help with first minidisc

[aidanjansen]

hey all

i dont know why but recently ive got an urge to go and get me a minidisc.

Ive fond a brandnew MZ N10 still in its box for $50AUD, thats about $47 USD ish.

IS this a good price/good Net MD. imnot interested in HiMD yet.

Plus can someone tell me the ways to record onto this MD, how many minutes i can get out of SP, LP2, LP4 etc

Sorry for the noob question.

thanks

[Strungup]

http://minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-N10.html

klik that , it will tell you a lot about the N10

[aidanjansen]

http://minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-N10.html

klik that , it will tell you a lot about the N10

but is it worth my time?

[A440]

but is it worth my time?

That depends on what you want to use it for.

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The price is very low. Maybe it's a bargain....but maybe not.

Here's the important thing about the N10, from the browser link you could have clicked yourself:

USB and charging connections are made through the docking stand only.

If the seller is not selling the dock with it, you have a very pretty paperweight. New in the box is good--but make sure all the parts are in the box. Also, even if the dock is included, the battery is built in. I don't know if it's replaceable, and that's an old unit, so you would have to get a guarantee from the seller that it will hold a charge.

As with other MD recorders, you can record through an external stereo microphone (not included) or a stereo line-in jack (from a source like a CD player or an audio mixer), both stereo minijacks (same connection as your headphone plug). SP is the length of the disc, 74 or 80 minutes. LP2 is 2x the length of the disc. LP4...well, you figure that out. You'll need to get discs somewhere, too.

You won't be able to upload the recordings off the disc with any NetMD unit, other than recording them out of the headphone jack.

Just my opinion, but there are now smaller, more convenient and higher-capacity music players and more convenient solid-state recorders available than there were when the N10 was made. Hi-MD is a different story, since you can upload the recordings. But to me, NetMD is pretty much obsolete. At that price, though, the N10 is a nice toy, assuming it works.

Edited August 25, 2008 by A440

[aidanjansen]

That depends on what you want to use it for.

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The price is very low. Maybe it's a bargain....but maybe not.

Here's the important thing about the N10, from the browser link you could have clicked yourself:

USB and charging connections are made through the docking stand only.

If the seller is not selling the dock with it, you have a very pretty paperweight. New in the box is good--but make sure all the parts are in the box. Also, even if the dock is included, the battery is built in. I don't know if it's replaceable, and that's an old unit, so you would have to get a guarantee from the seller that it will hold a charge.

As with other MD recorders, you can record through an external stereo microphone (not included) or a stereo line-in jack (from a source like a CD player or an audio mixer), both stereo minijacks (same connection as your headphone plug). SP is the length of the disc, 74 or 80 minutes. LP2 is 2x the length of the disc. LP4...well, you figure that out. You'll need to get discs somewhere, too.

You won't be able to upload the recordings off the disc with any NetMD unit, other than recording them out of the headphone jack.

Just my opinion, but there are now smaller, more convenient and higher-capacity music players and more convenient solid-state recorders available than there were when the N10 was made. Hi-MD is a different story, since you can upload the recordings. But to me, NetMD is pretty much obsolete. At that price, though, the N10 is a nice toy, assuming it works.

yer it comes with everything included in the box, dock, cables, extra batt pack etc.

full working order too.

and i did click the link, i just think personal opionions are usually better than a specs page, so theres no need to be rude mate.

[sinus]

yer it comes with everything included in the box, dock, cables, extra batt pack etc.

full working order too.

and i did click the link, i just think personal opionions are usually better than a specs page, so theres no need to be rude mate.

rude? Did I miss something?

[aidanjansen]

That depends on what you want to use it for.

-----------

The price is very low. Maybe it's a bargain....but maybe not.

Here's the important thing about the N10, from the browser link you could have clicked yourself:

USB and charging connections are made through the docking stand only.

If the seller is not selling the dock with it, you have a very pretty paperweight. New in the box is good--but make sure all the parts are in the box. Also, even if the dock is included, the battery is built in. I don't know if it's replaceable, and that's an old unit, so you would have to get a guarantee from the seller that it will hold a charge.

As with other MD recorders, you can record through an external stereo microphone (not included) or a stereo line-in jack (from a source like a CD player or an audio mixer), both stereo minijacks (same connection as your headphone plug). SP is the length of the disc, 74 or 80 minutes. LP2 is 2x the length of the disc. LP4...well, you figure that out. You'll need to get discs somewhere, too.

You won't be able to upload the recordings off the disc with any NetMD unit, other than recording them out of the headphone jack.

Just my opinion, but there are now smaller, more convenient and higher-capacity music players and more convenient solid-state recorders available than there were when the N10 was made. Hi-MD is a different story, since you can upload the recordings. But to me, NetMD is pretty much obsolete. At that price, though, the N10 is a nice toy, assuming it works.

[Strungup]

yer it comes with everything included in the box, dock, cables, extra batt pack etc.

full working order too.

and i did click the link, i just think personal opionions are usually better than a specs page, so theres no need to be rude mate.

Ahh I get you now your Aussie arent you , Just a communication pattern , Specs on Sony stuff , are fairly accurate , even a bit conservative on the older stuff , they were understated . The Newer stuff tends to get blown out of proportion , so I know where your coming from .

No Worries mate

[aidanjansen]

yer thats cool. doesnt really matter anyway.

so i ended up getting it, thought it was a bit of a steal after checking ebay and amazon. started recording all my stuff in SP real time. the sound quality is just amazing.

best $50 ive spent in a while.

O and yer i am aussie, there many other aussies here? there seem to be quite a lot of us snapping up MD's online from what ive seen.

[sfbp]

Yup, as remarked in many places, SP is basically broadcast quality.

Once you get Sonic Stage up, you will find that for Headphone listening, LP2 (with your Type-S playback in the N10) is great. Just not a format to record or save things in. Good to copy music you have in high quality to MD, but it's not an archival format.

[aidanjansen]

i cant see sonic stage getting up anytime soon, im running a macbook. HAHA

But i dont realy mind i can just record line in in LP2 cant i?

would you recomend keeping the sony headphones or using my sennheisers?

[sinus]

i cant see sonic stage getting up anytime soon, im running a macbook. HAHA

But i dont realy mind i can just record line in in LP2 cant i?

would you recomend keeping the sony headphones or using my sennheisers?

sony mdr-cd5000 or sennheiser hd650? ^^

[sfbp]

But i dont realy mind i can just record line in in LP2 cant i?

I personally wouldn't bother, stick to SP. You need to do some tests, but even digital in may not sound that great. I think SS probably does the best job of coding (before it ever gets to the MD).

[sinus]

MDR-SA5000

omg, how embarrasing!!! :-[

[Kardon]

Sony Qualia 010

[Strungup]

i cant see sonic stage getting up anytime soon, im running a macbook. HAHA

But i dont realy mind i can just record line in in LP2 cant i?

would you recomend keeping the sony headphones or using my sennheisers?

Macbook , Final Vinyl is now a freebie for Mac , also Audacity , and several others I can give you links to some cool stuff for your Mac .

PM me

Macbook Pro C2D