Re: what's the best mini disc player/recorder these days?

On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 03:11:52PM -0400, precursor wrote:
> on 5/28/05 2:20 PM, Clint M. Sand at clint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >>> 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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