aeriyn

What you need is a thingus called a "format converter" which takes S/PDIF Coax and converts it into TOSlink optical. Check around the 'net... you might find one for a good price.

View your posts is merely an extension to the Search feature that searches the forums for all posts made by you.

Well, your friendly neighborhood moderator Cori lives right in the path of the "biggest storm to hit Alabama, ever." Yeah. Should get about 70+ mph winds tomorrow and the next day. Hopefully this estimate is high, and that my power won't go out. I'd die of computer withdrawl. :laugh: So, if I vanish and stop being helpful for a few days, know that my power got knocked out and I'm driving around looking at all the destruction. Might take some pictures. *runs to frantically charge up gumstick batteries*

If you didn't record in linear PCM on the device, your test is useless, since the ATRAC DSP is compressing the data and altering the waveform. If you did record PCM... than... this is definitely not good.

That's actually not a real wonderful idea either... Li-Ion batteries don't take well to being stored (several months) with a full charge. The battery would oxidize and no longer function. That, however, is not nearly as bad as empty Li-Ions... the lithium can plate in the battery and possibly explode. Overcharging Li-Ions can also make them explode, which is why all Li-Ion batteries are "smart" batteries, i.e. the charger won't charge past a certain voltage. NiMH simply charge for a set time period.

Hey! I was the one who mentioned decoding the MP3s to .wav! :laugh:

Have you tried converting .wavs to ATRAC rather than MP3 to ATRAC? See if you have the same problem when you do this. It could be MP3s that SonicStage does not like.

Moving to proper forum...

The N1 is actually pretty awful. The infamous "blankdisc" and recording problems, of course, as well as poor build quality and poor ergonomics... ... the last good MD unit Sony made was the R900.

Audacity is a free program and I've heard from various people that it does work for the wave-capture via USB. http://audacity.sourceforge.net

:happy: Sony LIP-4WM Lithium Ion Electric Battery

No. NH1 can only charge via the stand. I'm beginning to think that "Sony" is Japanese for "short-sighted."

I want one of those DR77s. The next best thing I can do is let other people share in the Auvi love. :happy:

Well, I don't know the number of tracks since that's totally relative to the track lengths. I do know that with Standard MD you get a bit under two and a half hours of Hi-SP audio, and with Hi-MD you get about seven-ish hours.

Easy as pie! The Sharp MD-DR77. No contest. An upgraded version of the DR7 with added features, it has all the wonderful sound of the Sharp Auvi 1-bit amp as well as many useful recording features. It's quite a bit chunkier than newer Sony units (I think around 17mm thick rather than 13mm), but Sharp doesn't sacrifice sound quality for size. It is also built like a freaking tank... the only other modern unit I've seen halfway as tough was my R900, may it rest in peace. It uses normal gumstick batteries and has an external battery pack, so powering the unit won't be a problem. It does not have NetMD, but pfft... you can't record in true SP mode via SonicStage anyhow. This unit has many useful features for recording, including remembering record mode settings (SP stereo, SP mono, LP2 or LP4) and a record-start button on the remote. How cool is that! The unit itself has a large 3-line display for monitoring recording levels which is why I place this above my favorite NetMD unit (the DR80, which has no displays at all on the main unit). You can get this unit at Audiocubes. It is a Japan-only model, but pfft... that doesn't stop us. Somewhat pricey, but if you want recording and good listening all in one unit, this is the way to go. Sharp MD-DR77 Auvi 1-Bit MiniDisc Recorder

In that situation, yeah I see how MD would be superior, IF you were prone to violently flailing around and tossing your iPod through the air... :laugh:

When transcoding, it's always better to start with the least amount of loss as possible. When you transcode from 256kbps MP3 to Hi-SP, it's going to throw away exactly as much information as it does when you rip directly from CD to Hi-SP. However, with MP3, information has already been thrown away, so you get double the artifacts for the same low, low price. So if you absolutely have to transcode, it's better to do it with higher-bitrate files. Also, Joint Stereo, if done in the m/s method, is lossless. Intensity stereo, however, is not. You want to fix the volume of all your MP3s to a certain rate, losslessly? Well, I have a nifty little program for you. MP3Gain Sets the gain (not peak level normalization, which is not lossless) of all your MP3s to an even level. Oh, and you're welcome. :laugh:

A winner is you. As far as I knew, SonicStage did not allow you to transfer PCM tracks. Pfft. Are you saying the iPod isn't manly enough? :laugh: Maybe not a pink one... IMHO, iPod Mini's looks own the NH600D. I seriously can't stand that thing. I just don't see dropping over $100 on any digital audio player entirely made of plastic.

You're most welcome. While I definitely appreciate a thank you for all the information I've dug out of my poor brain, you really should put the thank you in the proper forum. :laugh: Don't worry... I moved it for you. :happy:

I'm saying rip it twice. :laugh: Time-consuming but it pays off. Use Simple Burner and SonicStage doesn't leave crap all over your HDD.

Go with the D66 eggos if you like circum-aural type headphones. They have a short cord too, and sound quite nice. They are under $100. If you prefer in-ear types, then you're a bit more limited. The Sony MDR-EX71SL isn't that wonderful, the bass is quite bloated but they are definitely loud enough on Sony portables. The best under $100 in-ear 'phones I've found are the Shure E2cs, which generally run about $90ish. Various e-tailers sell them. I bought my pair from B&H Photo. They do not have short cords, though, so using them with a remote isn't all that easy or comfortable.

What I tend to do with CDs that I own (not counting the ones that got stolen out of my car), is I will rip the CDs to MP3 320kbps CBR since I don't have the hard drive space for too many FLACs, and 320kbps is plenty small enough not to totally fill up my hard drive. 320kbps MP3 > ATRAC3+ 256kbps shouldn't be TOO bad, but CD > ATRAC3+ 256kbps would be a whole lot better. No transcoding involved.

Well, I don't see why you would load all your music onto an iPod and not also leave it on your hard drive... That just doesn't make sense to me. While I record SP-mode MDs for the moment, that doesn't mean I delete the MP3s and FLACs off my hard drive.

Actually it will be much better if you use SonicStage or MD Simple Burner to rip directly from CD > ATRAC3+, since ripping into WMP is compressing it as MP3 or WMA.

Sony has a gumstick charger BC-7HT that is around 30USD.