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Title: Sony MZ-R70 > PC
Post by: Industrial on April 20, 2008, 08:27:08 PM

I got a Sony MZ-R70 and I understand that this recorder only have an analog output.  Would it be possible to buy a different minidisc recorder/player with USB out and put my Master minidiscs (From the R70) into it and transfer them to PC that way?

Title: Re: Sony MZ-R70 > PC
Post by: sunjan on April 22, 2008, 08:39:28 AM

Quote from: Industrial on April 20, 2008, 08:27:08 PM

I got a Sony MZ-R70 and I understand that this recorder only have an analog output.  Would it be possible to buy a different minidisc recorder/player with USB out and put my Master minidiscs (From the R70) into it and transfer them to PC that way?

Short answer: only the RH1/MZ200 does data transfer of legacy MD.
If you can't afford it, you have to pick up a bookshelf MD deck with optical-out and transfer in realtime. Make sure you have a bit-perfect soundcard in your PC though! Zoltrix Nightingale is a trustable old budget solution... Search the forum for more suggestions, many other consumer soundcards are not bit-perfect.

Title: Re: Sony MZ-R70 > PC
Post by: Industrial on April 24, 2008, 06:18:17 AM

Short answer: only the RH1/MZ200 does data transfer of legacy MD.
If you can't afford it, you have to pick up a bookshelf MD deck with optical-out and transfer in realtime. Make sure you have a bit-perfect soundcard in your PC though! Zoltrix Nightingale is a trustable old budget solution... Search the forum for more suggestions, many other consumer soundcards are not bit-perfect.

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I think I will have to wait until one of those ends up on ebay

Thanks :]