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

2001-06-15 Thread Richard Rudie
> the 700's have a normal sized AA rechargable and can take > standard AA's. I think of this as a bonus i just > pull out a spare AA i carry around and stick it in. I'll agree heartily to this: I work at a grocery store, and one of my jobs is 'Scan Coordinator,' which entails working mid

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

2001-06-15 Thread Mike Lastucka
>the 700's have a normal sized AA rechargable and can take standard AA's. I >think of this as a bonus because theres been a few times when i hadn't >recharged my MD player in weeks and the battery finally died while using >it, so i just pull out a spare AA i carry around and stick it in. The

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

2001-06-15 Thread Marc Britten
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === the 700's have a normal sized AA rechargable an

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

2001-06-15 Thread Mike Lastucka
>i believe that the 900 remembers settings for several disks so that if you >have different bass settings and the like it will switch em for you Yes, it stores your custom audio settings on a per-disc basis to memory, for 20 MD's (which is more than enough for myself). Other than the odd feat

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

2001-06-15 Thread Marc Britten
i believe that the 900 remembers settings for several disks so that if you have different bass settings and the like it will switch em for you marc not bjoern but the guy before said the below On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 06:52:22PM -0700, Ask Bjoern Hansen wrote: > > > As for the portable, from

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

2001-06-14 Thread las
Richard Rudie wrote: > I have a MZ-R700DPC, and the only thing I'd really like to have from the > 900 is the automatic trackmark ability. At a family gathering, I set up > the MD recorder with a microphone to record the evening for posterity, > like my uncle used to do with a reel-to-reel record

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

2001-06-14 Thread Richard Rudie
> As for the portable, from everything I have read, the Sony > 900 sounds like it is great. The 700 has almost as many > features (both are MDLP units) and I believe only lacks > things like back lighting of one section. Most of the > features are the same. I have a MZ-R700DPC, and the only

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

2001-06-14 Thread Ask Bjoern Hansen
On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, las wrote: [...] > With CDs we are approaching the limits of human hearing and often even > measuring equipment. Oh you can always design more sensitive equipment > so that you can measure the flutter and wow of a CD, but would the human > ear be able to hear it? absolute

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

2001-06-14 Thread las
Julian Moray wrote: > Could anyone recomend a dual Mini Disc / CD Player? > Or a combination of seperates for a reasonable price which will offer > better quality. > Also thinking of replacing my SONY MZR50, whats the best portable at > present? > Regards, Julian If you can find them the Sharp

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: Which is the best dual Mini Disc / CD Player

2001-06-14 Thread Julian Morey
Could anyone recomend a dual Mini Disc / CD Player? Or a combination of seperates for a reasonable price which will offer better quality. Also thinking of replacing my SONY MZR50, whats the best portable at present? Regards, Julian