bonzo71

The gain control is usable, it is adjustable in 15 increments-kinda like the 30 increments for MD. The level meter is small, but no smaller than on any of other md's(mz-s1, nhf800). There is a separate meter for the left and right channel and the level can be adjusted on the fly. Older units (like mine) require an easy firmware upgrade to have the recording level meter. In general, the green back-lit display is very easy to read. The Jukebox 1 has headphone out, line-out, and usb 1.1. I believe the Jukebox 3 offers usb 2 and fire-wire. The usb 1.1 can be a bit slow when uploading large amounts of data.

Here is the sample: Flac>WAV>CDR>Denon DN600F>JB1(powered with AA batteries)Line-In( gain=0 boost=off)>PC(uploaded with notmad exlorer)>FLAC http://rapidshare.com/files/17723596/Origi...0030_.flac.html Hope this helps.

I've heard others comment about the a/d conversion quality of the jb3 not being equal to MD, but to my ears it sounds fine. If you want, post a wav(or flac) file and I'll burn it on a cd and transfer it using the line-in on the JB1 then upload to my pc and repost. I've got a fairly good cd player..Denon DN600F. Could the hdd have and effect on the line-in quality? Maybe this is another benefit of the hdd being removed?

Nomad Jukebox 1: Pros: 1. 6+ hours of wav recording via line-in with battery 2. total cost $92 ($30 for unit on ebay, $5 for ide/flash adaptor and $37 for a 4gb compact flash card on newegg and $20 for Energizer rechargeable AA's) 3. Runs cool/no moving parts 4. plenty of units on ebay-very few bids Cons: 1. Splits wav's at 15 minutes (but they can be seamlessly connected-data NOT missing) 2. Line-in is not digital-in Nomad Jukebox 3: Pros: 1. Line-in is digital-In 2. 6 hours of wav recording with batteries 3. Records in 3 hour chunks Cons: 1. Price.. $200++ ($118 for new batteries and $100 for the unit) 2. Only source for new batteries is ebay..one seller 3. Hdd will be years old 4. Very few used units for sale

I was checking out the nomadness.net forum for Creative audio players and saw where someone had taken the hard drive out of a Nomad Jukebox 1 and replaced it with a compact flash drive. I thought I would give it a shot and it turned out to be a nice recording device. The Nomad Jukebox 1 records in wav at 48khz/16, 44.1/16, 32khz/16 as well as some lower quality setting (all wav) into a line-in with adjustable gain setting/recording meters(with updated firmware). It uses 4 AA's and has a nice back-lit display. With its original hard drive the battery life is not sufficient for long recordings, but with the compact flash drive and some new ni-mh batteries I was able to record 6.5 hours and still have plenty of battery life to spare. Compact flash memory is getting very cheap-around $40 for 4gb(6+ hours on recording in 44.1khz/16bit wav. Used Jukebox 1's usually go for under $40 on ebay. The only weird thing about the Jukebox 1 is that is records in 15 minute chunks. There is NO lost data between the chunks, but you must have an audio editing program to link them back together. If you buy one, make sure to get one with an AC adaptor-the firmware/OS will no reload without it.. Here are some links with more details: http://www.nomadness.net/modules.php?name=...pic&t=17587 http://nomadness.net/modules.php?name=Foru...pic&t=19825

http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=11254 This project can be built for under $10. Popular question lately ..

The mod is supposed to increase the spl capacity of the cap-I also believe that is will reduce the caps sensitivity(which it seems to have done in your case). I only moded mine because I wanted to do everything possible to avoid another overloaded recording. I recorded a Cheap Trick show in November(about 7 feet from stage) and the bass level was very high, but still the moded caps with a battery box held up.

I had a hard time finding the wm-61-seem to be sold out. Digikey had tons of the wm-63. Digikey has the specs for both if you want to compare. Here are a couple links to the mod (which is used to increase the max spl limit of the capsule): http://www.vikash.info/audio/measurement_mic/ http://www.linkwitzlab.com/images/graphics/microph2.gif (just use top two diagrams)

The backlit display on the mz-s1 is great. I can easily see it-even when the recorder is at pocket level. I picked up my first md unit(mz-r70) when my wm-d3 cassette recorder died. I was very disappointed to learn that it did not have a backlit display. Resold it on ebay. Used mz-s1's typically go cheap ($30 to $35 shipped). A great deal because it has atrac-r, backlit display, and is built to take a beating-even water resistant. I'm seeing many used old md and net-md units sell for double the price of an mz-s1. Is the mz-s1 the ugly duckling of md?

Huge thank you to this forum! Here is a sample of a recording I made back in November-Brian Setzer Trio.. My whole setup cost about $50 including the recorder(used on ebay): WM-63(Linkwitz Mod)>Battery Box(Simple DIY with 9volt 1.1mfd cap)>Sony MZ-S1. I love my mz-s1. It is a tank and has that cool orange backlit display. briansetzertrionov302006.mp3

That was exactly what I needed! Thanks.. Just picked up a new mc35elk for under $9 usd.

Thanks, but that remote costs more than the price I paid for the recorder. I understand the cheaper RM-MC35ELK will not show the level meters or start recording, but can it at least change the recorder from auto to manual levels and set the recording level?

I just won a mz-nhf800 on ebay (fairly cheap $76), but it does not have a remote. I would like to pick up a replacement remote on e-bay, but I'm not sure which remote will work.. I do not need the remote that has the radio function. I would like it to do the following: 1. backlit 2. Be able to pause and resume live recording. Any ideas?

I've just heard a Pearl Jam show taped with an Apex 162 mic. The sound quality was very nice. You can purchase that mic on Amazon for $20. The Pearl Jam show is available on thetradersden.com if you want to sample it.

I know.. but trust me it's a lightyear ahead of my wm-d3. Concerts coming up on 5/28-going to try some a couple things-maybe one way with opening act and another for the main act. It's Pearl Jam so I won't have to worry about getting caught. Maybe someday I can upgrade to hi-md, but for now this is what I have to work with.

greenmachine, You're correct the mz-r70 does not have a high/low sensitivity selection. I'm going to consider a battery box. Might even take the $11 risk and try the one I've given a link to. If it works well, I'll report back. If it doesn't, I'll go with your plans. A440, I getting ready to record a concert in a couple weeks. I was testing my mics by playing my stereo as high as it would go-just to see how it would turn out. I can't create concert volume levels, but it's close. I'm getting bass distortion at high volume levels. I've an old sony PC-62 stereo mic that came with the -WMD3. It does not pic up low frequecies-so it's very difficult to bass overload-might just stick with that and EQ some bass in after the fact. Thanks again for your help!

New here, but I've taped a few shows with my old/not so trusty wm-d3. It finally gave out and I've picked up a chepo mz-r70 on ebay($40 with shipping 100% working). I've been doing some test recording at home using greenmachines mic and a volume attenuator. Even with fairly modest recording levels I still think I'm getting a good amount of bass distortion. Would it be better to skip the mic input and go with the line-in and a batterybox? I've seen this mic amplifier cable http://www.musicworksgroup.com/catalog/ape...ord-p-1779.html and it seems like it might work similar to greenmachines batterybox. Plus it's only $11!