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Summary: Great Player - But buy the one WITHOUT the Voquette add-on
Review: I bought my player about two months ago, after having done a fair amount of research on mini disc players. What I didn't realize, however, was that they simply record MP3 files just like they would record from any sound source - there is no downloading of files involved, which I had thought was something "magical" that the Voquette add on would do for me. Yea, the Voquette power/sound cord thingie is convenient because the cords are all combined into one, but it is no way worth the extra money that I paid for it. The disc player has played well, I've found good battery life (I use Ni-MH batteries that I bought separately). Sound quality is good, the bass boost makes a big difference. The headphones that came with it completely suck - you'll need to buy some other ones to really appreciate the sound quality. You can also plug in your PC speakers and play through them.
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Summary: Buy a MiniDisc player without the Voquette adapter
Review: I bought the Voquette adapter separately after I had purchased the Sharp MD-MS722. I'm happy with the player and the whole MiniDisc technology in general. However, I do take issue with the Voquette adapter. I had expected it to actually communicate with the player as far as when to start and stop recording, and with titling tracks. It does neither.I had become somewhat tired of titling songs by scrolling through the alphabet one letter at a time and was looking forward to being able to simply type the title on my keyboard and have the adapter transfer it to my disc as part of the recording process. It doesn't do this. The adapter is basically a fancy cable that connects your computer's sound card to the line-in jack on your player. You still have to use the synchro record feature of your player to record songs, and this, while fine for a lot of recording, doesn't work in all cases. The first few seconds of a song can be cut off, or pauses in a track can be misinterpreted as the end of the song. I thought the adapter would solve this problem by communicating with the player and telling it when to start and stop recording. Not true. Just to make sure I'm getting my point across, the actual hardware piece that Voquette supplies does nothing aside from connect your sound card to your player. There IS a fancy little box with two lights on it (one red, one green) that the cord passes through on its way from your PC to your MD, but I'm pretty sure its only purpose is to look pretty. My recommendation, just buy a 3.5mm plug to 3.5mm plug cable to connect your sound card to your player, and then use a program like Winamp or Windows Media Player to play whatever you want to record. You'll basically have the same setup at a much lower cost.
Rating:
Summary: Lousy Quality
Review: I have had TWO of these MDMT15 players fail on me. One did not work out of the box. I returned it and the new one failed one month out of warranty. Sharp would not repair it. I am an audiophile and keep my electronics in pristene condition. This player is of horrible quality and I would encourage anyone to buy a sony over sharp's bad quality.
Rating:
Summary: Lousy Quality
Review: I have had TWO of these MDMT15 players fail on me. One did not work out of the box. I returned it and the new one failed one month out of warranty. Sharp would not repair it. I am an audiophile and keep my electronics in pristene condition. This player is of horrible quality and I would encourage anyone to buy a sony over sharp's bad quality.
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Summary: A Great Deal at a Great Price
Review: I just bought one of these minidisc players made by Sharp, and it is so much better than a CD player. With it I am able to record my own minidiscs with songs from CD's and the net. But the best part is there are sites that you can download free music and you can take it with you wherever you go.
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Summary: Buy a MiniDisc player without the Voquette adapter
Review: I think the guy that talked about not being able to split tracks didn't read the manual that came with the MD player. You can split tracks, combine tracks, re-arrange the order of the tracks. I bought one and loved it. I have British Airways to thank for destroying it while it was in my luggage while I was flying (I hope you can sense the sarcasm). The only thing that was annoying was that it skipped sometimes. Other than that it's a great recorder. I did not have a chance to test the MP3 recording capability because I only had it for a week before British Airways destroyed it. In the future I may buy one that does not skip so easily.
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Summary: You Can Split Tracks!
Review: I think the guy that talked about not being able to split tracks didn't read the manual that came with the MD player. You can split tracks, combine tracks, re-arrange the order of the tracks. I bought one and loved it. I have British Airways to thank for destroying it while it was in my luggage while I was flying (I hope you can sense the sarcasm). The only thing that was annoying was that it skipped sometimes. Other than that it's a great recorder. I did not have a chance to test the MP3 recording capability because I only had it for a week before British Airways destroyed it. In the future I may buy one that does not skip so easily.
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Summary: ....As far as the MDMT-15 goes
Review: I would give it a 4. It's a little large, but it is an older design. As far as Voquette goes, it is indeed a glorified patch cord. It gets a 1. There is no communication with the player except to pass along the audio exactly as a patch cord would. Strangely, in the Voquette software, there is a choice to specify what model Sharp recorder you are using, like it makes any difference. Maybe it just lets Voquette know when you register it what kind of player you have without asking. Who knows... It is nice to leave the power supply at home and use the Voquette cord for power at work, where most of my recording is done (with a faster connection). .... I bought the Voquette ... after I bought the MDMT-15, thinking it was going to be this neat gizmo that would communicate with my MDMT-15. The box art and copy is a little deceptive, in my opinion. It saddens me to think that people may be put off from purchasing the MDMT-15 because of ... claim(s) that it cannot divide tracks. It certainly does, with 4 keypresses. For the price, it's more than adequate.
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Summary: ....As far as the MDMT-15 goes
Review: I would give it a 4. It's a little large, but it is an older design. As far as Voquette goes, it is indeed a glorified patch cord. It gets a 1. There is no communication with the player except to pass along the audio exactly as a patch cord would. Strangely, in the Voquette software, there is a choice to specify what model Sharp recorder you are using, like it makes any difference. Maybe it just lets Voquette know when you register it what kind of player you have without asking. Who knows... It is nice to leave the power supply at home and use the Voquette cord for power at work, where most of my recording is done (with a faster connection). .... I bought the Voquette ... after I bought the MDMT-15, thinking it was going to be this neat gizmo that would communicate with my MDMT-15. The box art and copy is a little deceptive, in my opinion. It saddens me to think that people may be put off from purchasing the MDMT-15 because of ... claim(s) that it cannot divide tracks. It certainly does, with 4 keypresses. For the price, it's more than adequate.
Rating:
Summary: Not Too Bad
Review: This is not a bad machine, for the price. For someone just getting into MD sound, it's perfect. I don't care about all this stuff about is the MD here to stay, etc. This format is not going away. Yes, the earphones are nt the best, so get some new ones!
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