[Imc] MiniDisc decks

[Paul Kotheimer]

dearest fellow gear-heads:

if we have a deck with a digital interface, we have no need of portables
with the interface.  the deck would rack up and shack up next to
SERGEI.  discs cut on portables could easily be played into SERGEI from
the deck.

i could afford to toss in $30 toward a minidisc deck with digital
interfaces, and i'm REALLY poor. a dozen other takers, at the $30 level,
and we're there!  can the IMC as a group buy us out eventually?  is one of
us willing to buy the others out eventually?  i don't want to own an MD
deck, but i think it would make the IMC Radio News a helluvalot easier to
produce!!  

let's get one that has BIG BUTTONS and an EASY TO USE display and
interface, so it can be useful INDEPENDENT of an audio workstation, if
necessary.  also, let's get one that can convert a stereo file to mono
INTERNALLY, if possible.

also, i am willing to learn it and train others on it, if we decide to BUY
NOW or SOON, which i ADVOCATE!

paulkotheimer:)




On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Paul Riismandel wrote:

> The main thing about optical digital in and out is that only DECKS have 
> them, not portables.  Except for the $1200+ Marantz and HHB pro models, NO 
> portable MD recorders have optical outs.  But most of the current Sony home 
> decks do, as do the Kenwood and Pioneers, in addition to Sony and Tascam 
> pro models.  Amongst older Sony decks, still available from discounters and 
> on Ebay, all models except for the MDS-3xx series (320, 330, etc.) have 
> optical outs.
> 
> A current Sony model with optical outs is the MDS-JE630, which retails at 
> $249.  http://www.sonystyle.com/sonystyle/4784/4865/5103/7274/645.default.html
> 
> Minidisco sells a good Pioneer deck and the top-of-the-line Sony deck for 
> about $400, each with digital outs. (BTW, Minidisco is probably the best 
> minidisc dealer around).  http://www.minidisco.com/miniorderdecks.html
> 
> The portables have vastly outsold the decks, so there are fewer models than 
> there used to be, but they're still out there--especially in the pro market 
> (http://www.minidisco.com/miniorderpro.html), sorta like DAT, but cheaper.
> 
> --Paul
> 
> At 06:29 PM 1/30/2001 -0600, Zachary C.Miller wrote:
> >I had a conversation with Paul K and maybe some others about whether
> >or not minidisk decks with optical digital in AND optical digital out
> >were actually still on the market.
> >
> >At least from crutchfield.com they are:
> >
> >Kenwood MD-203 - $249.95
> >This one has both Toslink and coax both in and out. No computer interface.
> >http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=4&g=10740&I=113MD203&o=M&a=0
> >
> >Sony MDS-PC3 - $399.95
> >This one has Toslink both in and out. It also has a USB PC Link with
> >Windows software. The software lets you edit the disk directly using
> >the computer (but not automatically transfer audio from the disk to
> >the computer). It also lets you automatically transfer files to the
> >disk from the computer.
> >http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=4&g=10740&I=158MDSPC3&o=M&a=0
> >
> >It seems like the MDS-PC3 might be a very good addition to the sergei
> >setup at IMC eventually.
> >
> >For a good up to date overview of all Minidisk products that exist on
> >any markets:
> >
> >http://www.minidisc.org/equipment_browser.html
> >
> >--
> >Zachary C. Miller - @= - http://wolfgang.groogroo.com/
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> >
> >
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