las > Sent: Saturday, August 19,

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-18 Thread las
> I will have an interview with some guy from MPO (Hi Space France) soon and I > will ask him the question even if the guy from Hi-Space Canada already told > me that Memorex and Hi-Space are two really distinct company... The man I dealt with told us he was the owner. He said that he was from

Re: MD: Future of minidiscs

2000-08-18 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === > > Sir you incorrectly state that an MP3 file

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-18 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Stainless Steel Rat wrote: > No, I meant psyc

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-18 Thread las
Peter Forest wrote: Are you related to the man who owns Hi Space or do you know him. I only know him for e mails and that was a very long time ago. Also, you mentioned Memorex. You said that you didn't care for the quality of the jacket, etc. I have some Memorex MDs that are a few years old.

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-18 Thread las
> > Well I'm glad that in your original statement when you said that TDKs were even better. That you were not talking about the sound quality. That would have totally destroyed your credibility. What you state about the shell (I was calling it a jacket, because I couldn't think of the name

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-18 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Dave Hooper wrote: > - Original Message --

Re: MD: Problem with recording from CD

2000-08-18 Thread las
> In general commercial CDs *are* SCMS encoded, but the way SCMS works is > that you can make as many copies of the master as you like -- you can't > make copies of copies. The original poster didn't say, but if he was > trying to copy a CD that was itself a copy (say, a CD-R copy of a > commerc

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-18 Thread las
Peter Forest wrote: > Try the TDK Gold, they are better than Maxell Gold... > > Pierre Forest > I'm not sure what you are saying here. What do you mean by "better"??? Nicer packaging? Stronger plastic used in the jacket? Or are you saying that they will produce music that has a better sound

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-18 Thread las
> I don't understand why there isn't a differnece in sound quality between > blanks (If that is really the case)? I mean, why are some more expensive tha > others? Are some not made better/easier for the laser to read/smoother > inoperation or something akin to all of that? > > Cassettes definite

Re: MD: Problem with recording from CD

2000-08-18 Thread las
> Len Moskowitz wrote: > > In general commercial CDs *are* SCMS encoded, but the way SCMS works is > that you can make as many copies of the master as you like -- you can't > make copies of copies. The original poster didn't say, but if he was > trying to copy a CD that was itself a copy (say,

Re: MD: sound quality difference in blanks?

2000-08-18 Thread las
Nathan White wrote: > Your crazy!! > > Nate. I'm very disappointed in you. I would never expect such a response > from a fine gentle man like you (I'm dyslexic and almost typed gentile-God > would that have it the fan if I didn't catch my typo. While I agree with you that he should not be hea

Re: MD: Future of minidiscs

2000-08-18 Thread las
> >Dear sir, > > i do like the minidisc for its size and quailtiy however, portable > >mp3 cd players have been introduced. I like the fact that i can now burn up > >to 8 hrs of cd quality music to one CD Sir you incorrectly state that an MP3 file will produce CD quality music. The qualit

Re: MD: Problem with recording from CD

2000-08-18 Thread las
> From Len Moskowitz, > It could be a connection problem but if the CD is SCMS protected, you > may be encountering the copy protection inhibit. Hi Len. I don't know if you remember me, the Jewish dentist from PA (it has been a long time since we communicated, so you may not-(my apologies to al

Re: MD: off topic, sorry

2000-08-14 Thread las
Now I'm going ot get way off topic and real gross. I'll bet that if you can get some mega star to use it (you have to be sure not to wash it afterwards) it will be a really valuable collectable. You could start a collection. The Julia Roberts "Hello Kitty" model. The Ashley Judd version (afte

Re: MD: MZ-R50 Performance

2000-08-13 Thread las
Francisco José Sánchez wrote: > For all who are bent on comparisons . . . > > FWIW, I've owned 2 Sony MZ-R50s. I bought the first one at a Best Buy in > Chicago in the summer of 1998 (without the help of the ignorant sales > staff). I saw it, I'd been wanting a MiniDisc player/recorder for a l

