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Hello, welcome to the group of "researchers mds". Mds that I have lined up are really very rare, some bits clubs that you saw on my site, I found them directly from a Japanese seller, I'd never seen them before and I do not think you will see around more easily, and I are 4 years that I collect them. I have also written to TDK to ask if they have a list of all products bitclub. To date no response :-( Some of the list, I have them double as AR 2004 and I think some topvalue, and I can exchange them with models that I miss. But you, compared to a production of thousands of models, have all those products that are less mds of the list? I bow to your collection :-) Have a nice day Sergio

Hi, i m interest to exchange mds for my collection.... best regards sergio

hi all i ve buy a nh3 used from Japan. Perfectly working, nice sound, Japanese language. I ve taken my nh1 and using the menu to compare i we changed option; you must rename the various menu option as 1 , 2 , 3 ecc. and go blind. Its take many time and patience. Have a nice day

Hi, i ve do the same problem with some TDK color 74 yellow; not with other. I we found that the shell in this model is more fragile than other. Perhaps a production wrong with a difference in thickness of the shell. Have a nice day

Hi sfbp, you re right. EAC is great. Remember, is important set " offset " for perfect copy. Here http://www.accuraterip.com/driveoffsets.htm you can find all the cd drive offset. Best regards Sergio

Greetings to all I usually use the LP2; for me is the best compromise to be able to use both the MD players is HiMD. I generally use the md to listen to music copied from original CDs, varying the readers used. Have a nice day sergio

Hello sorry, but the vent. I tried many mp3 players. I do not like the sound, and the amount of music you can upload, it's always too little, and when looking for some songs is never available. I prefer to use the mds, I choose what to listen to from time to time. Have a nice day Sergio

Hi S., Thank you. have a nice day Sergio

Hi S. I ve test only this: Sharp HP-MD1-S; the sound is better and are confortable. I dont know if the smallest 4 pole earphone improve the sound.

How I can recognize the original Sony remotes from Chinese copies ? Merry Christmas to all

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Hi netmduser, yes, is true, ipod is the last. The sound have not soul. If you think to the two brands, Apple produces PC from 30 years, Sony produces audio / video tools from 1955. The starting philosophy is diffrent; the first form pc to portable music, the other from home music to portable music. .... and you listen it.......... have a nice day

Hi all, I ve do stpf a comparison test with some mds. Comparison of MDLP (LP2) playback on 9 different units You can find under " Audio " section of the forum. I like music, i m enjoy to listen all my mds ( near 100 diffrent model ). If anyone is interest, i can test more mds. Have a nice day Sergio

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Hi Boomchild, sorry, but i vent it. I ve machine but no users manual. Have a nice day Sergio

Hi Esphynol, no, for me the better is rh1; if i want a sound most engaging rh710; Sharp is a really good machine, but have a sound little coloured. Is NEAR better Sony with 4 pole headphones and this, for me is a limit. In my opinion, Sharp has tried admirers on a sound alternative setting. In any case, Sharp machines are excellent. Have a nice day Sergio

