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  1. When I import some mp3 tracks into Sonicstage 4.3 and then try to convert and concurrently put those tracks on an Hi-MD disc in Hi-LP (using a NH-900, NH-1, whatever) SonicStage almost immediately crashes.

    Can't Sonicstage handle vbr files? If so, what would be the best bet for a temporary, in-between conversion that keeps the tag info?

  2. I find ripping CD's into ATRAC Lossless (352) is about the best compromise since it preserves space on the computer, can be converted (Losslessly) to PCM, and is the fastest way from lossless to 352 which is what I use when transferring to HI-MD.

    It's not so much "Space Preserving" since it includes both a (compressed) lossless as well as a 352 kbps lossy part in the Atrac Lossless file...

  3. Since you're in Europe you also have the MZ-NH600 (not MZ-NH600D) as a cheaper choice, but only if you have a self-powered microphone since the NH600 only has a line in and no mic in. I paid around £35 last year for mine.

  4. MiniDisc Canada has lowered their price to CDN$199 (~US$172).

    Thanks for the info - I can just say "Eeek!" about Eek Technology's business ethics, giving me a total price for a DH10P including shipping to Sweden and when I accepted that they said they couldn't accept it...

    Very easy to order/pay at Minidisc Canada using PayPal :D

  5. I have a Sony Ericsson P900, which is a couple of years older technology than the W900 with max 128MB MS Duo. A DVD shrunk to fit into 128MB isn't any good, but the better quality option (taking around 150-200MB depending on movie length) is surprisingly good. Also the sound in the earphones. I have watched several DVD movies on it, no fatigue, even subtitles were clearly readable.

    I had no sync issues whatsoever, however P900 uses a different format (though there may be mpeg4 hidden inside anyway).

  6. No, I haven't heard that it has changed. Having ATRAC Lossless (at least if it's the same as in 3.3) is similar to having one FLAC version and one lossy ATRAC3+ version of the song, the positive difference is only that you have one file for each song instead of two.

    If it was just a bug that should be corrected the lossy part of the file would be useless. The lossless part would then be used both for playback on computer and to convert from when transfering to Minidisc. The only reason for taking up the extra storage would be if you often transfer/erase because you have very few discs, if you want to have the same bitrate as already the lossy part is encoded into it could be transfered without any conversion at transfer time.

  7. Just tried the stripping of tags prior to and after transferring... (Transferred mp3 as-is to RH10)

    Noticed that the file size is slightly less after the transfer, and the header is moved... Therefore, obviously the MD5 and CRC32 values are changed.

    Before Transfer:

    Size: 11526811 bytes

    Header found at: 1040 bytes

    Length: 480 seconds

    MPEG 1.0 layer 3

    192kbit, 18411 frames

    44100Hz Stereo

    CRCs: No

    Copyrighted: No

    Original: No

    Emphasis: None

    After Transfer:

    Size: 11525643 bytes

    Header found at: 0 bytes

    Length: 480 seconds

    MPEG 1.0 layer 3

    192kbit, 18411 frames

    44100Hz Stereo

    CRCs: No

    Copyrighted: No

    Original: No

    Emphasis: None

    You could always try to re-transfer the same tracks (the one's you re-upped, not the originals :)) one more time and check if they will change somewhat every time or only after the first transfer

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