MiniDiscs are superior in the areas of editing, ease of use and
rewritablity...but the media itself uses a form of compression (I believe
it's called something like ATRAC compression) which removes certain high
and low frequencies from the recording which the average human ear is not
supposed to hear. This compression is apparently what allows 72 minutes of
music to be recorded on such a small sized medium.
If you're planning on doing alot of recording onto MD's, you might want to
consider buying a professional model recorder. These units (such as the
Sony B-3/B-5) have balanced inputs and outputs, a digital in/out (as
opposed to an optical in/out which most consumer models sport), and the
editing features are far superior and easier to use than on the consumer
models. The downside to the professional units is that they cost in the
area of 2-3,000 dollars. I've heard rumors of a new (Sony again?) recorder
which features balanced ins/outs, real digital ins/outs, and takes up only
1 or 2 rack spaces which runs for around $800.
Personally, for archiving my vinyl collection, I prefer to use CD-R. I'm
not losing as much audio quality as I would with a MD and I can play the CD
in my car......'Nuff said!
-paul peterson
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