Hudson Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Not heard much about them, no interested in the Net Md bit just the usual sound quality with SP playback and recording, any opinions ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 That old generation of Net-MD MD units work well in general. I just noticed some charging battery problem on units which have a gumstick battery inside. Personnaly I use SP and LP2, not LP4 and close to 100% of my MDs are recorded in real time. I have two units of this generation, a blue Sony MZ-N510 and a grey MZ-N710. As the MZ-N505 is not type S but type R, it is a perfect match for SP recording & listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmp64 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 They are actually one my favorite MD devices. They are built like tanks - I have one I've been using off and on for what seems like 10 years - and I think I bought it used. I know I've ripped hundreds of CDs using it. Probably thousands, actually. The fact that they take "AA" batteries also makes them very versatile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Cheers guys, i will buy it then, i have been looking at a QS-980 full sized unit but at the moment (with today to go) its on ebay at £205 !!! Bloody hell thats getting close to what it cost new. I only want to copy about 100 cd's onto MD then that will be it, after this it will not be used that much, so paying close to £250 (when the auction ends) does seem a bit much. Should i be looking at Type S for recording in SP ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 On 1/19/2012 at 2:50 AM, mmp64 said: They are actually one my favorite MD devices. They are built like tanks - I have one I've been using off and on for what seems like 10 years - and I think I bought it used. I know I've ripped hundreds of CDs using it. Probably thousands, actually. The fact that they take "AA" batteries also makes them very versatile. That may be but the first one I got had a busted overwrite ribbon cable (which was duly repaired). Sergio says in his review of MDLP that the sound is not great. I would be much more inclined to get one of the later Type-S models on general principles. I remember sticking an SP disk in my (dirt-cheap) MZ-NE410 (there are MZ-DN430's to be had for not very much money these days) and handing it to my Ipod-wielding son. "Holy ****" was the response. I see no particular reason to go for this generation of portable. The later ones are better. The only problem you may have is that the cheapies (like the ones I mentioned above) do not have optical input. So you are stuck waiting for the linux-minidisc project to get their act(s) together to allow SP downloads, if it can be done (I say if, because I'm still a wee bit sceptical). But you shouldn't pay that much for N510,N710 or even top-of-the-line N910 in today's marketplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim.hoggarth Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 The N505 is a workhorse, but not a very pretty one. Aesthetically I actually think it quite ugly, and the LCD display is oddly quite dim. Not a fault, just the design. But they do go on forever if you have a good one. Known faults to watch out for: +Overwrite head flexible cable cracking (affects many units, including R700, G750, N1, N707, R900, etc etc) +The famous audio out crackling problem. Caused by bad solder joints on the audio amplifier chip +Control button contacts flaky with age, buttons send spurious key values +General drive unit faults caused by motors or optical pickup. Quite common, actually Other than these the N505 is generally reliable. I very rarely have to do any work to the main board, for example. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIS SUCKS Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 the playback sound is not that good. only buy it if its really cheap. recording from the optical in should be fine. the overhead wrihe bloc ribbon cable is very prone to breaking. i would buy a better model... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Cheers for that, it is really cheap, my playback model is the 909 and the N1, but i can not justify spending over £200 for a 980 just to record my 100 cd's. So i am looking for an easy solution to recording my cds in the best quality i can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 I would invest in a (free) copy of EAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 .... what is EAC ? I am a bit old fashioned and tend to just pop my cd in the player and pres sync record and away i go.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Exact Audio Copy. Many audio fans swear by it, though it can tell a while to set it up optimally on your PC. You can get it here: http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sescoscuba Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hi sfbp, you re right. EAC is great. Remember, is important set " offset " for perfect copy. Here http://www.accuraterip.com/driveoffsets.htm you can find all the cd drive offset. Best regards Sergio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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