Sony_Fan

Hmmm..I didn't know that. I'll set my DVD player to 48khz/16-bit and see if there is any difference in sound quality. I'm starting to think that these digital output settings affect DVD sound and not CDs.

I have the Sharp MD-MS722. Is the 24-bit ATRAC rare in minidisc units?

I was thinking of buying a Hi-MD player/recorder from Sony but wanted to know how it compares to the MP3 players out there in terms of sound quality. If I recorded music on both units at 256kbps, which would sound better: the Hi-MD or MP3 player? Thanks.

Well, I recorded an entire CD with the following settings: 1.) On 2.) On 3.) D-PCM 4.) 96khz 24-bit When I played it back on my Minidisc I didn't notice any distortion or skipping, in fact, it was the closest sound quality to a CD i've listened to. My minidisc recorder has ATRAC 24-bit, so maybe that's the advantage. I've recorded and played back music on ATRAC 16-bit recorders and the sound quality is not as good as ATRAC 24-bit.

Thanks for the input, but shouldn't it be set at 96khz/24-bit since my Minidisc recorder records at ATRAC 24-bit? Or is that something different?

Okay, let me be more specific. The only settings for digital output on my DVD player are 1.) Digital Output (on/off) 2.) DTS (on/off) 3.) Dolby Digital (D-PCM/Dolby Digital) 4.) Bitstream (48khz 16-bit/98khz 24-bit) There is no PCM or Stereo in these settings. What settings should I use for all 4 of them to record CDs onto my minidisc?

Thanks for your input, but my DVD player doesn't have PCM, only D-PCM. I use to record via analogue, but found that digital recording to be more CD like. The current settings on my DVD player are DTS (on), D-PCM, and bitstream @ 98khz/24bit. Is that good enough?

I want to copy CDs to my minidisc using the digital output of my DVD player and a optical cable, but there are many different settings on the DVD player for digital output (ex: D-PCM, DTS, 98khz/24-bit). What do these mean and what settings should I use to get the best sound reproduction to my minidisc recorder? Thanks.