PhilippeC

Then what is the right price for a HBB "to go" ? As those second hand professionnal units are still expensive if they work well, I think that it is better to buy a deck with optical out for recording in real time either to the PC or another MD unit. Then a portable unit, the MZ-RH1... IF you have a collection of old Mds (to upload) or even an basic Hi-MD unit if only because you have a collection of Hi-MDs blank discs. I have two Hi-MD units (MZ-RH900 & MZ-RH1) but sadly as they have both problem with buttons or the jog lever, I have difficulties to enter the menu (anyway my choice has been fixed a long time ago) so I need to use a remote control (but still cannot enter menu with it, why Sony did not think of that as it would have spare the buttons or the jog lever mechanisms ?). I am happy then can both still listen MD discs and record them. Also sadly I have found like some other members here, a guy - Jim Hoggarth - in England who can repair a lot of MD portable units but only not even NetMD units ! http://cgi.ebay.co.u...#ht_1660wt_1139 . So except for MZ-RH1 / MZ-R200 , just keep in mind that will be difficult to find a guy to repair your unit for cheap or free (garanty). In Vietnam I notice that there is NO MORE Hi-MD units to sell, NEVER a HI-MD disc to sell and very few MDLP units compare to SP only units. Meaning that a huge majority of MD units (portables, decks and boomboxes) are SP only. A good reason for me to come back and stay to SP & MDLP format. If I buy a new portable unit, that will be a type S one not a Hi-MD except a read only one like the MZ-EH1. Thanks

I can buy a Hi-MD unit here http://cgi.ebay.fr/enregistreur-minidisc-Hi-MD-/280587894984?pt=FR_LC_TV_Son_Home_Cinema_Aisle_Product_Domain&hash=item41545780c8#ht_500wt_1156 http://cgi.ebay.fr/SONY-MD-WALKMAN-MZ-RH1-ENREGISTREUR-Hi-MD-/180588137356?pt=FR_LC_TV_Son_Home_Cinema_Audio_Portable_Radio_Baladeurs&hash=item2a0be44b8c#ht_909wt_1137

I also would like to get a portable pro unit as you want. Like I was, after some portable Hi-MD units. But thinking of that. The sound is different meaning portable compare to... deck. I do not mean all deck, I do not know. But decks have more surprising sound. Completely more powefull. I will not forget my MDS-B5 sound when I first listen to it. This was my first deck and it was strange as being in Vietnam make me things about MD a little bit diffferent from others experiences from this forum. About portable units, ALL my Hi-MDs units got problems. As I discover that in Vietnam it is far more easier to find SP then perhaps MDLP units, I try to forget Hi-MD format (very few meaning less than 10 are on national market now) . No way to find or buy a Hi-MD disk. So easy for the basic MD format... which will be the winner here. So I can concluded I can forget Hi-MDs for me as I am far away from repairing areas here in Vietnam. Notice it is absolutely right to say that they can ONLY repair a lot of thing OLD - hundreds of vintage audio you can find in vietnam - in audio stuff... but notice that the more you are looking for MDLP/Hi-MD generation units, be care full of the service after. World in beautifull for SOME old vintage in Vietnam, not for a as-wide-as you can imagine range of it, sadly. As a lover, think to get a MZ-RH1 AND a good deck, you will be happy. Getting a professionnal stuff could be good BUT as for my experience this kind of stuff is at the END of his life. Loosing my money but having an surprising sound experience. This "experience" completely make me get off from portables to to decks world as I am more at home than outside.

Hi Yousif, Hope you are real... Look like a troll story but I was glad anyway to read it all. You have right now a similar auction in France : http://cgi.ebay.fr/Marantz-PMD-650-magneto-numerique-portatif-a-Mini-Disc-/150516855797?pt=FR_YO_InstrumentsMusique_DJSONOSTUDIO_DJ_Sono_Studio&hash=item230b80f3f5#ht_500wt_1156 HHB MDP500 or Marantz are kind of MD recorders which are SP only, nor MDLP, not Hi-MD. The best you can do if portable unit is important with Hi-MD inside is MZ-RH1 / MZ-M200 which are still manufactured by Sony. There is no Hi-MD deck also, except some Onkyo bookshelves on japan market. All others are SP only or SP/MDLP. For decks, you can go there : http://forums.sonyinsider.com/index.php?/topic/24831-100-md-decks-for-sale-france/ UK (often with UK only postage) and german eBay offer more choice than french one. I do not practice other european eBay markets. There are many others sources like audiophile forums.

