Thinking About Buying A Player...

[Bananatree]

I'm thinking about getting a Japanese player only unit and I was wondering if anyone had one for sale perhaps. Also, if you have a nice Sub $100 USD MDLP recorder with a remote and AC adapter that is Non-Sony

I'm looking for MDLP compatible, gumstick compatible, coming with a charger or AC adapter that can charge, and a LCD remote.

All of those things are NEEDED, somethings that will make me pay/want more:

Auvi 1-bit (anything with a 1-bit actually)

Pink, White or Orange and White in Color

Non-Sony

In the Box

Panasonic

Has a Dock

Has a Speaker dock

Ones I will definitely consider the following

http://minidisc.org/part_Panasonic_SJ-MJ17+MJ18.html (One of the Japanese art ones)

http://minidisc.org/part_Panasonic_SJ-MJ50.html

http://minidisc.org/part_Panasonic_SJ-MJ90.html

http://minidisc.org/part_Panasonic_SJ-MJ10.html

http://minidisc.org/part_Kenwood_DMC-S55+S77.html

http://minidisc.org/part_Kenwood_DMC-S33.html

http://minidisc.org/part_Kenwood_DMC-Q35.html

http://minidisc.org/part_Aiwa_AM-PX3.html

And any Sharp that meet my needs, (like the DS5)

[atrain]

i just sold my sj-mj50. very pretty, speaker dock & can be had quite cheap on ebay, a fair bit under your limit new i think. the panasonics do have a very odd soundstage though, very prominent mids/vocals. nice build quality tho.

[Bananatree]

mj50's for under 100 USD eh? I'll keep my eyes open

[D-EJ915]

If you ever want a white E90 just let me know.

[matheis]

i've owned many brands and models of md equipment, so just a note to you regarding some of the players/features you mention...

the speakers on charging stands are not very good (i'm being generous here, too)

panasonic has a nice eq for "brighter" music but doesn't pack much punch when it comes to powering higher impedance headphones

sharp is my second favorite in terms of sound quality but gets used the most

kenwood is my favorite in terms of sound quality, however they have a few quirks that drove me away (like when you pause, there is no auto shut-off so it stays on forever - so you think you'll hit stop to kick in the auto shut-off but then playback starts back at the beginning of the song you were on - not at the point you stopped at like every other brand) (or like it gave me read errors on md's that my sony, sharp, and pana's could read just fine) - but in terms of pure sound quality, they kick ass!!!

if it were me, i'd think of picking up the ds8 that audiocubes has for ~$170 usd right now. i owned one for quite awhile. it's pretty darn small, sounds good, is a sharp looking player (pun intended), and you'll get a one-year warranty (if something goes wrong, send it to audiocubes and they'll get it fixed or repaired for you).

later

nikolaus

[Bananatree]

Thanks Niko,

I've got my eye on a Ds8, but I still want to get me hand on a nice Pana if I can.. The speakers are a gimmick that I highly favour because I rarely fall prey to gimmicks, and in this case I want to.

Update: Will also entertain offers on a Panasonic MR220

[D-EJ915]

Oh, "bananatree", I think the guy on www.gadgets-online.com has the MJ50 for sale for like 140 bucks or something, maybe less.

[matheis]

oh yeah, i stand corrected about panas having weaker output than the other units. after a bit of research, it turns out that pana just quotes their output with odd specs. so, when you see 2.5mW x2 channels, it's actually 2.5mW per channel at 50ohms. sony quotes their output as 5mW per channel at 16ohms and sharp at 5mW per channel at 32ohms. so, pana is actually around 5mW per channel at 25ohms, putting it in between sony and sharp in output power.

and, i had the mr220 for awhile. it was a pretty cool unit! i liked the slider the remote needed some work, though! the non-mdlp mr200 was a nice unit, as well - and had the cool slider. i preferred the remote from that unit! the background behind the lcd screen pulled inside the unit when the remote is placed in the hold mode, leaving the lcd screen see-through!!! i think i saw a mr200 and mr220 on e-bay this morning, and they had some time left on them. i doubt they'll get too high in price.

i was outbid in the last couple of hours for a pana mj75 last night sold for a whopping $50 and included 15mds. hope the person who snagged it has a recorded and recharger, as the unit doesn't actually charge the battery - you need a separate charger or another md unit.

later

nikolaus

Thanks Niko,

I've got my eye on a Ds8, but I still want to get me hand on a nice Pana if I can.. The speakers are a gimmick that I highly favour because I rarely fall prey to gimmicks, and in this case I want to.

Update: Will also entertain offers on a Panasonic MR220

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[atrain]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...ssPageName=WDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...ssPageName=WD2V

i picked one up for 70quid new last year in a store in the uk