Bigmoe88 Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I have a MZ-S1 with Digital Mega Bass on it, i am in love with the sound quality, i think its time for me to upgrade to hi-md, I really liked the rich and deep bass i get from the digital mega bass system, since they dont make md players with that feature anymore, and i was wondering if i will get the same sound quality from the Hi-MD Players with the 6-band equalizer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 No, but you can use a trick to lower all bands (possibly with exception of 100Hz) one or two notches to gain deep bass that sounds not much unlike the megabass.Take a look at this thread if you can read and interpret frequency analyses:http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=13741 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony_Fan Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I have a MZ-S1 with Digital Mega Bass on it, i am in love with the sound quality, i think its time for me to upgrade to hi-md, I really liked the rich and deep bass i get from the digital mega bass system, since they dont make md players with that feature anymore, and i was wondering if i will get the same sound quality from the Hi-MD Players with the 6-band equalizer.Unfortunately the answer is No. The bass frequency is only 100hz, compared to megabass at 80hz or lower. My old MD player had stronger bass response with it's digital x-bass feature. Try these settings for 6-band eq: from left to right (3,1,0,0,1,3). The numbers represent how many notches up from neutral. The far left being the bass and the far right being the treble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skradgee Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Equalizer vs. MegaBass? All I can say is, you'll get used to it. Overall I'll take the EQ, but now that more sound settings are available, sometimes I'll change the settings around for awhile almost struggling to find just the right one. We're better off now though. Maybe Digital Mega Bass could be reintroduced as presets. It could make a come back in a 'retro' style unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Unfortunately the answer is No. The bass frequency is only 100hz, compared to megabass at 80hz or lower. My old MD player had stronger bass response with it's digital x-bass feature. Try these settings for 6-band eq: from left to right (3,1,0,0,1,3). The numbers represent how many notches up from neutral. The far left being the bass and the far right being the treble. chris g, just follow the link in greenmachine's thread and you'll know why the eq-setting you suggest won't sound anything like the old MegaBass setting... he also explains the best way to raise the deep bass (by lowering all other bands a notch or two) and proves all of this with frequency analysisonce you learn about the limitations of the SOny eq and how to overcome them ( thanks greenm.) I'd go for eq > MB anyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmoe88 Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 i don't know how to read the graphs, soo can anyone tell me an equalizer setting that would be most closest to MegaBass set to from left to right (like how many notches up or down). thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony_Fan Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 chris g, just follow the link in greenmachine's thread and you'll know why the eq-setting you suggest won't sound anything like the old MegaBass setting... he also explains the best way to raise the deep bass (by lowering all other bands a notch or two) and proves all of this with frequency analysisonce you learn about the limitations of the SOny eq and how to overcome them ( thanks greenm.) I'd go for eq > MB anydayMy settings provide the best sound for me without sacrificing the volume of the sound. Lowering the settings, lowers the overall volume. I could adjust my settings to give me a sound similar to mega-bass, but I would have to raise the volume. I'm already disappointed with the volume power on the RH10, so i don't need to raise it more than it already is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 i don't know how to read the graphs, soo can anyone tell me an equalizer setting that would be most closest to MegaBass set to from left to right (like how many notches up or down). thankswell, set all bands to -1 and listen, then set all bands to -2 and listen again... play around with it, but remember that lowering everything raises bass (but evidently lowers overall volume)I can't really compare to 'megabass', but try -1/-2/-2/-2/-2/-2 (left->right) this should give a rich and deep basswithout sacrificing the volume of the sound. Lowering the settings, lowers the overall volume. I could adjust my settings to give me a sound similar to mega-bass, but I would have to raise the volume. I'm already disappointed with the volume power on the RH10, so i don't need to raise it more than it already is.Of course ChrisG, you should use what you're comfortable with... but what phones are you using... I have a Euro-version of the NH900 (which was crippled so volume wouldn't increase above 25/30) I did hack it so it could drive my big Sennheiser phones, but still they do sound thinny with the NH900. I got myself some cheapish but decent in-ear phones (Panasonic RP-JE50 @ $25) and now I never have to raise the volume over 15-16/30 (with flat eq) and 19-20/30 (with the negative eq'ing from greenmachine)... IMHO, the problem isn't greenmachine's trick... you should get more efficient phones (or check your hearing if you already have efficient phones, as needing 30/30 for a bit of volume definitely isn't healthy IMHO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony_Fan Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 well, set all bands to -1 and listen, then set all bands to -2 and listen again... play around with it, but remember that lowering everything raises bass (but evidently lowers overall volume)I can't really compare to 'megabass', but try -1/-2/-2/-2/-2/-2 (left->right) this should give a rich and deep bassOf course ChrisG, you should use what you're comfortable with... but what phones are you using... I have a Euro-version of the NH900 (which was crippled so volume wouldn't increase above 25/30) I did hack it so it could drive my big Sennheiser phones, but still they do sound thinny with the NH900. I got myself some cheapish but decent in-ear phones (Panasonic RP-JE50 @ $25) and now I never have to raise the volume over 15-16/30 (with flat eq) and 19-20/30 (with the negative eq'ing from greenmachine)... IMHO, the problem isn't greenmachine's trick... you should get more efficient phones (or check your hearing if you already have efficient phones, as needing 30/30 for a bit of volume definitely isn't healthy IMHO)I'm using Sony MDR-E828, they're about $10 at Best Buy. Their actually a step up from the E808 that came with my RH10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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