PhilippeC

I don't have any external connector dedicated to synchronization of recording with my JB980 deck. I just make a playlist, push play and at the same time record on the deck. Titling must be done by hand (copy-paste tracks titles to Sonic Stage and a Net-MD connection)

My PC : - Winamp / foobar2000 - Asio4all or Kernel Streaming as Audio DSP output (to record 24bit-96khz tracks) - Wincue / Post Track Silence to get blanks between tracks - digital output (RCA digital ouput to RCA digital input of my Sony minidisc deck MDS-JB980) - sound enhancing : I have a Creative Platinium X-Fi sound card and also a USB creative Xmode X-Fi external sound card - MP3 sound enhancing : you can use the shareware DFX audio enhancer plugin (free version is quite enough) www.fxsound.com - record level : after noticing a lot of distorsion using lossless recent music with* the DFX plugin (which is more usefull with MP3), I decided to use everytime the ReplayGain component with foobar2000 during my recording (JB980 recording level fixed at +0.00db). And forget DFX if I use a lossless source during recording. (*) in fact X-Fi + DFX is too much with lossless tracks...

I have a favorite configured like this : eBay / "minidisc" / worlwide / new items to get an idea with prices and to catch eventually any good opportunity

My advise is to use only SP / LP2 if you need a retro compatibility with your MD units collection. LP4 is more for radio and such basic quality source recording. HP-SP 256 kbps is a good compromise for recording in a high quailty Hi-MD mode. Why caring about disk space if you have a ton of blanks ?

Make this year full of MD dreams...

browse the browser : http://minidisc.org/equipment_browser.html

Maybe try this : install VirtualBox or any virtualization program for an alternate OS, run Windows XP setup. You will need 3 to 5 Gb on your HDD for that and only 512Mb of RAM when loaded. SonicStage run quite well on XP.

uncleboko, please note that we are worlwide members other here. a location would be helpful for those who can sell two Hi-MD blanks to you. Classic MD blanks can also be used as Hi-MD discs.

Sony MDS-JB940 Mini Disc COMPONENT PLAYER RECORDER ATRAC TESTED AND NICE http://cgi.ebay.fr/Sony-MDS-JB940-Mini-Disc-COMPONENT-PLAYER-RECORDER-ATRAC-TESTED-AND-NICE-/300836142102?pt=US_MiniDisc_Decks&hash=item460b3b3c16

type-s is for LP playback

If you put a N510 inside a S1 box you got a type-S S1 for sure ?

just have a look to his web page : https://picasaweb.google.com/101390078097751447444

maybe all your details explain why the price is affordable

http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121033436878&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:FR:1123 buy it now 36,95 £

How many MD blankss do you have still in stock to sell, Sony_Fan said

I have noticed that Hi-MD units are more fragile than old fashionned and Net-MD ones. Using the MZ-RH1 on a table (or a brick) instead of putting it in a pocket is a good advise as his price is so high that you have to take care of it. But Jim, what is your own toughness ranking of all the portable units you have repaired or tested ?

run... http://cgi.ebay.fr/Sony-MDS-JB940-Mini-Disc-Player-/251192280431?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_MiniDisc_Players_Recorders&hash=item3a7c3a056f alas, no remote

It is the war down there in Apple TV owners'house

Now I would prefer to buy phamcu's deck Sony MDS-JA333ES gold close to your price. I just wait my next MD buying fever.

http://cgi.ebay.fr/sony-MDS-JA555ES-JA-555ES-champagne-gold-high-end-minidisc-mini-disc-md-nr-mint-/140892122105?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_MiniDisc_Players_Recorders&hash=item20cdd32bf9#ht_500wt_1202 starting price 1£

big question...

If you can send an optical signal from your any digital source to the MD (except those which forbid any digital copy, meaning that the Apple TV box must do it). Once you have connected the signal to the deck coaxial or toslink digital entry, just push Record without any MD inside the deck. "-DA" will appear on the screen then the deck will convert the signal to the two analog RCA.

still miss the one I miss in Vietnam for 210$ years ago http://cgi.ebay.fr/SONY-HI-MD-MINIDISC-PLAYER-MZ-EH1-/221159405130?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item337e20b64a

look at the minidisc.org equipment browser... and the FAQ's

Buy a cheap deck instead