MZ-RH1+Beats by Dre+Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines'

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I have just been demo-ing the above combo (playing the Unfinished Sympathy track) to a few people and on the strength of this Sony have just sold two MZ-RH1's. People have been really impressed with the RH1 and even ex-MiniDisc users were very interested. The velvet smooth sound, the low noise amp and lovely design. One main question is whether pre-recorded MD's are still produced. I said sadly, no...

What this tells me is that with the subtle backlash against 'downloaded only' music, there is still a place for a compact but real music album. I had no trouble in convincing them that MD was a great format - especially those that had lost music from hard drives etc. I just wish I could have gone the next step and showed them the wonderful range of current MD equipment - but sadly there is no current range as you know.

Now, more than ever, would be a great time for a MD resurgence but there is nothing available and most have forgotten. Still, in the space of 20 minutes I had no trouble parting people from their money to Sony. Nice to see peoples faces so happy with enjoying music. The Beats headphones suited the RH1 perfectly (not mine sadly).