[Patrickhat2001]

I wish to try out the minidisc format and I'm confused as to how I should go about recording minidiscs in SP mode. I see many head-fi members recommending a home recorder deck if someone wishes to record in SP mode. Does a home recorder offer better sound quality over just using a portable minidisc player/recorder to do the recording? If so would the cheaper home decks such as the Sony MDS-JE480 still offer better sound quality?

Thanks,

Patrickhat2001

 

[Watchdog]

Ironically I've never compared SP recording made on my portable to the home unit. I just take it for granted that the home deck will sound better based on comments from others here.

For me, it was really a matter of convenience. It's rather easy to record in SP on a deck. With a portable, I find NetMD recordings easy to make, but real time recordings are a bit of a pain on a portable.

If I was new to MD and wanted to get into the format. I think I'd get an MZ-N610 so I'd have the radio for portable listening as well and I'd also get the MXD-400 so I could do high speed SP dubs.

 

[Superbaldguy]

I didn't find a big difference between making SP recordings with my PCDP->TOS-link->MDR set-up as opposed to using my MXD-D5C deck, but I think the D5C gives slightly better-sounding results and it's much easier to create the recordings.

If you didn't plan on making any field (live) recordings with a portable MD recorder, you wold be further ahead to get a deck plus an MD player.

 

[Trawlerman]

Fro my own personal experience, I've found that the higher end home decks do produce a better quality recording than say one from a PCDP.

I've been using a SONY MDS-JA30Es for around 5 years now and have yet to hear any better SP recordings. It's been fed with a ROTEL RDD980 Transport and latterly i've been using a KRELL MD10.

I know this is overkill but it is really astonishing to hear the quality sounds that can be produced with such a rig.



The JA30ES is perhaps a little long in the tooth now and the JA333Es and the JA555es are possibly better machines, but I comment to much having not heard them personally.



For a lower budget setup the JB940 is a really nice home deck and has all the features that you will need.

 

[joelongwood]

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Originally posted by Trawlerman For a lower budget setup the JB940 is a really nice home deck and has all the features that you will need.

I have one of these and really like it a lot. I picked it up on eBay for under $150 (can't remember exactly) and the thing works flawlessly.

 

[blr]

I haven't been able to pick up any difference in sound between identical ATRAC version recordings (Type R) made on a R909 portable and JE530 deck. Perhaps a high end deck may be slightly better but I don't expect the difference to be easily audible, especially in a portable environment. If you are planning to connect your MD to speaker amps however a deck offers much better sond, since none of taodays MD portables have a true line out. A deck also makes tittling and editing easier.

 

[bangraman]

I was browsing the ASK website and found this. I asked the guys who I'm doing some work for and they're going to try and get one to me to look over.


http://www.askdirect.co.uk/uview?cal...540&topcatid=7


I have no idea about the quality, but if previous CMT systems are anything to go by (I've had the M100 and the M700) it can't be bad. As a partner to a player it seems ideal. It has both Net MD and 4x MD-CD (in SP) dubbing.

 

[Watchdog]

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Originally posted by blr I haven't been able to pick up any difference in sound between identical ATRAC version recordings (Type R) made on a R909 portable and JE530 deck. Perhaps a high end deck may be slightly better but I don't expect the difference to be easily audible, especially in a portable environment. If you are planning to connect your MD to speaker amps however a deck offers much better sond, since none of taodays MD portables have a true line out. A deck also makes tittling and editing easier.

I actually find titling in Simple Burner to be more effective than using my deck.

 

[D-EJ915]

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Sony MDS-JE480 [/B]

blah, do not buy that junk, get the european 980, it is far superior to that lame piece of junk. that's my advice.

 

[appar111]

what makes that particular model so bad?


appar111

 

[D-EJ915]

It doesn't have the advanced recording controls, or multitudes of inputs/outputs that the better models do, it's basically a portable with AC, and line-outs, albeit it might sound a little better.

 

[madnanny1]

i have been using portables for a lot of years now ,the best built one was the mzr50.i now own 3-mznh900/mznh1/mzrh1 and they are all superb machines for making recordings.i intend to add a headphone amp shortly.does anyone have any recommendations.headphones are sennheiser px100.

 

[Drpepper]

As good as MD sounds, I personally would not spend any money on MD equipment unless it was HI-MD. If I remember correctly, there are no HI-MD home decks. If you could get a home deck for free or very, very cheap, then sure why not.

 

[Blue Meanie]

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Originally Posted by madnanny1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif i have been using portables for a lot of years now ,the best built one was the mzr50.i now own 3-mznh900/mznh1/mzrh1 and they are all superb machines for making recordings.i intend to add a headphone amp shortly.does anyone have any recommendations.headphones are sennheiser px100.

Welcome to head-fi!!!

And a bit of friendly advice:

Better to start a new thread, rather than resurrecting a 6 year old one.

 

[madnanny1]

hello blue meanie unfortunately minidisc has been superceded with mp3/ipod i will still use this medium as my main source of music playback. i have only had one experience with full size minidisc machines-----technics top of the range. not any better than my portables.need help with h/phone amps ie there are so many out there to choose from

madnanny1