Hi all; I have decided to test some md for their LP2 (MDLP) playing ability. LP2 is a widely accepted format and plays on all units made after about year 2000. It has a comparable bit rate to many digital broadcast sources that advertise as “near CD quality”. So there is interest in listening to different portable units’ ability to sound good playing this format. I have a large collection, of which this is a (hopefully) representative selection. The list is (ordered as in the picture): First row: Sony mz-n505 year 2002 Sony mz-e10 year 2002 Sony mz rh710 year 2005 Sony mz-rh10 year 2005 Second row: Sony mz-n910 year 2003 Panasonic sj-mr230 year 2002 Sharp md-ds70 year 2003 Sharp im-dr80 year 2003 Not pictured: Sony mz-rh1 year 2006 I recorded a MD TDK “ M” 80 min with rh1 in LP2 mode. So we do not depend on the recording ability of different units. Some tracks of classical music are sent to me already encoded as LP2 by sfbp, mostly by direct recording of digital sources through optical input to a Sony full-size MDLP deck: Those tracks were then uploaded, emailed, and downloaded. This means that the bit pattern (once recording is made) is transferred to the disk exactly. Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture Mozart – Piano Sonata in C. K.545 Bach – Christmas Oratorio Part 1 Stanford – Magnificat in C Bach – Wachet Auf Organ Prelude BWV.645 Scriabin – Piano Conc No.1 in F# 1st movement Some are recorded by my CD collection, using Sony’s Simple Burner: Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade Oregon – Beyond Words – Chesky Records Brad Mehldau – Songs – Warner Bros Arne Domnerus – Antiphone Blues – Propius Richard Galliano – New York Tango – Dreyfus Steve Grossmann – Michel Petrucciani – Dreyfus Autunmn in Seattle – Tsuyoshi Yamamoto - FIM Ella Fitgerald and Louis Armstrong - Verve Some tracks of Mina My choice of kind of music isn’t accidental. It is not about judgement, to say one genre is better than another. However in Classical and Jazz music, you can easily hear a solo musical instrument – this is a good test for our comparison purpose. I have also included some wonderful singing. In my philosophy: 1. the sound of a machine must be well-sounding with no equalization applied to the output circuits by the user.2. The sound must not be fatiguing to the ears. Fulfilling these conditions means that the design of these circuits has been excellent. Corrections of various types can allow a sound improvement under certain conditions. I seek to control the tone, the sound image, overall the sense of good sound. But not for today! The less electronic items are interposed in the signal path, the cleaner the sound. So I tested these portable MD units without remote, connected directly to a AKG K340 headphones. This also means we eliminated any variations in the remote, although sfbp assures me that the signal path for these remotes to the ‘phones is a pass-through. The Sony MZ-E10 needs to be connected by remote, we have no choice there. As reference for the quality of the recordings I used my sound system: CD Player Naim CDX 2 <a href="http://www.naimaudio.com/hifi-product-type/563">http://www.naimaudio.com/hifi-product-type/563 Pre-amp Klimo Merlino http://www.klimo.com...ent/merlino.htm Audiophile tube amp Klimo Kent http://www.klimo.com/content/kent.htm Loudspeaker Tannoy Turnberry SE I cannot compare directly the portable mds with a hifi amplifier with cost 100 times more and have a weight 1000 times more; this is from a different planet; but hearing the CD samples on my HiFi reminds me what the full sound of a given piece is supposed to be. Unfortunately I cannot reproduce the samples from sfbp through this amp reliably, as I do not have an MDLP deck with optical out – nor do I have an optical input to my amplifier. He says they’re good. Results: My overall impressions are coloured by my expectations, of course. I was unable to do a blind test where I did not know which portable was being played. I expected there to be an improvement in sound as this technology evolved over several years; and to me it is clearly audible. I also expected the more expensive units to perform better; they did. PART 1 - Classical First I listened to classical music SONY (by order of year of manufacture) MZ-N505 The sound is flat, muddy, slightly acidic. Hard to differentiate orchestral colours, especially in full orchestra. Acute piano, violin too acute. Entry-level machine aimed, in my opinion, to people with few financial resources and few requests. Significantly better with MegaBass 1, but for this test we are ignoring that. This is the only Sony unit we tried that is Type-R, all others (below) are Type-S. MZ-N910 The sound set is good but not very precise. Solos are beautiful, piano, violin and also vocal. Good stereo separation. This unit uses the same optical head as the later HiMD units. MZ-E10 (using the unit’s remote!) Sound very crisp, good tonal balance. Full orchestra well balanced. Piano very "alive"; violin solos beautiful. However the sound is very airy and neutral with a feeling of "coldness". The remainder of the Sony units were HiMD. However it has been commented that the HiMD units reproduce MDLP better than MDLP units (since the technology continued to evolve) – hence their inclusion. All HiMD units include Type-S. MZ-RH10 Clear sound with accurate tonal range. Voice well reproduced. Full orchestral balance is excellent. Good piano, very nice violin. Powerful bass without thumping. Stereo image very good. This is a second-generation HiMD unit. I did not test