Re: MD: Sharp MS-722

2000-08-11 Thread las
> So what you are saying is that Sharp is bad but Sony is worse? My own > experience with Sony equipment has been consistently below Sharp. No. I'm saying that the 701/2 was bad. The rest of the Sharps seem to be fine. > > Sharp MS-701 generation, actually. The MZ-R30 and the MS-701 were >

Re: MD: Sharp MS-722

2000-08-11 Thread las
> Thus regarding my track-record with Sony audio gear, I would say that I > going to try to stay away from them > Ralph, my personal experience with Sony has been so bad that it makes yours look very good!!! If I remember correctly, the early Sharp 702s didn't have as many problems. I thin

Re: MD: ATRAC3 -- Friend or Foe of MD?

2000-08-11 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === David, dream on. While it is possible that one

Re: MD: cheaper optical cables

2000-08-11 Thread las
> "James G. Owen" writes: > > >I found at Target (big mall retailer) "Recoton" brand "dvd" "Digital Optical 6 > >ft. Stereo Audio Cable" for a mere $15 (!!) or so. On the back of the card it > >says "DVD901". > > > > they are "universal" in that they come with "miniplug" adapters for > >both ends

Re: MD: ATRAC 3 FAQs

2000-08-10 Thread las
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === At bitrates of about 192kbps and above, you'll need a decent setup to "hear the artifacts", assuming with mp3 you used one of the good encoders (the Fraunhoffer one seems to be

Re: MD: Sharp MS-722

2000-08-10 Thread las
> 50% DOA rate? All of this seems more likely that the shipper you used > mishandled the units than anything else. Where did you see DOA?? Most of these units lasted a few weeks. This had nothing to do with shipping problems. This had to do with sh!t quality control on the part of Sharp. Ev

MD: ATRAC 3 FAQs

2000-08-10 Thread las
After reading the FAQs, I'm not very impressed with Atrac 3. I would say from the description that is sounds lousy. Digital artifacts that you can hear? Just how important is the bit rate? I never realized that ATRAC used a bit rate of almost 300! I have downloaded Mp3s in several different

Re: MD: Sharp MS-722

2000-08-10 Thread las
> The irony here is that most people consider the Sharp > 700-series to be among the sturdiest, least fragile > designs out there, *especially* the eject lever and > mechanism ;-) > Oh I wanted to add, the disappoint with the 702 was particularly unexpected because we had such excellent reliabil

Re: MD: Sharp MS-722

2000-08-10 Thread las
> > The irony here is that most people consider the Sharp > 700-series to be among the sturdiest, least fragile > designs out there, *especially* the eject lever and > mechanism ;-) > The Sharp 702 was probably the most unreliable portable mini disc recorder ever made. When I was helping sell M

Re: MD: What up with MD

2000-08-07 Thread las
Charles Redell wrote: > las wrote: "like the digital cameras, only for music" > > I think we have the tag line for our commercial! > I'll bet that they have already sold more digital cameras then MD, units in the US. Now the digital camera isn't cheap. Ye

Re: MD: Sony MZ-E44 problems...

2000-08-07 Thread las
> Yeah, other than bootlegging, there's no other reason for me to get a > portable recorder. I'm about to get the Sony MXD-D3, cause my cd player > broke and my JE510 likes to spit out discs and grind it's gears. > Now you have just given the best reason for getting a recorder. The Tascam is no

Re: MD: What up with MD

2000-08-07 Thread las
> As long as credit cards and the internet exist, MD will be a successful > format whichever part of the world you happen to live in. > > John Yes but dot forget that e commerce is only really a few years old. We are luck to have it. Larry -

Re: MD: What up with MD

2000-08-07 Thread las
Hi Jim. "I think they would do a lot better if they stopped coming out with all the new models and tried to market something at a lower price. If the price for a recorder breaks $100 US they will sell like hot cakes." Just how well do hot cakes sell?? I think that McDonalds sells more hambur

