on 5/28/05 6:44 PM, Clint M. Sand at clint@neotrance.dyndns.org wrote:
quoted 77 lines On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 03:11:52PM -0400, precursor wrote:
> On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 03:11:52PM -0400, precursor wrote:
>> on 5/28/05 2:20 PM, Clint M. Sand at clint@neotrance.dyndns.org wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, May 27, 2005 at 09:50:42AM -0400, Sébastien Dalphond wrote:
>>>> I wanted to buy the Sony Hi-MD MZ-RH10 but eventually bought a iRiver mp3
>>>> player/recorder instead (the HP140 records in uncompressed wav, using one
>>>> of
>>>> internal mic, external mic, line input, optical input).
>>>>
>>>> Here is a link to the RH10:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.minidisco.com/mz-rh10.html
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have one of these. The recording on it sucks ass. No matter how great
>>> a mic you plug into it, it records the sound of the drive spinning up
>>> and down in with what you're trying to records.
>>>
>>> bah.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hope it helps,
>>>>
>>>> Sebastien
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: jeff Birgbauer [mailto:jeff@autechre.info]
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:50 PM
>>>>> To: do id
>>>>> Subject: [idm] what's the best mini disc player/recorder these days?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks! do they come with stereo microphones or do you have
>>>>> to get that
>>>>> separately? if so what kind is the best?
>>>>>
>>>>> jeff
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>> why would anyone even consider buying minidisks these days?
>>
>> Edirol and Tascam have portable flash recorders equipped with high-end
>> connections and 192khz recording capabilities using + gig storage?
>> I personally would save a bit and get one of those.
>>
>>
>
> The Edirol R-4 is $1595 USD and is large and clunky. Compare that to the
> size and price of many portable minidisc machines in the market and I
> can see why someone might choose minidisc.
>
> For $1600 I'd just buy a laptop.
>
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sorry my fault i was told it was around $600...certainly at 1600 a laptop
would be a better choice. :)
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