conditionals Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Hey guys, lurking around I've seen a lot of talk about the MDS-JA20ES being great. However, the later models such as the MDS-JE770 don't get mentioned as much on here. I've recently come into one of each (and by "come into", I mean "purchased on eBay within 7 days of each other") and am trying to figure out which to use as my main recording deck. I'm assuming the JA20ES as it's ES, but just want to confirm with the many experts here as I'm a relative amateur. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Given the conditions, main deck for REC ... I'd go with the 20ES. You can use the 770 for LP. rec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conditionals Posted August 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Thanks a lot, that's what I figured. I know both are Type-R but I understand that the components within the 20ES are of a higher quality/performance. I was jus thinking that maybe the JE770, being a later model, might have some sort of benefit (other than MDLP, which I'm not really interested in anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Sadly JE770 does not have type S and Net-MD (JE780 does). But this is a good deck anyway. I would place the JA20ES in the living room and the JE770 is your office. They both can be use as a DAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiftermonkey Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Get a MDS JE510 ! Just kidding.....don't do it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Till the JE510 can play AND record it is a fantastic deck ! Yeah ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 It (the MDS-JE770)'s one of the only decks that supports M-Crew (given a suitable PC with a CDROM). You must have a real copy of XP, though, as Virtual XP will never work for the digital extraction from CD. Earlier ones didn't have it except in Japan, later ones either had keyboard but no USB, or USB built in which is also a pain. Until and unless we get the gracenote fiasco sorted, none of these will find song titles unless they're already on the CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 I am sure that Stephen (sfbp) has a tear just writing those two words : "M-Crew" & "Windows XP". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Hey Philippe, M-Crew was originally designed for Windows 98. Not many Apple products with that sort of longevity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 There is an old French adage that says the best soups are made in the oldest pans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 Soup, yes, software...not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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