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I'm really bad understanding technology. I do have the impression that ATRAC will sound better than MP3, just knowing Sony. I tried ripping and burning CDs using Windows Media Lossless and SonicStage Lossless and Sony's quality was far superior. I heard Apple iPods and found them unbearable. I never used MP3s since I never purchased any songs online. I'd rather have the CD. I am perplexed, though, why Sony's new NW-E005 flash player that uses ATRAC sounds worse than my MZ NF610. Also, in New York, the only MDs available are the MZ RH910 and MZ RH1 online at Sony's website. Even the Sony store doesn't carry minidiscs anymore. Does the RH1 require a remote to see the Artist/Album/Song title? I never use remotes. Finally, do you know the difference between ATRAC and ATRAC Lossless on SonicStage? Which is better?

Very funny! I'm a jazz guitarist, so I was using the old MD to record live performances but found out that it didn't upload into the computer to burn CDs! However the recordings came out quite well, and I may not need the additional functionality for better recording quality. I also use the MD to listen to music while traveling. Virtually all of my music are in CDs (I'm picky about sound). Aside from impressing the ladies, is the playback sound quality that much better to justify the price when tranferring CDs to the MD? The Sony 2 gig MP3 Player does impress the ladies, but so far, I'm not impressed by the sound quality.

I own a MZ NF610 Net MD, but am considering purchasing a new HD Minidisk, either the MZ-RH910 or the MZ-RH1. I recently purchased the Sony NW-E005 MP3 Player and noticed under the exact settings in SonicStage for copying and transferring CDs, the MZ NF610 Net MD sounded better. Is there a reason (for example, writing to a disk sounds better than storing data on flash memory)? The MP3 Player is convenient, but I'd rather have better sound quality. Secondly, does anyone know what are the significant differences between the MZ-RH910 and the MZ-RH1 that would justify the difference in price?