Hey there!
I recently picked up a Sony MZ-N10 player to play around with, really enjoying it so far - but wondered if anyone here could set me straight on a few things.
Does anybody have any idea of how susceptible to moisture damage this unit is? It doesn't seem to have any info in the manual - obviously trying to protect it from rain etc. is a given, but if the unit is in my rucksack and gets damp is that likely to kill it quickly? Also at the same time, any idea about the water resistance of the remote part? Does that need to be kept absolutely dry or is clipping it to the inside of a hoodie pocket fine?
I am still waiting for the USB data sync cable to be delivered (the person who sold me the unit forgot to include it in the package) so currently am experimenting with doing recordings directly from audio source. Initially I was using some of the large stack of fairly old discs that came with the unit - but I kept having really odd issues recording, such as skipping, volume dropouts, random panning (suddenly all of the audio would be in one ear for a moment and then flip back to normal). I did a successful record in LP2 mode today with absolutely stunning audio quality (I was expecting a much more obvious drop in quality from that mode, to be honest) - the only difference to the previous records being that this was on a brand new minidisc. Are minidiscs particularly susceptible to degradation over time, or did I probably just strike a bit of bad luck and get a couple of dirty/damaged ones.
Another thing I wondered about is if the jog protection makes much of a difference while recording - one of the other things I tried on today's successful recordings was isolating it from my desk (I am quite heavy fingered when I type) - wondering if maybe the vibrations made a difference to the record before.
I had some other stuff to ask but it's slipped my mind now - thanks in advance for any advice/info you can provide!
Cheers
