bratt Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Has anyone here used a HHB pro minidisc blank?I was just wondering whether they are as good as they say they are?http://www.hhb.co.uk/hhb/uk/products/detail.asp?ID=1478#They are £3.80 for 5 (and £6 postage - so you'd have to order a few to may it worth while)Cheers,Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueraja Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 (edited) bratt said: Has anyone here used a HHB pro minidisc blank?I was just wondering whether they are as good as they say they are?http://www.hhb.co.uk/hhb/uk/products/detail.asp?ID=1478#They are £3.80 for 5 (and £6 postage - so you'd have to order a few to may it worth while)Cheers,MikeI don't have any facts to back up what I'm about to say, but here is my editorial comment. Keep in mind I've heard similar views on the expen$ive "Monster Cable" versus less costly cable that apparently is of the same quality, just not the fluffy hype.• 80 min 59 sec professional audio MiniDiscYeah, ok, all 80min MDs do that• Block error rates 10 times lower than consumer mediaI've only experienced maybe 3 faulty MDs out of 300, and I don't even know if they were "block error" issues... so 10x lower says all of my discs would be perfect... nothing is perfect.• 1,000,000 read/write cycles When you've re-written one MD a million times, I'll BUY you another disc.• UV coating protects discsHow important it is to protect those already-protected in a plastic outer shell MDs?• Lubricating agent gives optimum contact with recording headI didn't realize we were lacking lubricant all this time... it's a MIRACLE!• Durable shell and foil shutter assemblyPossibly good argument, as there are many MDs out there with weak and flimsy shutters• Secure archival life in excess of 50 yearsCan be done with any MD... of course, good luck with sonic stage in the year 2057.Thanks for reading. Basically its like many high-brand expensive things... it is the IDEA you are paying for, and if you care to delude yourself into thinking you got some extra-special discs, then cheers and enjoy... I have some TDK PRO MDs and have that same warm, fuzzy feeling Edited October 15, 2007 by theblueraja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratt Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 I didn't think that £3.80 for 5 pro discs sounded all that expensive.What do you think a fair price is for a decent blank (or a pack of 5/10) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 I took a look at the 300 dpi pics , the Metal shutter seems to be a bit thicker than standard MD's , so the case may be built with not quite as Brittle of a plastic , or it is a polymer ( looks like it ) which would give better damping to vibrations . Sony has some pro MD's as well and those the the major differences , the Composition of the MD Disc itself is better layered . But again , it just depends on you . The Standard Sony Gold Premiums are pretty darn nice , and havent ever given me trouble. Maxells sometimes crap out , TDK's arent bad , but I do notice better transfers with the Sony's discs.http://www.discountdiscs.co.uk/Merchant2/m...gory_Code=blankThat is the Sony Pro blank ,.... Looks a LOT like the HHB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzilli Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Being the curious sort, I''m the kind of guy that might buy a pack of these just to see if there is a difference. Having said that, I use Sony Premium Gold discs almost exclusively. If you scoop for em, let us know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenert Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Guitarfxr said: Sony has some pro MD's as well and those the the major differences , the Composition of the MD Disc itself is better layered .How do you know this to be the case? I would be surprised if Sony makes a different disc for the pro MDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 grenert said: How do you know this to be the case? I would be surprised if Sony makes a different disc for the pro MDs.dude I poste this just up above here , http://www.discountdiscs.co.uk/Merchant2/m...gory_Code=blankplus at Sony's Pro section you can find them in the Media sections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenert Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Guitarfxr said: dude I poste this just up above here , http://www.discountdiscs.co.uk/Merchant2/m...gory_Code=blankplus at Sony's Pro section you can find them in the Media sectionsNo, I _know_ that the discs exist. You claimed the media disc itself was somehow formulated differently than non-pro discs ("better layered" you said). I have never seen any evidence that is the case. Do you have a source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 (edited) oh ok , I will look that up for you . cant do it today though.I could find the page dealing with the Sony Pro md's /??????? all I have seen is this PDFhttp://www.sony-asia.com/microsite/b2b/_me.../pro-md_pal.pdf Edited October 22, 2007 by Guitarfxr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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