craftech Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 I just got a new Mz-NH900 and copied a CD onto it to test it. The following settings were used: After charging the internal battery and attaching the dry cell, the AC adapter was used for power. A regular 80 minute MD was recorded using the default Hi-SP mode. A second 80 minute MD was tested using MD mode in SP stereo. The supplied Optical Cable was used from optical output of CD player to optical input of MZ-NH900. AGC was used for the recording. I tried playing back both minidiscs through the cheap headphones and then through a $150 set of headphones. With the volume at 30 it wasn't very loud. Not like a portable CD player for example. Then I hooked it up to my stereo system and A-B tested it against the original CD. The playback level of the original CD was much louder than either MD. My question is, is this normal? And if so, why do you guys like this format? Secondly, would analog output from the CD player yield better results? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twine Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 When you use your Hi-MD on the stero system you have to change in the option "headphone" to "analog output", then you will have the same loudness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftech Posted December 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Thanks for the response Twine. The MZ-NH900 does not have that option. It does have "Useful/Audio Out" where you can switch from headphone output to line output. I tried that, but could hear no significant difference in output volume. Both were too low compared to the original CD. I tried an older MZ-R37 for comparison (boy were those well built compared to the newer ones), and the results were the same. The output was too low when using the optical cable for recording. I guess I will try an analog patch cord and manual levels and after that straight PCM on the 1GB disc. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 John, where abouts in the world are you located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftech Posted December 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Hi Kurisu, I am located in the New York City area. I do primarily videography and thought this format would be a decent backup audio source. My kids are all musicians as well. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Hrm, I was asking as some models in Europe are capped, but this is not relevant since you live in NYC. I find it hard to believe that 30/30 isn't loud enough for you, as I can't even ascend past 20-25ish without discomfort. Are you sure that the headphones are plugged in all the way? What are the $150 headphones you mention? Have you tried ripping a track with Sonicstage in Hi-SP to see if there is any difference? Something is clearly wrong in your configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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