markkleijweg Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Hi everybody, maybe I can start by saying that this forum ROCKS, I already found tons of answers to most of my questions, just 1 left. It concerns the european Nh600, which I bought yesterday and am quite happy with,but...... The sound that comes from this gadget literally sucks compared to my old MZ-R90 which I've used until now. The quality is significantly lower (no richness whatsoever) and so is the volume. It also seems like the maximum volume is limited and when you reach a certain volume level in a song (for some that may be at vol.20 for others at vol.30) the player just won't go past it! As a result, you can up the volume all you like but generally when you go past 25 the actual volume just doesn't incease anymore :-(. I've messed around with the acoustic engine and upped the bass a bit, which helps the quality a bit but is also seems like it lowers the max. volume "threshold" as well. (I'll call it that for lack of knowledge of a better word).So my question is: Is this different on the more expensive models like the NH900 and the NH-1? Do they have more powerful outputs? Can I Hack the default output setting in the service menu and up it a bit?Thanks in advance for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Thank you for the compliments, I spend alot of time along with a few other members organizing faq's and the like to make sure that information is found quickly.Nonetheless, are you from Europe? Where was the unit purchased? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markkleijweg Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 I'm Dutch, and the unit was bought in a Dutch store, brand new for 50 euro's. Looks like it came from France, French is the first language on the box, manual etc. The shop was doing a stunt and I could hardly pass on an offer like that. Coming to think of it, I should have probably bought a couple more and sold them on ebay with profit . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethornley Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Hi everybody, maybe I can start by saying that this forum ROCKS, I already found tons of answers to most of my questions, just 1 left. It concerns the european Nh600, which I bought yesterday and am quite happy with,but...... The sound that comes from this gadget literally sucks compared to my old MZ-R90 which I've used until now. The quality is significantly lower (no richness whatsoever) and so is the volume. It also seems like the maximum volume is limited and when you reach a certain volume level in a song (for some that may be at vol.20 for others at vol.30) the player just won't go past it! As a result, you can up the volume all you like but generally when you go past 25 the actual volume just doesn't incease anymore :-(. I've messed around with the acoustic engine and upped the bass a bit, which helps the quality a bit but is also seems like it lowers the max. volume "threshold" as well. (I'll call it that for lack of knowledge of a better word).So my question is: Is this different on the more expensive models like the NH900 and the NH-1? Do they have more powerful outputs? Can I Hack the default output setting in the service menu and up it a bit?Thanks in advance for your help.←The NH600D has an Automatic Volume Limiter that can be toggled on or off in the menus. In terms of sound quality, I have an NF610 as well as the NH600D. I have compared the sound and have noticed no significant difference between the two. Try turning off the limiter and see if the extra power will help the sound quality.ET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 You'll need to hack the unit to fix the volume limitation on your unit; all European units are "capped" in the sense that they do NOT have the same output as other players because of French litigation. To fix it, do this [at your own risk, don't worry though it's been done by a few thousand people]:Set the "HOLD" switch on.While holding down the GROUP key, enter the key sequence:>>| >>| |<< |<< >>| |<< >>| |<< | | | |i.e. FF FF REW REW FF REW FF REW PAUSE PAUSE[FF = Fast Forward | REW = Rewind]Then press 'volume +', and then FF five times. Now to change the value after S just use 'volume +' to increase and 'volume -' to decrease the value to 25. Press pause to save, and then press stop until you get back to the first menu and remove the battery, start the unit normally and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markkleijweg Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Thanks very much, I'm going to try it straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markkleijweg Posted May 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 I'm not entirely sure which menu I should be under... is it: 4. MD1 or 5. HiMD1 ?Just making sure, I don't want to wreck my new toy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 This may help you: http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showt...indpost&p=43528 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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