aafuss Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 (edited) I discovered a new way to record a MD- recording streamed music via a Bluetooth adaptor.We use Sony's HWS-BTA2W, which is used to stream audio from my Mac to record onto a MD.It's a strange recording method, but works extremely well and recorded sound is good. Edited September 11, 2008 by A.A. Fussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueraja Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 I discovered a new way to record a MD- recording streamed music via a Bluetooth adaptor.We use Sony's HWS-BTA2W, which is used to stream audio from my Mac to record onto a MD.It's a strange recording method, but works extremely well and recorded sound is good.Pardon my ignorance but... WHY? Like why do you need to record wireless to or from your computer when you can just use an audio cable? I guess I just need an example of how this technology would be incredibly useful. I can see how eliminating heaphone cables would HELP, but I still think you must lose something in quality going wireless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitreas Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 I am not familiar with the equipment you are using; however, all of the experience that I have had with Bluetooth audio so far was very negative...The SQ is harmed significantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Pardon my ignorance but... WHY? Like why do you need to record wireless to or from your computer when you can just use an audio cable? I guess I just need an example of how this technology would be incredibly useful. I can see how eliminating heaphone cables would HELP, but I still think you must lose something in quality going wireless.This (your comment) makes no sense to me. MD needs (effectively) streaming sound, so glitches/drops in the stream shouldn't matter. That's what the buffers and G-protection are all about. Bluetooth is a point-to-point protocol like Ethernet, and is lossless (of course). So there's no reason why the SQ would be affected at all.I just bought a Parrot FM transmitter for my car to use handsfree cellphone. The only loss of SQ comes from the broadcast via FM - I think the FM transmitter isn't particularly good. The Bluetooth connection seems perfectly fine.I have run my laptop' network connection on Bluetooth at high speed and for hours at a time, as a test. I get a stable connection, so I have no idea why you wouldn't get a solid result from the method OP describes. I really think any loss of SQ is likely from cheap components in the BT headset or whatever.Just my $0.02Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueraja Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 ...then I AM totally clueless. I don't get it.To me wireless means you are BROADCASTING on a frequency of some sort. A broadcast is never perfect, whereas a high quality cable is like water through a hose; seamless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Bluetooth has guaranteed delivery. It's designed for a lossless digital setup. It does this "under the covers" just like ethernet.You have to trust the network, or you cannot transmit digital data. This has nothing to do with sound or sound compression or lossy formats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueraja Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hmmm... I guess I'm old-fashioned then. The way I see it, its 2008, we have all kinds of technology yet our cell phones still sound like CRAP, and telephone LAND LINES deliver the best quality. How bluetooth is broadcasting wireless without any interference escapes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 It's a digital protocol just like any other network. Guaranteed delivery via retries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitreas Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hmm, I was thinking of that Advanced Audio Transfer (or however it is called) feature of Bluetooth. That is really quite crap and not worth investing in at the moment. If you are using BT for transferring data like over a network; however, it would indeed be lossless, just like any other network data transfer. Therefore, sorry - my bad.Although there is still a lesson in this: dont use bluetooth headphones!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Actually, where I live, cell phone calls sound way better than land line calls ...And dial up @ 28.8kbps was all the land line would permit ...So a satellite dish to finally be able to enjoy broadband internet was a necessity !Is your Sat up and running yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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