Re: MD: What up with MD

2000-08-07 Thread las
I sold MD stuff for about a year and a half on and off. I never visited Japan, but the importer told me that CDs were very expensive in Japan. I guess that one person buys a CD and makes copies for all of his friends. Maybe they take turns as to who buys the CD. Can't you see the argument, "

Re: MD: What up with MD

2000-08-07 Thread las
> preaching to the converted I know. Wow!! This is spooky. I had my e mail window set small so I couldn't see you entire e mail. I was just about to e mail you stating that you are preaching to the converted when I got to the end of your e mail. Sony gave it one last push in this country

Re: MD: What up with MD

2000-08-07 Thread las
"Wow. I didn't expect this to turn into such a tirade. But here it is. I congratulate you if you've read this far. Sorry 'bout that. :-}" So what would you give as the explanation that the MD is so popular in Japan?? The people are more educated about it? I don't think that Sony spent more tim

Re: MD: Sony MZ-E44 problems...

2000-08-07 Thread las
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === > If not, could anyone recommend a good and sturdy portable player? > Yes but they stopped manufacturing it about 2 and a half years ago. The Sharp > MS20 or it's clone (and

Re: MD: What up with MD

2000-08-06 Thread las
"Exactly my original point. I am not an audiophile but I do recognize a good and useful media when I see it. I would not hear the difference on $40 headphones, and probably not on $150 headphones either (unless it was pointed out to me)... What I care about, and what makes MD so attractive t

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

2000-08-06 Thread las
"Political issues aside, one of the fundamental problems with drug > testing is that it just plain doesn't work. False results, both > negative and positive, are pretty common. But it makes great PR. That's true all around. If you eat a poppy seed bagel you will test positive. I'm serious.

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

2000-08-06 Thread las
Jeffrey Scorsone wrote: > I used to work for Best Buy years ago, and they do screen for drugs. > I can't say for an of the other stores that have been mentioned. > Well I just check with my daughter and her friend was tested. I couldn't believe that he and his roommate were hired because I kne

Re: MD: Target

2000-08-06 Thread las
Circuit City advertised a Sony portable (I think it was the 37) a few weeks ago for $199.00 which it says comes with a PC connect cable. If Sony had been selling their portable recorders for this price 3 years ago, the MD might have had a fighting chance. This cable is USB. But the problem tha

Re: MD: What up with MD

2000-08-06 Thread las
"Philips also had their own video format that failed: V2000. It failed because they refused to rent porn tapes." The whole video tape thing might have never gotten anywhere if it were not for porn. That's a fact. The original tapes that were available for sale/rental were porn. There's a case

Re: MD: What up with MD

2000-08-05 Thread las
Sony failed to see the importance of prerecorded media, but consider some of the most successful media - When the MD was first introduced, Sony had huge displays for prerecorded MDs. I remember this huge picture of Michael Jackson and a really complex high class display. But the store didn't ac

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

2000-08-05 Thread las
> "These are all stores that inspect potential employees' urine. " Are you stating a fact about BB or are you just assuming? I have a friend that was recently hired to be a manager in one of the departments of a BB that is soon to open in the King Of Prussia PA area. I'll have to check on that

MD: What up with MD

2000-08-04 Thread las
>From all of the e mails I have read here, it seems that even Best Buy has thrown in the towel on MD. They were at one time one of the stores in the US with the largest selection of MD stuff. It seems that MDs Mommy and Daddy (Sony), after being clueless as to how to market MD in the US, have a

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

2000-08-03 Thread las
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Peter, Best Buy does not pay their employees on

Re: MD: MD Flip Cases

2000-07-31 Thread las
The only problem that I have ever had with the standard Md slip cases is that sometimes what ever it is inside of the case that "grabs" the MD and keeps it from falling out breaks. Then if you hold the case with the open side down the MD falls out. Larr

Re: MD: Napster is Great !

2000-07-30 Thread las
Peter Forest wrote: > I'm maybe a Minidisc Seller, but I'm before and above all, a minidisc FAN > !!! I love music since I'm young... Before the minidisc, I was recording on > cassette because it was the only way to have exactly the music I want... I > was doing mix after mix on METAL cassette..

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