Re: MD: Sharp vs. Sony ATRAC

2000-11-13 Thread sherryl
James Jarvie wrote: I always have to boost the hight frequencies on my amp (or head unit) when I use the MT-15. I don't think that it has anything to do with either's ATRACs. It is impossible to play a Sharp portable without it influencing the "color" of the sound because it does not have

Re: MD: md-l-digest V2 #808

2000-11-13 Thread sherryl
James Jarvie wrote: I have one of these units. I've been very unhappy with it. Very unreliable. But it is nice to have that AUX input for my MD. I only have the plain cassette version, not CD (which I bought at Sam's Club). I never use the cassette, so if you problem is mechanical, I

Re: MD: Sharp vs. Sony ATRAC

2000-11-13 Thread sherryl
Dan Frakes wrote: James: Are you talking about "line-out" signals? Or headphone-out signals? Dan, You must have never owned a Sharp portable MD unit. There is only one output. The headphone and line out are combined into one and use special circuitry to determine the correct

Re: MD: Hertz

2000-10-28 Thread sherryl
Martin Lazak wrote: It's the same with cars which are often only judged based on their hp, although there are many other factors that affect their performance. And while hp does mean horse power, that doesn't tell you that much, either. Hi Martin, Of course horse power really doesn't

Re: MD: Hertz

2000-10-27 Thread sherryl
"J. van de Griek" wrote: CPS means cycles per second. That makes sense and tells you exactly with it is. Not in German, French, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish, Swahili or Afrikaans. That might not be exactly correct. You'd have to find an old audiophile who was from one of those countries and

Re: MD: Shrp boom box md

2000-10-27 Thread sherryl
Dan Frakes wrote: BTW, this isn't really a boom box... it's a shelf system. I was looking for a portable system which I why I had trouble finding it ;) Thanks for the info. I ordered one. Hopefully it is an AUX input. The apartment were I am moving to is small and I really don't have

Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)

2000-10-24 Thread sherryl
It sure does - I purchased my mxd-d3 about 3 months ago. It works great, encodes nicely - they only gripe I have with it is that there is no optical output (only input). Aside from that I recommend the unit if you're out to grab a deck that does 4x (actually it's the only one I've heard of

Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)

2000-10-24 Thread sherryl
"J. Coon" wrote: Jim, even if there is, you can't make a digital copy of a digital copy of an MD. Plus let's not forget ATRAC. Even if you could bypass SCMS, you are going to have some generation loss for each copy. I'd love to hear how many generations it really takes before you start to

Re: MD: copying sound files to MD 1x (was question)

2000-10-24 Thread sherryl
"J. Coon" wrote: Jim, even if there is, you can't make a digital copy of a digital copy of an MD. Plus let's not forget ATRAC. Even if you could bypass SCMS, you are going to have some generation loss for each copy. I'd love to hear how many generations it really takes before you start to

MD: Bad batteries and Noise from car adapter

2000-10-16 Thread sherryl
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Re: MD: Tray loading or not

2000-10-12 Thread sherryl
Keith Whitfield wrote: What are the pros and cons of a tray loading md deck. My mate can't decide over the jb940 or ja333 he can't decide between tray loading or the push in method. I like the push in method better. I'm assuming both are motor driven?? Well with the tray loading mechanism

Re: MD: MZR900 releasing date in europe

2000-10-09 Thread sherryl
"Yaniv S. Eyny" wrote: If you buy from Japan, what still need to be done/bought? For example, do you need to buy a 110v power supply? Are the characters in english available? The characters are all in English. You need to insist that the sell include either an AC adapter designed to

Re: MD: ATRAC-R

2000-10-08 Thread sherryl
But if "better" means more faithful to the original, ATRAC R is still lossy, and uncompressed digital audio on DAT or CD is better by that definition. Firs of, David, I know I shouldn't be tying right now. I get the distinct impression defined better as a fidelity thing. And as you stated,

Re: MD: Minidiscnow.com

2000-05-03 Thread sherryl
I have a hard time feeling sympathy for a person who was using a personal benefit like that to run a business. If you're going to run a business, you have to follow the rules. If you try to pull tricks like that to make a little more cash, you eventually get what you deserve. You've got

Re: MD: The truth about Hi Space and Memorex...

2000-04-08 Thread sherryl
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === Hi Jack. With all do respect, I not recall

Re: MD: Converting MP3 files to CDA

2000-03-13 Thread sherryl
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === thanks Larry Ian Scott wrote: On Mon, 13