maia Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Hi there.I currently have a MZ-R700 and the MDS-JE480 deck.I have a lot of albums and I have most of them already in mp3 format in my PC.The best albums I will be recording real time from the CD through optical (the old skool way, I think it is best).Now, I want all the other albums copied over to MD faster than real time.I'm looking at used portable devices to do the job. I'm not sure if I should go the NetMD way or the Hi-MD way since these cannot be played on Sony decks.What is my best bet here? The job for this portable is exclusively downloader, I do not care for Mic input at all. I just want to copy my mp3 files fast.Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Hi there.I currently have a MZ-R700 and the MDS-JE480 deck.I have a lot of albums and I have most of them already in mp3 format in my PC.The best albums I will be recording real time from the CD through optical (the old skool way, I think it is best).Now, I want all the other albums copied over to MD faster than real time.I'm looking at used portable devices to do the job. I'm not sure if I should go the NetMD way or the Hi-MD way since these cannot be played on Sony decks.What is my best bet here? The job for this portable is exclusively downloader, I do not care for Mic input at all. I just want to copy my mp3 files fast.Thx Using Sonicstage to convert all your MP3s won't be super fast, but it'll work just fine. As for a great unit, I'd suggest a MZ-N510 since it can be had fairly cheaply and it's a nice unit overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maia Posted July 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Yeah, encoding takes time, though I can't be bothered recording them all in real time, thus the request for either NetMD or Hi-MD portables.I'll probably go the NetMD way though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Just remember that a HiMD can record in MDLP modes too. A NH600D would be a decent choice for a download only unit. A plus side is that it'll let you experiment with HiMD if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maia Posted July 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Just remember that a HiMD can record in MDLP modes too. A NH600D would be a decent choice for a download only unit. A plus side is that it'll let you experiment with HiMD if you want.Yeah, that's what I thought... Just use plain ol' 80/74 discs in LP2. I believe they won't record in SP faster than real time, am I right? And the same applies to NetMD units, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Yeah, that's what I thought... Just use plain ol' 80/74 discs in LP2. I believe they won't record in SP faster than real time, am I right? And the same applies to NetMD units, right? Correct, you can't put music on an MD in true-SP in any other way than by using an optical or analog cable into your Line-in jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maia Posted July 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Correct, you can't put music on an MD in true-SP in any other way than by using an optical or analog cable into your Line-in jack.Well, thank you. If I can find a 600D for a good price I'll jump on it, though I'm heading to NetMD units. I could probably get a N10 or N910 for the same price or cheaper and have the better quality. Or just go the cheap way, a N510 would do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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