I don't know why but when I receive a reply via my personnal e-mail then click to reach this post, I cannot read it.... I must send a PM to the member who reply to me.

I found a vietnamese guy in HCMC selling a Yamaha MDX-M5 - I suppose that one has a similar remote - but he did not answer to my SMS phone request. http://www.toitim.net/toitim-ban-ampli-md-victor-yamaha-theo-dan-mini-hang-ngon-tphcm-2715717.html

Onkyo 2321 silver http://forums.sonyinsider.com/index.php?/topic/26025-deck-onkyo-2321-silver/ Onkyo 2321 black http://forums.sonyinsider.com/index.php?/topic/26026-deck-onkyo-2321-black/ Onkyo 2511 black http://forums.sonyinsider.com/index.php?/topic/26024-deck-onkyo-2511/ Onkyo 2521 silver http://forums.sonyinsider.com/index.php?/topic/26028-deck-onkyo-2521-silver/ Onkyo 2521 black http://forums.sonyinsider.com/index.php?/topic/26027-deck-onkyo-2521-black/

ONKYO MD 2521 Silver Mint condition 150

ONKYO MD 2521 Black Mint condition 150

ONKYO MD 2321 Black Mint condition 100

ONKYO MD 2321 Silver Mint condition 100

ONKYO MD 2511 Black Mint condition 120

Onkyo decks pictures and price will be available in the classifieds section before the end the weekend. As usual price will be in Euro, same parity en US$ (mean 1 euro = 1 $) for non european forum members.

Qualities like Rarity and long life that a reader portable have make you sale go fast.

I am not interested but $200 for the NH700, is not that a little expensive ? EH930 is at a very correct price as I am srill so sorry not having bought a EH1 for $210 I saw in a vietnamese shop two years ago.

Spirou, I send you a PM

knalle, I send you a PM

Hi everybody, Pierre is now available for any request. I am right now sending him a message for the decks pending since august for Thatguy TomKruhs knalle Spirou014 who have been very patient ! if I forget somebody just remind me please

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As my MDS-B5 deck still run quite all my MDs in a 5 minutes TOC reading loop my Cyrus Dad-3 CD player (20 years old) does not read anymore CD, I decide not to repair but to buy on vietnamese second hand market a complete MD/CD Tuner Onkyo FR-SX7 (http://www.minidisc.org/part_Onkyo_FR-SX7+L-X7.html) for 65$. I found a shop with a huge choice for these kinds of MD combo systems (even several 3MD to 5MD charger ones). The sound is good but much better when I connect the analog TP out it on my Cyrus IIIi amplifier + Tannoy R1 loudspeakers. I will test also optical out one day. Let's rock again !

Gumsticks are around 10$ here in Vietnam. But they become rare as it is done for a "old technology". I got 4 of them... As you said darencouch I gave up also on HiMD units but for another reason : it is quite impossible now to find one HiMD unit in Vietnam. At least, there a lot of boomboxes and bookshelves, and a few decks. ALL SP / MDLP.

Thank you Jimma...

http://cgi.ebay.com/MiniDisc-Blank-Collection-Top-Name-Brands-New-/220663417935?pt=BI_Blank_Media&hash=item3360908c4f#ht_6343wt_1137

Pierre is still busy with his relocation. Let us say that I will give you an answer in one or two weeks.

Hi bobt Here in Vietnam I never see a seconh hand MDS-JB980 or JE780 as it has the same power supply. It is quite impossible to find a "recent" deck, except in Son Ha audio shop, http://www.audiosonha.com/dau-ghi-md---cd---dvd-230/sony-231/sony/ , where there is a "new" MDS-JE480 for 420$ (sic). No idea if it has the same power supply.