minidisc portable player/recorder recommendations???
Tiktok
I'm considering purchasing a portable minidisc recorder. I'm looking at
two units around the ranges of $300, the Sony MZR37 and the MZR55.
Both these units will record and playback, and are only around 100grams.
If
anyone knows or has experience with either of these units, I would
greatly appreciate any input you have on it. Or if anyone has any
comments they'd like to share on minidisc recorders, please feel free.
I'm interested in hearing your opinions. Thanx for all your time.
Tik
mannenutenegenskaper
My general impression:;
MZR55 - STAY AWAY (laughable battery duration and bad engineering
MZR37 - STAY AWAY (stripped down low-tech 94ish)
Most people seem to recommend Aiwa AM-F70,Sharp 722 and 821.
Hope this helps
m.
John Diver
>Hi,
>
>I'm considering purchasing a portable minidisc recorder. I'm looking at
>
>two units around the ranges of $300, the Sony MZR37 and the MZR55.
>Both these units will record and playback, and are only around 100grams.
>If
>anyone knows or has experience with either of these units, I would
>greatly appreciate any input you have on it. Or if anyone has any
>comments they'd like to share on minidisc recorders, please feel free.
>I'm interested in hearing your opinions. Thanx for all your time.
>
>Tik
>
For what it's worth, I was looking for a portable MD last year and
considered a couple of Sony machines (can't remember the model nos.). In
the end, I went for the Sharp 702 because the build quality seemed much
better. I thought the Sony loading mechanism was flimsy and probably
wouldn't last too long. The Sharp also sounded better, although the
difference between the two makes was quite small in this respect.
The Sharp has served me well for over a year now. The sound quality,
whilst falling well short of a good CD player, compares well with "average"
CD players of a similar price range and the only problem I've encountered
has been a battery that no longer charges properly.
Hope this helps,
john
Dijkstra
I use it to copy cd's and later if i have a blank cdr i can copy the music
to cd, the sound is still good after copy.
I want to say: EVERY1 who's reading this, get your ass to the store and buy
a minidisc recorder!!!
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earphones or headphones (if you can afford them). With this - the sound
quality between MD and CD could be described as being unoticable.
I'm getting an MZ-R55 because it looks more stylish and classy - sharp may
be good and etc.. but the design doesn't seem to appeal me much.
ciao!
In alt.music.techno Tiktok <clo...@usa.net> wrote:
: Hi,
Andy Slater
powered condenser mic for recording samples outdoors and suchlike and it is
very good ... although If you are buying to master onto I would suggest a
standalone hifi Mindisc unit with rec. vol. controls and suchlike ... the
only fault of the MZR35 that I can find is that it applies quite a lot of
compression to whatever you send into it (particularly I have found
recording from the radio - speech) but for the price .. assuming you can
pick one up either new or second hand quite cheaply .. I would recommend it
for sure
Kind Regards
Andy
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hank alrich
> Even used it to record a friends
> baroque ensemble concert and it came out perfect.
It might have come out nice. You might have liked it. Your friend might
have liked it. It did not come out perfect, even if it went in perfect.
That's a fact of data compression, psychoacoustically derived or
otherwise.
--
hank - secret mountain
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Read it and reap!
Scott Dann
I've been recording and playing back on mine for over a year, no
worries.
Should be pretty cheap by now, too. Even used it to record a friends
baroque ensemble concert and it came out perfect.
Scott D
mannenutenegenskaper wrote:
>
> The name of your answer is alt.audio.minidisc and www.minidisc.org
>
> My general impression:;
>
> MZR55 - STAY AWAY (laughable battery duration and bad engineering
> MZR37 - STAY AWAY (stripped down low-tech 94ish)
>
> Most people seem to recommend Aiwa AM-F70,Sharp 722 and 821.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> m.
>
> Tiktok wrote:
>
Scott Dann
>
> Scott Dann <sa...@newt.phys.unsw.edu.au> wrote:
>
> > Even used it to record a friends
> > baroque ensemble concert and it came out perfect.
>
> have liked it. It did not come out perfect, even if it went in perfect.
> That's a fact of data compression, psychoacoustically derived or
> otherwise.
Well, yeah I understand ATRAC compression. But it SOUNDED fine. If noone
on the planet can tell the difference between the recording I made and
one using a loss-less digital storage system then what's the difference?
I was just trying to give an idea of the thing's capabilities. It's fine
for stuff like I mentioned. We're not talking creating commercial glass
masters here...
Scott D!
Tom MacIntyre
>Scott Dann <sa...@newt.phys.unsw.edu.au> wrote:
>
>> Even used it to record a friends
>> baroque ensemble concert and it came out perfect.
>
>It might have come out nice. You might have liked it. Your friend might
>have liked it. It did not come out perfect, even if it went in perfect.
>That's a fact of data compression, psychoacoustically derived or
>otherwise.
>
>--
>hank - secret mountain
>Note: the rec.audio.pro FAQ is at http://recordist.com/rap-faq/current
>Read it and reap!
It capitalizes on the ease of fooling the human ear...
Tom
dto
WIth the battery pack, it gets 40 hours of playback and 16 recording...
also records in mono for double sampling time, and the screens (one on
unit, one on remote) both LIGHT UP like indiglo in the dark (perfect
for using the MD to record or supplement live shows.)
Justin
recording quality.
The early sony MD recorders were the best, but larger. The technology has
remained the same, just shrunk.
My adive is to get a hifi separate MD player like the brand new Sony, or
Denon. These are much better quality than the portables. Then get a MD
portable player. The new sony portables are tiny and look smart.
Thats my advice as thats what i've done.
Hope it helps
Justin
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Paul Dormer
>Yes, but a Sony MZR50 - GO FOR IT. Sturdy, reliable, long battery time.
Yep.. a good machine.. the MZR55 wasn't really an improvement except
for size
>I've been recording and playing back on mine for over a year, no
>worries.
Likewise
>Should be pretty cheap by now, too.
£160 in Manchester last time I looked
Paul Dormer Me...@clara.net
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Paul Dormer
>The early sony MD recorders were the best, but larger. The technology has
>remained the same, just shrunk.
Nope, ATRAC has been revised many times.. newer recorders make better
recordings.
dto
>
> Stay away from the Aiwa and Panasonic, there shit. Cheap build quality and
> recording quality.
Actually, I bought the Aiwa because the Sony looked really cheap... the
battery
door dangled and looked ready to break any second. The switches also
looked a little
toylike. I find the Aiwa to have great sound quality (and I have used
other mds!)
a smaller size than the sharp models, and better battery life. I have
not experienced
any problems with it at all--works like a charm, and very solid +
durable.