the first generation (NH7/8/900) yet. MZ-RH710 Good overall, no problem with the full orchestra. Clear and well balanced. Excellent vocals, piano and violin both beautiful. The tonal range seems better than the RH10. Overall the sound is interesting and most engaging. Addictive, the ear desires more. This unit has not been sold in North America. A pity. MZ-RH 1 (same as MZ-M200) I cannot define the RH1 on the same level as the other devices. Suddenly I lose any feeling that I am listening to a "compressed" sound. This is IT. This technology has evolved so well. Where is Sony continuing its evolution? . SHARP MD-DS70** Well balanced sound, full orchestra is a little short on bass register. Instruments well differentiated. Piano, well defined, but a little opaque. Violin good. Vocals beautiful. IM-DR80** Overall the sound is identical to the DS 70. Some evolution – I noticed more spatial separation and better reproduction of the violin. As well, using the headphones 4-pole Sharp, sound is considerably better, near the best tested. So there is a problem eliminating other influences for purposes of these comparisons. PANASONIC SJ-MR230 Sound muddy, narrow tonal range down. Piano opaque little violin and voice. Has trouble with balance of full orchestra. Not a particularly desirable experience. (comment from sfbp, who is editing this: even the N505 sounds better than most Ipods. How much of that is the ATRAC codec vs MP3 is unclear, although recent Sony MP3-capable units such as PCM-M10 are very good. Earlier MP3-capable units such as RH10 are less good, but we are not trying to test MP3 today). Part 2: Jazz Music SONY MZ-N505 Slight improvement on classical music The sound still sound muddy. Lack of spatiality. Piano weak. Accordion acid Organ clear Saxophone clear MZ-N910 Full sound, even if the "cold" Instruments are not perfectly reproduced. Fair playback treble and bass. Good dynamic. Good sound stage. Accordion slightly annoying. Organ clear Saxophone clear. MZ-E10 * Excellent sound overall. Slight lack of definition of the instruments. Good dynamic. Excellent sound stage. Accordion excellent Organ clear Saxophone good. * Note: Sony mz-e10 must be connected by remote MZ-RH710 Beautiful sound. Very good definition of instruments. Slight lack of bass. Great feeling of space. Good dynamic. Sound stage "alive". Accordion excellent Organ good. Saxophone good. MZ-RH10 Good overall sound setting; looks beautiful Very good definition of instruments. Great feeling of space and dynamics Sound stage well defined. Accordion excellent Organ good. Saxophone good. MZ-RH 1 We can define a reference point. The only problem: I have the European version and the volume is too low. SHARP MD-DS 70** Good general approach of the sound, nice, better than classical music on this unit. Good definition of instruments. Great feeling of space and dynamics Sound stage slightly muffled. Accordion well. Organ acceptable. Saxophone good. IM-DR 80** Good general approach of the sound, comparable to the DS 70 Good definition of instruments. Great feeling of space and dynamics Good sound stage. Accordion well. Organ good. Saxophone good. ** Note: A clarification, using the headphones 4-pole Sharp (special design), sound is considerably better, near the best tested. PANASONIC SJ-MR230 Sound mixed, smooth, with little dynamics and low bass response. Sound stage not focused. Accordion poor. Organ unclear. Saxophone acceptable. GENERAL COMMENTS Voice Voice reproduction levels any difference between devices. In the N505 during the duets the voice appears mixed. In the MR230, the vocals seem "flat" without character. In the N910 voices are not perfectly clear. In E10 voice is somewhat "incomplete". RH 10, RH 710, DS70, DR80 the voice is good, listenable, with no obvious deficiencies. The RH1 is still “IT”. Conclusions To end the test I listened my wife's iPod touch. I hear sounds, not music. It is flat, soulless. The two channels are different, but as if I hear two different songs. Having to give a score to various devices: 4.0 Ipod 6.0 MZ-N505 6.5 SJ-MR230 6.5 MZ-N910 8.5 MZ-E10 MD-DS70 IM-DR80 9.5 MZ-RH10 10.0 MZ-RH710 MZ-RH1 As expected, you can follow an improvement in sound over the passing years as the technology improves. Obviously the original selling price may affect the characteristics, as high end models will tend to have better components. Using headphones, 4-pole Sharp, the vote of rises 1 / 2 - 1 point by placing them among the best. RH1 is wonderful, recommended for those who want a sound "monitor"; always impeccable. RH710 is not as clean but "feel" sound in my opinion the best, most engaging. RH10 has a sound very similar to RH1, although not so well calibrated. The two models of SHARP have a sound "sparkling, cheerful" that does not tire of hearing, certainly there are fans of this sound. Sergio (with some help from Stephen)

Hi Azureal, I use the term optical lens improperly, I mean laser. Sorry Each electronic component, when it is produced, has the standard features of duration (in hours) or cycles of operation. I was interested to know, approximately, the standard minimum life of a laser. I think standards are applicable to all manufacturers of laser diodes. Thank you for your prompt reply Have a nice day Sergio

There is an expected duration for an optical lens in portable machines? I guess it's different between the recorders and players. This duration is different between the various models of MD? Thanks to those who will want to answer me. Sergio

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