Guest Anonymous Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 does the LP2 and LP4 modes have significantly less sound quality than SP mode? What is the quality of mp3 mode on cds compared to ones on minidisc? im thinking about gettin a minidisc player but i have to know some information first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 Without getting into the technical specifics and staying in the world of practicality, Yes there is a significant difference in LP2 and LP4 as compared to SP. I would take a look at what you want to use the unit for first though. For example, I make recordings in SP mode and transfer those recordings to CD and I am happy with that. I listen to my MD at work. I plug it in to my computer speakers and because my taste in music clashes with my co-workers, I must keep the volume at a low level. For that reason I record discs in LP4 mode and fill those suckers up with my music. I'll listen to a disc all day for a few days and then make another mix. Because I keep the volume low and play the MD on computer speakers, I don't really notice the LP4 quality. I am happy with that. However, if you wear headphones or have a nice speaker setup, you may not like the LP4 quality. If I had to constantly listen to it with headphones, I would not be satisfied. I am not particularly displeased with LP2 mode with headphones. I won't try to paint it pretty for you. You can hear a difference. The deciding factor would be how tolerable the difference in quality would be for you. I don't think anyone can answer that for you. Perhaps you could try a friend's unit or buy one and try it first. For all of my purposes, I am happy with it. What do you want to use the unit for? I hope Ramblin' Man's ramblings have helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazirker Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 To add my opinion to Ramblin' Man's ramblings (heh heh), I'd say that while LP4 is wwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy off from sp quality, lp2 ain't bad. Unless you want to use lp2 for listening to classical or other advanced music, I'd say you're likely to never have a problem with it. If you don't mind 160 kbps mp3, you'll be fine with lp2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leland Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 After listening to LP2 almost exclusively for a couple of years, I have to say it is fine. I often listen in a fairly noisy environment, airplanes, trains etc. but I use sealed in ear phones (etymotics) so the noise is reduced. In this setting, I think LP2 is optimal. In a quiet environment, with good speakers or headphones, SP does sound better. In my life, I get almost no uninterrupted time for that kind of critical listening any more so I use LP2 and some LP4 (similar uses as described by ramblin man) in the interest of greater portability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 Even classical music sounds OK in LP2. LP4 really should only be used for speech applications - language courses, lectures, radio shows and the like. I have a few LP4 music disks and it becomes unbearable after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazirker Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 I've actually found that if you force yourself to listen to lp4, you can become somewhat desensitized to its low quality. This is useful only if you want to casually listen though, lp4 never stands up to active listening. lp4 is also nice if you are in a loud environment or are like me and have a crap car stereo that you can't tell the difference in audio quality in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonMagus Posted January 24, 2003 Report Share Posted January 24, 2003 I've actually found that if you force yourself to listen to lp4, you can become somewhat desensitized to its low quality. This is useful only if you want to casually listen though, lp4 never stands up to active listening. lp4 is also nice if you are in a loud environment or are like me and have a crap car stereo that you can't tell the difference in audio quality in.I totally see Bazirker's point, even though I am inclined to disagree with LP4 not standing up to "active listening"...it goes without saying that there's a definite difference between LP2 and LP4...but after getting a pair of EX70s after using the crappy bundled earbuds for a while I am TRULY surprised at the quality of LP4 on my Sharp MT880. I can hear some very good definition on treble sounds (cymbals), and bass is never a problem (even less so now that I have the EX70s :shock: ). Live recording, of course, leaves a lot to be desired - I'd never use LP4 unless at a lecture or spoken-word event - but with NetMD music or optical line-in recordings I have no problems..especially when you're travelling for long periods of time (like a year) and want to take 5 hours of music on one disc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 15, 2003 Report Share Posted February 15, 2003 i got a 707 and when i listen to my Minidisk i always use headphones, whats the best LP mode for me to get the best sound qualitiy out of. I now have 56 songs using LP4 on 1 minidisk and the last 4 songs i have put on there have been Cracky in some parts i dont know why. it could be because he disk is getting full ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystyler Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 No, the disc filling up would not cause any crackle. It is more likey the audio itself, or a poor ATRAC encoding, caused by a poor source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonMagus Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 It might also be a bad minidisc...but my guess is this is a last-ditch problem you'll rarely have to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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