mini-doug

Thanks Majestic, Any thoughts about where to find the best prices on decks?

Okay... I followed your link to the web page about Winnetmd. This sounds pretty handy (time savings, etc.) but do I need a NetMD capable portable or deck to use this? I currently only have a "standard" MD portable. So if I'm going to have to buy another MD unit, this quote from the Winnetmd web page is very interesting, "If you have a NetMD deck, optical digital recording is possible, too." Then I could have it both ways!?! I also did some searching and found some interesting stuff here: Minidisc Community Forum Index -> General Format-Related Discussions -> Live Recording -> No digital out at all? It is from Jan/Feb 2003. Users Mystyler and optimistic-pessimist were discussing their uses of a MD deck with digital out to transfer to the digital in on their soundcards. So kurisu or A440, do you have suggestions about where to buy a (new or used) deck with digital out (and optionally NetMD capable)?

Okay, I'll search... I think. I'm new here and not very adept at navigating the message board / threads / search facilities, etc. Will a search peruse the entire forum, a single thread, or other? Is there a help page, maybe under FAQ, which will instruct me in the basics of Forum Navigation? And more specifically... if you've "seen it discussed quite a bit", could you offer me a search pattern which would take me to such discussions straight away? Thanks!

kurisu, Have you done a digital transfer from a MD deck to a PC soundcard which supports digital-in? If so, which equipment did you use?

Also, a reivew of the Chaintech AV-710 said this, "Audiophiles will want to look to other products but for most the Chaintech AV-710 delivers really good audio for the price." I wonder what they're "giving up" that would cause audiophiles to search elsewhere? I was looking at the M-Audio Audiophile 2496 PCI card. It seems to have really good specs and looks like it can be had for about $150.

Okay, here they come... First off, does the Chaintech AV-710 support digitial-in? I just Google'd it and saw that it is spec'd with a digital out, but didn't see the in.

Hello kurisu, I am really new here (my first post / question). Anyway, like steve77, I also have a lot of source material I have recorded live onto a "standard", i.e, "old", Sony MD Walkman. I have "transferred" some of my recordings to my PC using the analog method (headphone out jack on MD Walkman to line/mic in jack on PC soundcard). But I would really rather avoid the additional D/A and A/D conversions by doing a digital transfer. Have you done this yourself? If so (or maybe even "if not") I have some questions (okay, quite a few questions) I'd like to shoot across your bow... Would you like me to post them here? Or take it offline? Thanks, mini-doug