BIGHMW Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) Dear Legions Of Warrior Nation™,Well folks, It has been a great ride, but officially upon taking role call on my Walkman count yesterday, I made it official, I have retired ("decommissioned" in military terms) my entire lineup of non-HD amp MD and Hi-MD Walkmen, with the exception of my 3 RH1's, which will continue to be used, although one at a time, starting with my first one I got from B&H Photo & Video back in July of 2007.This move was made mainly because I already own an arsenal of NW-HD5 Network Walkmen, those have been taking place of my earlier-retired MZ-NH700 Hi-MD Walkman as of earlier this year, and I enjoy having a unit whose rechargeable battery (removable and user-replaceable) lasts nearly twice as long as many of my AA-powered Hi-MD Units, in fact, it last up to 40 hours on a single charge. The HD5 carries the Sony flags of ATRAC and SonicStage support which flew from 1992 until 2007 (ATRAC from 1992-2007, and OpenMG/SonicStage from 2001-07), when both were unceremoniously dropped by Sony after YEARS of restrictive mismanagement.Also retired was my SRF-59 analog AM/FM Walkman, after just taking delivery on my imported SRF-M97 digital tuning AM/FM Walkman. Also, all of their supplied remotes, headphones. earbuds, and some other accessories were retired, and all are definitely worthy of a 21-gun salute for their great years of service.Not retired and kept in service was my Sony D-NE700 MP3/ATRAC CD Walkman (I own 2 of them, in silver), which is used in my AK47 CD/DVD "hustle bag", as part of my "try before you buy" setup, tandeming with a silver RM-MC33EL and MDR-V700DJ cans, which offers potential buyers (including YOU, the fans) the chance to listen to my music before they buy it... ON THE SPOT!!!As for their immediate future, they are all being kept in good, isolated, indoor climate-controlled storage, as the hope is that they will grow in resale value over time should the time ever come to. As for the home, car, and pro decks they will continue to be used, as MD is still a very formidable media for home and pro recording and for listening in my two VW's, my 1999 New Beetle GLS 2.0 (WarHorse) and my 1963 Transporter Kombi (PimpWagen), which are identically equipped with the MDX-C5970 deck and MDX-65 6 MD Changer, which will tandem with my HD5's and Connects2 ASONWHD001 Walkman interface, in which will be installed in the future months to come in both vehicles. Well Legions, I’ve gotta go now, as we are both currently watching ESPN Baseball Tonight, and also having dinner, so until next time, Peace Out, vote for Barack Obama and of course the Democrats, continue to show your defiance of The Fourth Reich (The Bush Administration), and keep the Faith where it belongs! The Legend™ himself,Ray Jackson“THE HEAVY METAL WARRIOR”®,(The Big H-M-DUB™), a.k.a.AK47™ (Tha Big 47) Edited September 3, 2008 by BIGHMW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinus Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 BIGHMW said: vote for Barack Obama and of course the Democrats, continue to show your defiance of The Fourth Reich (The Bush Administration), and keep the Faith where it belongs!you really think monsieur obama and his vice will make a difference? well, you're wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kyle Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 (edited) sinus said: you really think monsieur obama and his vice will make a difference? well, you're wrong.Not really going to involve in politics here but m'sieur obama reminds me of "Phony Tony" or Tony Blair who was George Bush's little pet poodle. He was a total disaster for the UK leaving us with "Gordon Clown" who is taking the whole country rapidly down the drain.From the outside BOTH candidates aren't very inspiring either . Neither seems to have any solutions to getting the Money markets (hence most of the West's economy) moving again -- Ah well I suppose it's time to learn Cantonese.Getting back to the MD's again good luck. Incidentally during the Beijimg Olympics quite a few reporters were still using MD recording equipment so plenty of life left in MD at the professional recording level..Cheers-K Edited September 4, 2008 by 1kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzilli Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Hang on to those MD's my friend. After all these years of Ipod madness, they still don't sound as good and its still about the sound isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted September 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 (edited) SourMilkMoon said: Hang on to those MD's my friend. After all these years of Ipod madness, they still don't sound as good and its still about the sound isn't it?Don't worry fellow MiniDisc-heads, I'm not running with the massive flock of iSheep out there, yes it is about the sound, and that is why I continue to use ATRAC, in the form of my NW-HD5 Walkmen (ATRAC/SonicStage support was one of the mandatory requirements), and don't worry, I also did not retire my trusty accessories for it, mainly, the ever-so-versatile RM-MC40ELK remote, or the MDR-EX90SL IEM's I use for it.BTW, I still use MD in my stuidio, home and car, as well as with the RH1 for the purpose of uploading legacy MD for use on the HD5. As for field recording purposes, there is no question that MD will always be used in my household for that purpose.Here are those updated details: http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?showtopic=21587 Edited September 6, 2008 by BIGHMW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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