truflip Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 ok.. ive researched enuf.. and i think my heads about to blow.. so forgive me if i bring something up thats already been covered.. plz kindly link me to that topic/thread if it happens... i read about the different brands.. sony, sharp, kenwood, panasonic and i guess i have a basic understanding of their ups n downs...however.. i like how sony has better aesthetics.. their hi-MD format and yea... btw.. if anyone can confirm of the other brands coming up with HI-MD soon.. i think i'll wait for a sharp HI-MD lolok so the MD will be used for recording half the time.. prolly most of the time... my gf sings and i would like for her to be able to record her self... karaoke.. special performances.. and stuff... (i'll upload a sample song as soon as i get an MD n u guys be d judge.. lol) anyway... so yea.. im gonna need an MD with great recording capabilities... and sounds as good as possible...id also like something with atleast a decent aesthetic.. or looks simple.. and has great playback quality.. hmm wut else... oh yea.. decent battery life.. i guess anything more than 25hrs will do me fine.. though its a portable.. i wont be treating it as a portable.. prolly gonna be recharging every night or somehting neway cuz i go home at the end of the day... please splur out all ur suggestions.. and advices.. thanks so much in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Briefly:Forget about recorders before Hi-MD: for fidelity, disc capacity and computer uploading, Hi-MD is the only game in town, and Sony is the only manufacturer while it lasts. Look at the Browser tab on the www.minidisc.org home page and compare the features and photos. Playback quality is not a problem with any of the Hi-MD's, but no matter what model you get, the headphones are trash--replace them to hear what the unit is actually putting out. Some people like the digital amps in the more expensive models; some find them harsh and unnecessary. Personally I think the best value of all is MZ-NHF800 or MZ-NH700, but they're a year old and getting harder to find. NH1 looks the coolest and is the least practical: short battery life with no easy replacement (not a problem for you if you're recharging nightly) and custom USB cord that you'd better not lose. Aesthetics are up to you--RH10 looks impressive with its lit-up built-in display, but that shiny surface is going to scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truflip Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 "forget bout recorders before hi-md" will do..now im looking at the first gen hi-md: mz-nh900and the mzrh10 from japan...with no concern to looks.. which of these two are better for my purposes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 The 900 is built better, if you deal with Mac's the 10 is better, actually pretty good since it comes with mic's.I love my MZ-NH1, should have a new one very soon, mp3's don't figure much in my life, so I tend to gravitate to 1st generation. Don't be swayed by people who put the NH1 down for battery etc. Battery life is no problem, and once you have seen and used one, nothing else comes close, 900 comes closest.Bottom line you will be very happy with what you get just be sure to use SS3.2Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truflip Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 yea i downloaded SS3.2 works better than the SS2.0 the unit came with... i bought the NH900.. however.. after reading the post about MD format being discontinued.. im somewhat discouraged and thinking of returning this for a sony mp3 walkman.. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 You're not going to be able to record with an MP3 walkman. MD isn't going to disappear instantaneously, even if it's never updated. Be nice to your NH900 and it will last until there's a new small portable PCM recording format. The MD blanks should be sold for a good long time, and if for some reason they're not, you can always upload from them, burn to CDs and reuse the MDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truflip Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 You're not going to be able to record with an MP3 walkman. yea i thot about that.. but i also thought, if they DO cut off MDs. they must be coming out with something else.. soo i thot i could jus wait for that... but yea.. well thanx for all the recommendatoins n advices.. i stil have the NH900.. still comtemplating about it though lolbtw. i kno this is a MD forum.. but do u guys kno by any chance if Sony Mp3 Walkmans sound as good as MDs? i mean the playback of music.. im looking at the sony mp3s.. and they are atrac3 capable (since ppl say atrac makes an mp3 sounds better... i geared towards sony walkmans) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 ^^^^the thing about atrac making MP3 sound better is only really applicable to the 2nd gen HiMD's as they have crippled MP3 playback (the higher frequencies are less present) but transcoding from MP3->atrac (or from any lossy codec to another lossy codec) actually leads to less audio quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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