Hi-MD vs used D8

[madman]

I really wish someone other than Sony would make a Hi-MD player.  I plan on getting a new Sharp MD to replace my dinosaur for stealthing purposes.  After I buy an R-1, of course.

[dunebug81]

How is the ADC in those Hi-Md?
Are those corrupted tracks very frequent?

I cant speak for the ADC but the TOC errors are really infrequent.  Ive taped ~300 shows and have had only 2 TOC errors and both were with an older MD so it was recoverable.  I did have a bad disc, or something, happen with my new HIMD.  However I cant really say if it was the player or the disc.  Over all its a pretty solid little box.

[redbook]

I'ts good to see the evolution of MD towards lossless formats, but I still don't see why could someone get a MD instead an HD recorder, JB3 is still cheaper and better than MD.

[dunebug81]

I'ts good to see the evolution of MD towards lossless formats, but I still don't see why could someone get a MD instead an HD recorder, JB3 is still cheaper and better than MD.

I like the fact of having removeable media.  If a MD takes a dive on me my whole recorder isnt dead not to mention a NJB3 is huge compared to a MD.

[redbook]

I respect your point but I see removable media as a disavantage, as I don't have to buy a disc everytime I want to tape, nor switch between sets or whatever.

But as I said, is good to see MD advance

[zowie]

How is the ADC in those Hi-Md?
Are those corrupted tracks very frequent?

The first thing I'm intending to do when the Hi-MD arrives is compare its ADC to the ADC in the NJB3 by recording line in to both of them from my stereo and then doing a digital transfer of both recordings to CD.

[dunebug81]

How is the ADC in those Hi-Md?
Are those corrupted tracks very frequent?

The first thing I'm intending to do when the Hi-MD arrives is compare its ADC to the ADC in the NJB3 by recording line in to both of them from my stereo and then doing a digital transfer of both recordings to CD.

I never run line in when recording.  Maybe I should try it out.  Ive got DPA 4060s.

[zowie]

I never run line in when recording.  Maybe I should try it out.  Ive got DPA 4060s.

The purpose is to compare the two A/D sections, therefore line-in to eliminate the effect of the MD's mic-pre on the comparison (and you can't do a comparison with the pre because the NJB doesn't really have one.)

[dunebug81]

I never run line in when recording.  Maybe I should try it out.  Ive got DPA 4060s.

The purpose is to compare the two A/D sections, therefore line-in to eliminate the effect of the MD's mic-pre on the comparison (and you can't do a comparison with the pre because the NJB doesn't really have one.)

I get why youre doing that...my comment was more me thinking outloud.

[Cooker]

I GB HIMD discs are still at the $7 price point and are goddamn near impossible to find locally...I have to trek all the way across Atlanta to get them.  Altho I dont know of a local place to get blank DATs other then the same place I get my HIMDs.

tape warehouse off of PIB?

[dunebug81]

I GB HIMD discs are still at the $7 price point and are goddamn near impossible to find locally...I have to trek all the way across Atlanta to get them.  Altho I dont know of a local place to get blank DATs other then the same place I get my HIMDs.

tape warehouse off of PIB?

Frys behind the Gwinnett Place Mall.  They usually keep about 10 or so instock.  What is this Tape Warehouse you speak of?

[Cooker]

tape warehouse is a tape store, they have a huge selection of dat tape, analog tape, pro video tape, etc.

it's off pib, right past tilly mill, i think. in the industrial park on the northbound side of pib. i think it's http://www.tapewarehouse.com

[dunebug81]

tape warehouse is a tape store, they have a huge selection of dat tape, analog tape, pro video tape, etc.

it's off pib, right past tilly mill, i think. in the industrial park on the northbound side of pib. i think it's http://www.tapewarehouse.com

Sweet, Ill have to check that place out sometime this week.  I've been looking all over for some audio CD-RWs and best buy is no longer stocking them.

[nameloc01]

i had used a sony mzr3 for quite some time,and had not one problem with movement during recording nor toc errors on discs.it is also much easier to buy mds often and have removeable media then to have a digital recorder totally crash and end up losing everything on it. i just purchased a new sony hi-md,but it has not seen action yet.the interesting thing is the new mdr has a built in digital equalizer,which for me is very useful as run my recordings straight out of the md into a sony rcdw500 c cd recorder,which burns eq'd versions of my masters.very cool stuff

[zowie]

i had used a sony mzr3 for quite some time,and had not one problem with movement during recording nor toc errors on discs.it is also much easier to buy mds often and have removeable media then to have a digital recorder totally crash and end up losing everything on it. i just purchased a new sony hi-md,but it has not seen action yet.the interesting thing is the new mdr has a built in digital equalizer,which for me is very useful as run my recordings straight out of the md into a sony rcdw500 c cd recorder,which burns eq'd versions of my masters.very cool stuff

I never had problems with errors with Sharp MDs, except for one that was defective, but PCM taxes the recorder with like 5 or 6 times the data rate as MD-SP, so as the wall st guys disclaim, "past performance may not be any indication of future performance."

I never had a problem with NJB3 crashing, except for one freeze 25 min into a recording.  That's for over a hundred recordings -- 200-300 hours worth.   And I don't keep everyting on it.  I back up to the computer asap.  Most I'd lose is the evening's show, which is the same thing you'd loose if a minidisc craps out.