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

2000-04-10 Thread Ralph Smeets
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, just to go a bit further : take a Memorex minidisc and take in the other hand a Hi Space minidisc... The memorex minidisc is really cheap, the plastic cover very weak. Hi Space minidisc are nearly the same as Sony or TDK... Great plastic, great flip case, high

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

2000-04-10 Thread Simon Barnes
sherryl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All I can do is report on the statements of others on the list. H S has not gotten many favorable reviews. Given that MD is a digital format, one would not expect any difference in performance between disc brands, except faults to to the

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

2000-04-10 Thread John S. McLachlan
Hi Space minidisc are nearly the same as Sony or TDK... Great plastic, great flip case, high quality... I used Hi Space and Memorex and I am able to see a big difference in the sound... Yes, Memorex minidisc are really poor on bass and high frequency... For those who like the flip cases. I

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

2000-04-10 Thread Simon Barnes
John S. McLachlan wrote: For those who like the flip cases. I don't like them at all. Me neither. They look better, and probably keep out the dirt (does this matter?), but it's harder to get the disc, and when dropped, the hinge breaks. simon

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

2000-04-10 Thread David W. Tamkin
JR wrote, | And, umm... while just about every place here sells MD stuff (hell, CVS | sells 3 packs of blanks) I cannot find any Hi Space. It's like they don't | exist. I don't remember where you're located, JR, but around here (metropolitan Chicago) nobody sells them in stores either. You

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

2000-04-10 Thread Tony Keogh
about Hi Space and Memorex... Hi Space minidisc are nearly the same as Sony or TDK... Great plastic, great flip case, high quality... I used Hi Space and Memorex and I am able to see a big difference in the sound... Yes, Memorex minidisc are really poor on bass and high frequency

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

2000-04-10 Thread Dan Frakes
JR Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well why are all the memorex discs I buy have no problems and have been stepped on and not cracked? Do I have a horseshoe up my ass when it comes to blank MD's? It just means you've had good experiences with them, nothing more. And, umm... while just about

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

2000-04-09 Thread PrinceGaz
From: "David W. Tamkin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack wrote, | Yes, Memorex minidisc are really poor on bass and high frequency... Incredible (very literally). MD is a digital storage medium. As long as ones stay ones and zeroes stay zeroes, it doesn't matter (and the disc (snip...) I think he

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

2000-04-09 Thread Dan Frakes
sherryl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All I can do is report on the statements of others on the list. H S has not gotten many favorable reviews. Funny, I have the opposite impression. With a couple exceptions, I have only heard positive things about HS discs on this list. MiniDisco sells several

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

2000-04-09 Thread Sean Harding
The only Hi Space disc I have is the one that came with my Sony R70 from PlanetMinidisc. In the past, I've always used Sony. When I opened it up, the shutter was open, exposing the disc. Gently pushing on it got it to close. I tried recording on it and it recorded for about 45 minutes and then

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

2000-04-09 Thread David Bridson
sherryl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All I can do is report on the statements of others on the list. H S has not gotten many favorable reviews. Funny, I have the opposite impression. With a couple exceptions, I have only heard positive things about HS discs on this list. MiniDisco sells

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

2000-04-09 Thread Kheops GlassArt
I agree, of course, with all these good comments about Hi Space minidisc... I know that you can tell I'm not impartial, but you're false on this... You know, It's only since one month that I'm a Hi Space distributor... I've looked for Sony and TDK before to sell their minidisc and they were

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

2000-04-09 Thread JR Moore
The memorex minidisc is really cheap, the plastic cover very weak. Well why are all the memorex discs I buy have no problems and have been stepped on and not cracked? Do I have a horseshoe up my ass when it comes to blank MD's? And, umm... while just about every place here sells MD stuff

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

2000-04-08 Thread David W. Tamkin
Jack wrote, | Yes, Memorex minidisc are really poor on bass and high frequency... Incredible (very literally). MD is a digital storage medium. As long as ones stay ones and zeroes stay zeroes, it doesn't matter (and the disc doesn't know) whether they're part of the representation of a bass

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