Not new to MD but new to Hi-MD, what to get?

[speedingredline]

I have been a long time user of the wonderful minidisc. I have 3 MZ-R37's, I have loved the unit since it came out. I am getting tired of the iPod with 80GB worth of music to scroll through.

So I am going back to MD. I need some equipment, and suggestions as what to get. Here are my needs requirements.

I am a MAC user, and almost only MAC. No windows available, but I do have a Linux box if that makes a difference.

Sony only.

Need a top quality HI-MD recorder.

Need a top quality HI-MD player, small as possible, but sturdy.

Need a top quality non HI-MD player, small as possible, but sturdy.

Almost forgot, Most/All of my music is ripped/encoded to HDD storage as lossless files either FLAC or Apple Lossless.

I have been going through the Equipment browser and picking some models. Let see if my research matches your suggestions.

Thanks

Edited March 25, 2009 by speedingredline

[bobt]

I have been a long time user of the wonderful minidisc. I have 3 MZ-R37's, I have loved the unit since it came out. I am getting tired of the iPod with 80GB worth of music to scroll through.

So I am going back to MD. I need some equipment, and suggestions as what to get. Here are my needs requirements.

I am a MAC user, and almost only MAC. No windows available, but I do have a Linux box if that makes a difference.

Sony only.

Need a top quality HI-MD recorder.

Need a top quality HI-MD player, small as possible, but sturdy.

Need a top quality non HI-MD player, small as possible, but sturdy.

Almost forgot, Most/All of my music is ripped/encoded to HDD storage as lossless files either FLAC or Apple Lossless.

I have been going through the Equipment browser and picking some models. Let see if my research matches your suggestions.

Thanks

The only one Mac compatible is thr RH1 or the M series, don't know of any non-Hi-MD that are Mac compatible, unless straight time, as to FLAC or Apple maybe someone else has tried?Good Luck

Bob

[sfbp]

If you don't mind doing real-time recording then optical out from mac to white socket on many portables including your R37's is still as good quality as you can get.

The RH1 does everything beautifully, but is not particularly durable, it seems to have a known defect in the jog lever (mine played up after about 1 year). The NH700 is a good choice if you don't need to upload from existing (SP) minidiscs. You can upload recordings made on the NH700 as long as you used HiMD mode; whether this was on std 80m or "new" 1GB disks doesn't matter.

The RH1 is the only one you can be reasonably sure of buying brand new.

[speedingredline]

When referring to the FLAC and Apple Lossless I was figuring on using an optical cable connected to the Minidisc recorder and using my player of choice play the music and allow the recorder to record. I will admit I haven't researched thoroughly the HI-MD recorders yet. I have been looking at the following to perform the various tasks I want to achieve. RH-1 EH-1, N10, E900, E730, and E10.

[bobt]

If you are content to record straight time, and don not want the digital upload capabilities of the RH1, any Hi-MD with a line/optical in will do you, but then you are missing out on a lot of the advantages of MD. With the RH1 and Mac software, you can download at faster than real time, just not sure of the FLAC or Apple files.

Happy hunting

Bob

[speedingredline]

If you are content to record straight time, and don not want the digital upload capabilities of the RH1, any Hi-MD with a line/optical in will do you, but then you are missing out on a lot of the advantages of MD. With the RH1 and Mac software, you can download at faster than real time, just not sure of the FLAC or Apple files.

Happy hunting

Bob

I can use XLD to convert FLAC to mp3

[Bwil]

Regarding your list: I have the MZ-N10, and it is probably my favorite unit. It's small, light, and has a ton of convenience features. I highly recommend it. My only caveat is that the battery is getting hard to find. It was only used in a couple of machines and I don't think they make them anymore. It has an AA battery attachment, though, so you can make do after the internal battery wears out.

The RH1 is a wonderful recorder. I've had mine for two years and I have had no problem with the jog lever. But, it doesn't leave the house very much. My first portable was the R37, and it DID leave the house. It's gotten pretty beat up over the years and still works just fine. The others I have are a bit dainty in comparison.