Benny Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Everybody's attention seems to be on the recorder/downloaders so there's very little information on the humble playback only HiMD. I haven't seen the EH1 for pre-order at any US retailers - does this mean that perhaps it won't be available outside Japan? Personally given that I do very little in the way of portable/live recording I'm gonna get the NH600 (i.e. the cheapest downloader) for downloading and a smaller, lighter EH1 for portable playback. The downloader unit is going to spend all of it's time connected up to my PC and is going to be used exclsuively for downloading so I see little point in splerging on an NH1 top end downloader/recorder. And the end result is there will be absolutely no difference in the downloaded audio quality from the NH600 compared to the NH1 - it's all 1 & 0's after all! Does anybody know whether the EH1 is made of plastic or metal? Hope Sony releases HiMD soon - I'm getting extremely grumpy & impatient! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nietzsche Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 i'm not english and maybe i can miss-understand what you are saying... if you see here -->> http://www.minidisc.org/part_Hi-MD_Sony.html i can understand than the mz-nh600 eh1 have the same function, all the models are downloader at least, i think that the mz-eh1 is like the 600 but externally is the same of mz-nh600... so if you are interested only downloading(not mice or line in) you can take mz.nh600... unfortunetly the eh1 will be available only in japan.....! the design was so cool.... like the nh1 but cheaper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nietzsche Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 i've not understand... :ohmy: the eh1 isonly a player, but however it will be available only in japan.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumz Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 I'm not sure what the body will be made of. Perhaps magnesium like the NH1? If that information is available on any of the Japanese pages, no one has gleaned it and added it to the product pages for minidisc.org or minidisct.com. I thought about doing the same thing as you and getting a stationary downloader and a high end player, or even just getting an NH3D (hell, I may have to reconsider getting the NH3D as it'll probably be available in Japan by the time Hi-MD is released in the US). Bottom line for me is that I will be able to save money by buying only one unit-- and I also am a feature whore and would hate being stuck with only a downloader, even if I don't do live recording that often. Well, that and I'm sure I'll want to do PCM recordings of music from time to time, which will require a line in. So I'll probably just go with the NH1-- it's only about one mm thicker than the Eh1 and will suit me perfectly as an entry level recorder. (of course there's always this voice nagging me to get the NH3D... and to wait for Sharp's Hi-MD recorder, hehe) And yes-- for the time being the EH1 is a Japan only unit. The only word we've had of the LAM-X1, NH3D, and the EH1 has been through Japanese press releases. Perhaps the EH1 will become available in the US / Europe later on, though it should be easily obtainable through import when it's released in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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