brian geddes

Count me in SPMD only. I live in Scotland. International is ok. Anything that's got a tune from classical to rock.

For me MD is the best thing out. I use a full size unit as my main source playback/record in my Hi-fi system and also have a play only walkman. When I started my interest in music a hi-fi system was not complete with out a recording device. Reel to reel was the main recording source with a Revox as the ultimate. I kept to reel to reel and never bothered with cassette decks due to their inferior sound although latterly some examples were acceptable. When Minidisc came out it was, and still is a dream format. I have over a hundred discs of irreplaceable music. If Minidisc goes what do we have left for recording? Nothing or am I missing something? The other aspect is that Minidisc is used a lot in semi-professional and professional applications and there is very little that can replace its versatility. You will find the majority of artists who use a lot of different venues, I have experience of this on cruise ships UK and USA, use minidisc. Are there still going to decks made for professional use or is that out the window as well?