:smile: Hi, this is the first time i've owned an MD player and have had it since xmas and i must say was pleasantly surprised at the sound quality that this little box produces. I do have an excellent ear when listening to sounds & on using this device, bass aint bad & is deep when using the sony headfones frequency response ranging from 6 - 23000hz that is what gives you that LF bass whilst maintaining the mid and soft top notes, wins my ears everytime. :grin:
But however it does lack sound volume which is a pity.
But i will say there is an option for the listener that does not like soft rich deep bass, Use the headfones that comes with the Net MD. Ok the bass is not there as much and it does sound a lot sharper in sound as the standard headfones are more mid to high end frequency response & this is better for the louder ear preference i guess both are very clear sounding in different ways.
At the end of the day ( my preference ) downloading a cd through an optic cable off of a cd recorder or hi-fi is by far the best sound you will get ok hardly no songs on disk but who cares Mini Discs are cheap enuff so why sacrifice sound quality for quantity.
As for ipod and other mp3 players i've yet to hear one so i cannot comment about that in my opinion however i am looking for a player of superior sound quality with more volume which i must say is the only flaw in the MD but hey i spose you can't have it all.