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Isnt an ipod touch 2G with LOD and amp sounding better than a Hi-MD? I used to be a MD fan, owning MD's from the MZ-R900 to the MZ-NH1 although frankly itouch 2G + LOD + amp > MZ-NH1 ? The NH1 has a very low noisefloor, but the treble doesn't appear to be natural on the NH1, sort of over-accentuated. Its still a great device, but I think its come to the point where changing discs isn't as convenient as loading up a few gigs of ALAC on a single device.

No it will not. You get roughly 305mb when a standard MD is formatted into a Hi-MD Disc. All of this info is on the minidisc.org page, you just need to read up on it. (AKA.. don't be lazy XD ) http://www.minidisc.org/hi-md_faq.html#_q87

I'm not sure if they have a website or not. But If you look over at head-fi, I'm sure they'd be more than happy to fill you in about them. =) Edit: here it is... http://www.head-direct.com/index.php?optio...detail&id=1

Ahh... finally! Thanks a bunch for that, time to chew some of my Hi-MDs up! >=]

lol, on the contrary, China has YUIN who remarkably makes the best earbuds in the world. The YUIN PK1, you need to try those someday. =D Audio Technica comes second I guess with their ATH-CM7Ti.

Well, a good set of headphones will make a 132kbps sound "better" (You may find more bass, crisper treble etc) but you'll also introduce artifacting and other details you didn't know was there (particularly dominant in lower bitrates). And in most cases, you'll find that the artifacting and other bad defects make the song sound worse. Again, it really depends on how you like your music. =P I myself really couldn't stand anything below 192, but 256kbps is my set standard for atrac3plus. Speaking of bitrates, does anyone know if Sonicstage can write linearPCM to the Hi-MD?

Sony needs to cater for more flavours. =D The older generation of MD's were great, they had megabass. Why they moved away from it is beyond me.

ahh well i gues i could do that.. didnt really want to fork out for another gumstick though =P

I see.... amazing to see how that USB cable is capable of regulating voltages I guess that scraps my idea of an ext battery case, Because sometimes i require more battery life for extended recording sessions.

I've noticed that the NH1 can only be charged using the cradle, but the device seems to be USB powered. I own one of those AAA battery packs with the USB port (used to power ipods and mp3 players). I was wondering if i could use the supplied USB cable for my NH1, plug it into the AAA battery pack and then into my NH1. I am unsure though as to whether this will kill my NH1 or not (ideally it shouldn't as USB has a universal voltage of 5V). If i can use this battery pack and still have full functionality of my NH1 that would be great.

Now all we need is an equaliser hack for the NH1 and the 1st gen Hi-MD will be complete. >=]

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Yes i've tried lowering all the frequencies, although the freq. response graph it displays a stronger bass placement, audibly, the bass just isn't present enough. I've had better success by raising the 100Hz frequency and lowering the 250Hz one notch to give tighter bass. (+3, -1, 0, 0, +1, +1 [Tested using: Audio Technica CM7Ti / Alessandro MS-2] ) If it were possible to increase a 60Hz freq through the equaliser the bass quantity should be improved significantly (It doesn't do much justice for sound quality but it does make the music more enjoyable as 60Hz gives more of a BOOM and a deeper bass sensation). You'll notice that the famous MP3 player companies (excluding ipod) do include a 60-70hz region in their 5-band equalisers, Meizu M6 incorporates a 60Hz in their 10-band EQ, iaudio uses 63Hz in their 5-band. So that's why a low-mid bass frequency is needed in Sony's 6-band EQ =P

Err... fix the 6band EQ? I own an NH1 and would like the modify the EQ frequencies (replace the 100hz with 60hz) is that possible?

Unfortunately, Both my MZ-r500 and MZ-R900 have worn out. But yes you are right in a way, because it was not only the laser power but the direct-drive mechanism that actually stuffed too. They still work, but they skip frequently, and in the case of my R900. it refuses to play a disk until I take it out and put it in multiple times.

I'm wanting to pick up a 2nd NH1 online, although its going to be second hand. I was just worried about the laser power of these portable devices, does the laser power become much weaker after being stored (and used frequently) for 2 years? I just don't want the bugger dying out on me in its 3rd year. (With the hi-md units released in 2004, i'd assume the australian nh1's are also manufactured in 2004?) Thanks in Advance.

hmm.. a shame that EH1 isn't for sale on audiocubes anymore. The E730 battery life is something i'd like, 111 hours with AA + gumstick. + its got HD digital amp. But not too sure, the design doesn't really catch my eye I'm throwing between the E10 and EH70 at the moment. Can't seem to resist the E10's beauty lol

Just a few things i need cleared up first. MZ-E10, does this player utilise the Type-S DSP? or does it use Type-R? The mz-e730 looks alright, but i'm wondering about the thickness of this compared to the e10. As for the EH70, its a hi-md player.. but i'll be playing mostly legacy MDLP discs on it. So.. in terms of sound quality, which player would sound better? (bearing in mind e10 has a digital amp and e730 and eh70 both feature a HD digital amp). Thanks in advance.

Audio Technica CK7

Settle for nothing less than a sennheiser mx400/500 I think you should go for the Sony MDR-E888 or the Audiotechnica CM7 Earbuds

Gee, it doesn't look bad at all! I'm used to that external battery case as i've always used it with my MZR-900 (great MDLP recorder and still works). Again, thanks heaps for taking your time to take great shots of the EH70, much appreciated. Speaking of which, i think its time to jump onto audiocubes and order myself a brand new hi-md player Edit: But before i do, i have to buy my Audio-Technica EW9 clip-ons first =)

could you post pics of your EH70 with the attached AA battery case? I just want to see how it will look before buying it. Thanks!

i guess i could..... thx for the input guys =)

Aww... can't i have both? I notice that my amp is able to produce clearer sound compared to my mp3 player, but i dunno.. if the HD digital amp is able to reproduce something similar to my headroom amp then i'd be happy. I guess the only way to find out is by trying it out.

How much bass does it add? I know its a subjective matter, but just a general idea of how much bass it adds would be great.