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Street price of 650 .....what did you give for them ??? That is some serious head candy .

Just a simple upgrade Huh ???? wow .......

Well said Tekdude

Actually within Japan they are talking 16,000 to be cut .......... Tough times indeed .

Those are funky cool huh !

of iPod users

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/08/pol...=rss_topstories Farewell , I have quite a number of polo's myself , My picture book of Guitar Repairs , was all done in Polo's , then sticky to some cool fiberous colored paper in a grid and Copied in Color at Kinko's , then Bound and covered . The Idea of Hands on , is now thoroughly a thing of the past ........

Update : All the new Sharp TV's are coming out with Blue Ray recorders BUILT IN Blue Ray Computers are out now , External Drives USB and Firewire are out now . I see TV ad's EVERY DAY , at least 6 times a day for the new Sharp TV 's Blue Ray built in . Some of the Panasonics are as well . It will be coming to the US soon .

I would like to add , The AKG K420's , that AKG just released , I went to Akihabara , and there s a Pro Audio shop in the very Back end and a Hidden part of Akiba , That deals JUST , I will say that again , JUST , as in ONLY ..... Headphones , Man , good grief there was some serious ear candy in there . I tried a few of the medium grade phones ( 300 - 700 dollars ) ( that was their MEDIUM grade ) and browsed some more , then came across these K420 @ 98 dollars 16 ohms , Ideal for Md Battery life , Extremely comfortable , cool color ( Denim ) and a short cable ?!?!?! someone was thinking here , the cable is the right length for Remotes . Most headgear has quite a Long cable for home usage , these are MADE for portables . They sounded VEry good as well , Of course I would expect that from AKG . http://www.akg.com/personal/K_420,pcatid,6...ow,gallery.html

maybe I should raise the price of the EH70 on my Garage sale ..........

Silver , stated in the Description now , thx for reminding me .

My Next Purchase as soon as I get the money http://www.akg.com/personal/K_420,pcatid,6...,_psmand,1.html 3D-Axis² (folding mechanism) Frequency range (Hz-kHz) 13-27 Input impedance (ohms) 32 Sensitivity (dB SPL/V) 125 Color Denim Headphones weight without cable (g) 105 Max. input power (mW) 30 99.99% oxygen-free cable (length in m) 1,0 Semi-open, dynamic headphones Suited for (SA)CD, DVD(A), DAT Best for MP3, CD, MD and PC/laptops

Shock Protection is 10 seconds (Yes it does have ASP) it just isnt as strong as more modern units Battery Life of MZ-E33 from manual , ( A Little less in real life but , it has a DC input , and is used as a Table top unit ) Battery Life Play NH-14WM Gumpack 7 hr NH-9WM Gumpack 6.5 hr NH-MDAA (AA form factor) 8 hr Alkaline AA x 1 9.5 hr

Just use the search function , and type USB Power , or Battery pack , or Solar and stuff should pop up , also at the bottom of the search pages , there are settings , for age of search and number of results , (Last 30 days is default , but try 1 year ) Have fun

Update : I have one working ....... It had to sit over night , after charging . I have it in the MZ-E33 Blue that is on the Garage sale post playing Pink Floyd ( at 6 am in the morning ........ ) The charging , may have to be done with their own brand of charger . I will look into that , but that is still troublesome for Md'ers if you cannot charge them in the unit . I just put one in the MZ-E800 and am charging it now , I will let it sit for a few hours , and see what happens . ( This is an unused one , opened a new package ) I think If you do buy these you should get a few , in case of hit and miss syndrome update charge light went out in only 5 minutes , which isnt good , that means that as soon as these get warm they shut down , which means that the charger for them would have to be a Trickle Charge temp controlled ,Pulse width modulation type . Which is the same as a Good Solar charger . The Panasonic charger output is 1.2 volts @ 700 ma's , The Sony Charger is 1.2 volts @ 1.2 amps the MD itself I am not sure of . Guess I have to go back to Akiba and get one of their chargers , and take it apart . The MZ-E33 Battery life is this Battery Life Play NH-14WM Gumpack 7 hr NH-9WM Gumpack 6.5 hr NH-MDAA (AA form factor) 8 hr 3 hr(Charge) Alkaline AA x 1 9.5 hr So far I am on the second disc now , Derek Trucks , at the second song the battery marker is down the half of 1 mark , a very thin line , and soon to drop off . .......... The Topland GMD 1400 , is rated 1300 ma's ........ not dissimilar to the Sony 1400 (1350 ma's ) so I should see at least 4 discs , full play , but I am only on the second , and the battery will die before this disc is thru . Charging in the MD will not work , Sony chargers will not work , Panasonic Maybe .... ( 700 ma's is less than 1C charge rate , but still ) I think the charger for these has to be a trickle type PWM , I am absolutely certain of it . Update Ok an interesting thing just happened , You tell me ....... Made it thru disc 2 , with just a Sliver ( I mean thin thin thin ) battery mark . Then it sat for 3 minutes while I got coffee , and looked for another disc , ...... In Goes new disc , *** ( I am TRYING to run it all the way down here) Kazu Matsui's :"Sign of the Snow Crane " Hit play ,........... and the Battery mark GAINED 1 and 1/2 notches , and is showing 1/4 full on the battery mark ??????? I could easily understand a Little gain (Voltage flux) but to go from empty to 25% ??????? Disc 3 Playing now Update Disc 4 , Jim Walker , Flight of the Dove , all the way thru , but now back down to a Sliver of Battery mark . Disc 5 is in ( a Jazz compilation) and just a sliver at the start of the disc . These things confirm my suspicion , a Fast charger will imbalance the cells in these batteries , then they have to sit and equalize , so a Trickle or slow type charge is what these batteries need More net searching netted me , this ...... Standard charge 137 ma's , quick charge 200 ma's , There it is folks , Trickle only .......... gotta get a charger , OK so I didnt waste 80 bucks , I just have to build or get the right charger , and all is good . Yet another update ( 6 hours later) I left and went to check my bank balances , and look at what Blanks were still available at Best Denki , came back , and hit play on the MZ-E33 again ( same battery ) and have a 1/4 mark on the display , so .......hmmm 6 discs , which is full rating on the E33 , ........... Ok I might have been hasty in harshly judging these ( I am unfamiliar with the Prismatic type of NiMH ) and unlike the Sony's these will not charge well on a Rapid charge , but they do take a full charge , and they do Last , 6 discs in an MZ-E33 is pretty good . So I will revise my statement at the Garage Sale .

