Md-recorder In Combination With Md-player?

[raymand]

Hi,

I used to have a MZ-N1, but after two years, it's broken. When I want to play an MD, it 'hangs' and can't read the MD.

So I decides to buy the new MZ-RH10. But I'm afraid that after two years, I would have the same problems or perhaps something bad might happen.

So I was thinking of combining a MD-recorder with a MD-player. The MD-player I use it to take it with me. I would like to use the recorder to only transfer songs, so I could leave it at home, safely.

What do you think of that? Is it a good idea to combine those 2 units?

Edited May 15, 2005 by raymand

[Ishiyoshi]

Many of us have at least two portable units; one being a portable recorder and the other being a portable player. A combination of both devices will definitely help prolong the optical block of the RH10. In fact, I am planning to acquire either the EH1 or EH930 to complement my current Hi-MD devices - the RH10 and NH1.

[Michael1980]

Hell yes but there is a problem. There are no MP3 compatible players out there (unless it has been released when I have been away).

I am a MDLP user myself with some cheap recorders and Sharp Auvi, Type-S Sony players and would not have it any other way.

[A440]

There are no MP3 compatible players out there

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Michael is right about that situation, but if you have old MDs to play back and are used to transferring things with SonicStage, it's not a major thing.

Get a NH600 if you can find one and a NH600D (which doesn't have line-in recording) if you can't find the NH600. You can pick up the NH600D for under $90 on Ebay, new in the box, if you're a little patient.

I have a NHF800 that I use for live recording, and a NH600D that I use for everything else (including uploading the live recordings I make). Like you, I decided it's silly to wear out the expensive recorder when all you need is a player.

[raymand]

Hell yes but there is a problem. There are no MP3 compatible players out there (unless it has been released when I have been away).

I am a MDLP user myself with some cheap recorders and Sharp Auvi, Type-S Sony players and would not have it any other way.

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ow, that's a very bad thing. But I guess it will be released in the few months...? I'm wondering, as a MD-player, are there many differences between the different models?

[A440]

For Hi-MD, there are only two or three downloaders (players for MDs or music downloaded from PC) : the DH10, which is expensive because it's also a camera, and the NH600 and NH600D. The NH600D only downloads from the PC; the NH600 downloads from the PC and also does line-in recording.

There are older players, but they don't handle Hi-MD formats.

By the way, if you do have MP3s on your computer, SonicStage will convert them to ATRAC for minidisc use. There's a slight quality loss, but unless you're starting with low-rate mp3s it's tolerable.