asdf29 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I have an old Sony MZ-R50. I want a 2nd minidisc recorder, for recording live concerts.I got totally confused and lost when looking at ALL the available options. I am not going high-end.I am a simple man. I am HAPPY with my level of technology (an older model MD). My question is: is there a better performing model for the same price? Which one(s)?I see MZ-R50's for around $40-50 at ebay (though not lately). I appreciate any recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornreaper Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 MZ-R70s are solid and they're quite plentiful on eBay in that price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 For not a lot more you can get an NH-700, be able to use your old discs, and be able to digitally upload.Have funBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdf29 Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the suggestions. Believe me, I am googling each tip. I am kind of embarrasssed by my lack of info....MZ-R70...sounds 20 better than MZ-R50. Check.NH-700...I can digitally upload? Wow.As it is now, I have to manually play-back my tapes and capture them as WAV.Thanks! Edited July 29, 2009 by asdf29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Thanks for the suggestions. Believe me, I am googling each tip. I am kind of embarrasssed by my lack of info....MZ-R70...sounds 20 better than MZ-R50. Check.NH-700...I can digitally upload? Wow.As it is now, I have to manually play-back my tapes and capture them as WAV.Thanks!With the 700 only the discs you record you can upload, with the RH1 (newer and more money) you can digitally upload everything you have recorded,Have funBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoe25 Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Id keep my mzr 50 as it is to me the best sounding SP recorder. Other than that I would recommend any HiMD recorder with a mic input such as the still available new Sony HiMD minidisc player/recorder MZ-RH1. This allows you to fit one average concert onto a 80m disc in high quality and upload it to your computer, along with any old discs you recorded in SP mode in the past. This is the only model that can do this. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Id keep my mzr 50 as it is to me the best sounding SP recorder. Other than that I would recommend any HiMD recorder with a mic input such as the still available new Sony HiMD minidisc player/recorder MZ-RH1. This allows you to fit one average concert onto a 80m disc in high quality and upload it to your computer, along with any old discs you recorded in SP mode in the past. This is the only model that can do this. Hope this helps You Might want to let him know, that the RH1's on eBay or even from other sites are running at over-inflated prices, and that for less he could get an MZ-M200, which both does and is the exact same thing as the RH1 only without the big $$$ tag. It even comes with the ECM-DS70P one-point stereo microphone included in the deal. You can get the M200 at either MiniDisco.com, the former MiniDisc Canada, Musician's Friend.com, Guitar Center.com, or even the very same place I bought my current MZ-RH1, B & H Photo-Video, but I recommend buying new MD/Hi-MD blanks on eBay, as many of the afore-mentioned stores are completely sold out of blanks, there are plenty of merchants I deal with on eBay that still have TONS of blank legacy MD's and Hi-MD's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoe25 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 You Might want to let him know, that the RH1's on eBay or even from other sites are running at over-inflated prices, and that for less he could get an MZ-M200, which both does and is the exact same thing as the RH1 only without the big $$$ tag. I woulnt buy an RH1 on ebay only from a store or online store like Amazon-which is cheaper than the local Sony centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Let's make it clear. The MZ-RH1 and M200 are the same thing. Find whatever is cheapest. They are the only ones that will upload recordings made on the MZ-R50. If you are making new recordings, the MZ-NH700 will upload its own recordings made in new uploadable formats: HiLP (passable), HiSP (like your R50) or PCM (CD-quality). But it will not upload recordings made on the MZ-R50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PILAR Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 I have for sale SONY MZ R50. New. In his box original and his bill. Contact with pilarmmf@gmail.com I have an old Sony MZ-R50. I want a 2nd minidisc recorder, for recording live concerts. I got totally confused and lost when looking at ALL the available options. I am not going high-end. I am a simple man. I am HAPPY with my level of technology (an older model MD). My question is: is there a better performing model for the same price? Which one(s)? I see MZ-R50's for around $40-50 at ebay (though not lately). I appreciate any recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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