stussyking Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 hi there, i would like to know abt hi-md sound quality playback.which of the hi-mds have the best sound rendering ?considering .. digital amp vs analog amp.. gen 1 v gen 2 v gen 2.5 vs gen 3..i need as much as opinions as i can get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathenmagic Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Hello there,I have a MZNHF-800 and an MZ-RH1, the first model being 1st gen I believe - could be wrong. I find the MZ-RH1 just wins through the brilliance of sounds you can hear on it. I suppose this is because of the digital amp on the RH1, which the 800 doesn't have. I can only comment on these two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stussyking Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 upz..anybody else ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 I personally prefer the RH1 / NH900 (same HD digital amp) slightly over the RH10 (digital amp IIRC) but I really think that the biggets difference between the amps lies in battery concumption and not in sound differences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stussyking Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 thk i think i'll be getting the nh900.. anything i will miss out compared to the RH-1 ? other than direct mp3 playback ? esp Sound Quality wise..how about recording wise n playback wise ?esp particular abt the line in/outs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 (edited) Personally I dislike the NH900. I had one and sold it after trying it for a while. For recording, it has the PAUSE and STOP button on two sides of the SAME rocker button, a surpassingly idiotic design choice. So when you're recording stealthily, in the dark, etc., you could accidentally STOP your recording and lose all your settings. The RH1 saves your recording settings: all you have to do is push Record and you've already got Manual Volume Control and your last volume setting. RH900 reverts to Auto Gain Control, which is no good for music. Also, the NH900 has an unlit display behind smoked plastic. And you'll have to tape shut the battery latch to keep it from opening in your pocket. Other people have also reported that the buttons start malfunctioning after some use. As far as I know, the Line In/Outs are the same. The Line-in jack accepts a miniplug or optical; Line-Out is a menu switch going through the headphone jack. And of course, the RH1 will upload standard MD recordings and the NH900 will not. Edited September 12, 2006 by A440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sector001 Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Personally I dislike the NH900. I had one and sold it after trying it for a while. For recording, it has the PAUSE and STOP button on two sides of the SAME rocker button, a surpassingly idiotic design choice. So when you're recording stealthily, in the dark, etc., you could accidentally STOP your recording and lose all your settings. The RH1 saves your recording settings: all you have to do is push Record and you've already got Manual Volume Control and your last volume setting. RH900 reverts to Auto Gain Control, which is no good for music. Also, the NH900 has an unlit display behind smoked plastic. And you'll have to tape shut the battery latch to keep it from opening in your pocket. Other people have also reported that the buttons start malfunctioning after some use. As far as I know, the Line In/Outs are the same. The Line-in jack accepts a miniplug or optical; Line-Out is a menu switch going through the headphone jack. And of course, the RH1 will upload standard MD recordings and the NH900 will not.i have the NH900 and i love the HD digital amp on it. i have not stopped using it since i gotten it. i do agree with u about the pause/stop button...stupid design...but it dont bother me too much since i dont use it for stealth recording. and also the LCD screen on the unit is not backlit....other than that i prefer the NH900 over my former NHF800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stussyking Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 RH1 is indeed better. heard abt the unlit problems but the jog dial is a new one for me.I use it to record lectures , thats not stealth rite ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bland10000 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 ...the biggest difference between the amps lies in battery concumption and not in sound differencesThe difference between the analog amps, used in units up to 2002, and the digital amps, used in units after the analog amp, is the amount of electricity it draws. The difference between the digital amp and the hd-digital amp has to do with sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 I use it to record lectures , thats not stealth rite ?Depends... are you secretly recording? I guess you could always make it more exciting and stealthily record even when theres no need to be stealthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stussyking Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 lol .. nice one . i think i'll be looked upon as more suspicious. if u get wat i mean.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milomind Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Personally, I have a bit of a deaf ear to the differences in digital, and HD digitally amplified sound, but there is a difference in frequency response. You have to look at the components that make up the path from the signal to the DAC(Digital to Analog Converter) in order to judge whether or not it is true digital - In short: the HDamp has a microprocessor and instructions to process the signal without an analog conversion until it reaches the headphones/line out. A digital amp has a digital signal processor too, but with one or more analog conversions before it reaches the headphone/line out, and analog is without digital signal processing at the amp, but may originate from a digital source(like a CD player).(Ham handed explanation, I know)All of this is a bit overplayed by audiophiles looking to justify an expensive purchase of quality hardware, and for simple one-upmanship. All the MD Walkmans sound really good with quality earphones plugged in them, regardless of amp type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmp64 Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 (edited) Personally, I have a bit of a deaf ear to the differences in digital, and HD digitally amplified sound, but there is a difference in frequency response. You have to look at the components that make up the path from the signal to the DAC(Digital to Analog Converter) in order to judge whether or not it is true digital - In short: the HDamp has a microprocessor and instructions to process the signal without an analog conversion until it reaches the headphones/line out. A digital amp has a digital signal processor too, but with one or more analog conversions before it reaches the headphone/line out, and analog is without digital signal processing at the amp, but may originate from a digital source(like a CD player).(Ham handed explanation, I know)All of this is a bit overplayed by audiophiles looking to justify an expensive purchase of quality hardware, and for simple one-upmanship. All the MD Walkmans sound really good with quality earphones plugged in them, regardless of amp type.I've been reading different explanations of HD vs. "standard" digital vs. analog for years - and I think yours is the most interesting I've seen. Thanks. Edited September 17, 2006 by mmp64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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