@scratman , thx for the link , good info , and correct info , I am aware of how to charge batteries ( I Lived off of Solar exclusively for years) but for the people who buy MD's from me , and arent inclined to "Build stuff" this isnt so good , I bought these to go into my "Garage Sale" items , because I wanted to give those who bought from me a Brand New , battery ( some of these MD Players/Recorders are quite old, as are their batteries as well) but that page is bookmarked , and I have a bunch of the wall type NiMH chargers (Sony's and Pana's ) I think I will take one apart and make a Slow Solar charger out of it a few small 1.5 volt 400 ma solar panels , and bingo Gumsticks in the Sun . @sector , I will call the guy I bought them from , what I did notice , is that there was a separate charger from this company for these batteries. But , I used Sony wall chargers , charged inside the MD , used a Panasonic charger , I tried 6 different chargers with the same results . on Brand new Batteries .................. not good

I went to Akihabara , and bought 10 at 800 yen a pop I am out 80 bucks well not "OUT " but , they Must be trickle charged or Cell imbalance will happen , the SONY NiMH charger is way to fast , charging right at 1C , and the Batteries get hot and shut down . I have a Panasonic that charges at .5C and pulses the charge (instead of steady stream) and it seems to be working . These will not charge IN the MD Units themselves properly , so a separate charger must be used . AT 500 ma 1.2 volts or even less , slow charging with Pulse , then the cells will not be imbalanced . Topland 1400ma prismatic NiNH Blue and Orange case . I have checked the net for specs on other chargers and it seems I am right , the "Prismatics" are set at 700 ma's or less charge rate here is one in the UK http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_rc103251.htm http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_rb103244.htm It appears they have the Battery for Older Kenwoods and Sharps as well , very cool http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc...03247.htm#equiv these are the thicker stick lithiums that were in the DMC-G7r and others ( I need a few of these)

Pre 2000 SP player and recorders are just that , "SP" or Standard Play mode , LP stands for Long Play ... and if a Player isnt made for it it just wont do it . The will Play SP mode only , IF for example you record in SP mode on the recorders you have , then they will play on the older unit , but discs you record in LP mode will not . Have a look at my "Garage Sale " for some older gear , http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?s=&am...st&p=138037

Updated Some pix up , and some ready for sale , Have a lot more to go thru but no time . PM me if your interested in something I also have a bunch of Sharp,standard and Auvi , Charging stands if I know what model you have and you need a stand let me know .

WOW , but those are rare , they arent produced anymore , and the fact they are sealed and new , is a big deal .

How about a car adapter for your portable ?

That info is reserved for the adults ,

I just came from Akihabara , looking for GP gumsticks for MD's NOTHING , Not 1 GP gumstick , I found a different brand but theye were 800 yen apiece . and , these are also the last of the bunch . I had a Long ( over an hour) discussion with the vender , and he informed me that GP no longer makes these . as well SOny and Panasonic have stopped production . He said there may be manufacture elsewhere , meaning China or EUROPE , But in japan they are done . He said he could sell me the few boxes he has left , and if buying by the Box , he would drop the price to 700 yen per stick ( 35,000 yen per box) 50 in a box.

ROTF Sounds like you already are Married !!!!