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Title: Urgent Help Needed for Desperate Taper w/Busted DAT
Post by: toowylde on August 16, 2005, 04:29:39 PM

I recently moved and just last night pulled my old reliable D7 out of the box to discover it is not working (apparently the moving box was dropped... tragedy).

I don't have time to dig out the charger and batteries for my D10 for the concert I am stealthing on Thursday night (not to mention the difficulty of steathing with a D10)...

I'm in NYC and have been scouring craigslist and various other avenues thinking I can buy something quick and cheap used to replace this for the very very short term.

What I've come up with is:

$225 for a used Creative Nomad Jukebox 20gig (NOT a JB3, just a regular JB)
$75 for a Sharp MD-MT832 including 20 discs
$60 for a Sony Net MD NE 410
$175 for a Sony MZ-N10 with blank discs

There's also a Sony PCM-M1 on Ebay (auction closing soon, local to me).

What do I buy?  The concert is Thursday night (day after tomorrow).

Of course, if anyone here wants to lend me something (I'm in NYC) that would work even better  :D

Beth in NYC
toowylde@yahoo.com

Title: Re: Urgent Help Needed for Desperate Taper w/Busted DAT
Post by: Nick Graham on August 16, 2005, 04:52:49 PM

FWIW, do not buy the Nomad Jukebox - it's a MP3 player only, won't record.

I'd go with either the Sharp MD or the M1.

Title: Re: Urgent Help Needed for Desperate Taper w/Busted DAT
Post by: bluegrass_brad on August 16, 2005, 06:27:23 PM

I would probably go with the MD since it is cheap.  Use it for that show, then sell it, your D10 and your broken D7 on Ebay and buy a Nomad JB3 or get a Microtracker if it pans out.  I personally would not spend any more $$$ on DAT.

Title: Re: Urgent Help Needed for Desperate Taper w/Busted DAT
Post by: Brian Skalinder on August 16, 2005, 08:19:39 PM

If my stealthing DAT croaked, I'd probably pick up a Hi-MD recorder.  They record to WAV, sound pretty good analog-in from what I gather, and though the 90min of record time isn't stellar IME most stealth shows don't require more than 90min before a set break or breakdown for another band at which time it's easy enough to change discs.

But I have no idea if the MDs you mention are Hi-MD or not.

Title: Re: Urgent Help Needed for Desperate Taper w/Busted DAT
Post by: Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B) on August 16, 2005, 09:20:15 PM

Do you mind me asking what show you're going to?

If I was still in NYC I'd let you borrow my JB3. I just headed down to the Outer Banks from NYC.

MIKE B

Title: Re: Urgent Help Needed for Desperate Taper w/Busted DAT
Post by: toowylde on August 17, 2005, 01:12:12 AM

Well, I lost out on the M1 on Ebay at the last minute and don't feel like spending $499 on one at B&H here in the city (though I am very tempted).

I do love DAT...

Anyway, I've confirmed the deal for the $75 Sharp Minidisc and will be using that.

To answer the last person who posted (and I can't believe I missed borrowing something by just that much) I'm taping Dolly Parton on Thursday night and then Neil Diamond on Friday night.

It's just a retro '70s fest here this week!!!

Thanks for the advice and the help.

Beth