Re: MD: A Reason not to Buy Sharp 722?

2000-06-05 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
* "James S. Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Mon, 05 Jun 2000 | Thanks to all who answered my query about the Sharp MS-722. I have been | convinced of the "correctness" of my inclinations. I am buying the 722. By the way, I just bought a 722 myself, a step up from my 702. How's that for putting my m

Re: MD: A Reason not to Buy Sharp 722?

2000-06-05 Thread James S. Lee
Richard Wright wrote: > I bought a 722 last November, basically because I wanted a 702 but couldn't > get one at the time in the UK (Richer Sounds have since started doing > refurb'ed 701/2s). ><<>> Thanks to all who answered my query about the Sharp MS-722. I have been convinced of the "correc

Re: MD: A Reason not to Buy Sharp 722?

2000-06-03 Thread jeanmougin
I'm the happy owner of a Sharp 722 and I must say that's a very good unit. Ok, compared to the Sony R50 I also own, it's less beautiful. But for the rest, it is very good. - It's bought with TOSLink optical cable AND a RCA-stereo mini plug cable. - You have a slot-in mechanism that is more robust

Re: MD: A Reason not to Buy Sharp 722?

2000-06-03 Thread Richard Wright
At 23:37 02/06/2000 -0400, you wrote: >I don't think you can go wrong with it. The newer ones are just >smaller. but AFAIK, the recording capabilities are the same or close >enough that you don't have to worry. I bought a 722 last November, basically because I wanted a 702 but couldn't get on

Re: MD: A Reason not to Buy Sharp 722?

2000-06-03 Thread James S. Lee
Actually we are both wrong. It was introduced September 1998 according to the MiniDisc Page listing. But what about its recording quality compared to some even newer models? Any real differences? Stainless Steel Rat wrote: > * "James S. Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Fri, 02 Jun 2000 > | I am abo

MD: A Reason not to Buy Sharp 722?

2000-06-03 Thread James S. Lee
I am about to buy a portable minidisc recorder. I keep coming back to the Sharp 722 as my first choice. I know it is "older" technology since it was released three years ago. My question is whether the advances in MD recorders since then are substantive or just cosmetic (including size and weight

Re: MD: A Reason not to Buy Sharp 722?

2000-06-03 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
* "James S. Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Fri, 02 Jun 2000 | I am about to buy a portable minidisc recorder. I keep coming back to | the Sharp 722 as my first choice. I know it is "older" technology since | it was released three years ago. You are mistaken. The MS722 was released late 1999 or ea

Re: MD: A Reason not to Buy Sharp 722?

2000-06-03 Thread J. Coon
I don't think you can go wrong with it. The newer ones are just smaller. but AFAIK, the recording capabilities are the same or close enough that you don't have to worry. "James S. Lee" wrote: > But what about its recording quality compared to some even > newer models? Any real differences? >