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Summary: Da BOMB!
Review: Ive just bought this md and it beez phat, respect to dat little piece of machinery.
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Summary: A good minidisc player
Review: Love the design, rechargable battery, headphones, backlit lcd, sound quality.Wish it had a belt clip, was lighter. Never use the carrying case (it's a bag with a drawstring), optical cable (my stereo's not good enough to have an optical out) Hate that it takes as long to record as tapes do, and that I can almost never record for the entire 74 minutes of a disc. I mean I can but when I play it back it starts to skip after about 50 minutes. I also had trouble with the door on mine (one day it stopped opening), and the discs no longer eject themselves when I open it, I have to stick my finger in and pull them out. It can skip too.
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Summary: Why Aiwa's player/recorder is best
Review: Of the top player/recorders on the market, this is the best because it has a toggle wheel, an imperative feature for titling and making full use of the features of md technology. Also, the backlit LCD display makes this md p/r the only one suitable for night use. It's simply the best value.
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Summary: A good product
Review: Ok, this MiniDisc player is the model I myself purchased, and I haven't regreted it yet. GOOD - Atractive looking, backlit screen and remote, good sound, turn dial makes labelling songs a piece of cake, good battery life (15 hours on lithiom battery) BAD - Remote could be a little more ergonomic, headphones could have a little better sound, larger then the Sony R55 (but still a small MD player) UGLY - nothing For the price, this is a great buy! I am very happy with mine, and would suggest it to any of you. There are no major downsides, this is an all around good player! This is an EXCELLENT alternative, pricewise, to a RIO, or any other MP3 player. - E-Mail me at nairos@home.com if you have any questions -
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Summary: Features and price make AM-F70 the best choice
Review: Sony's MD standard has many advantages over players like the RIO which is what I almost bought, thank God I didn't. The MP3 players are only starting out with voice quality recording features making them at best a very expensive walkman, they are two to three years behind. MD uses ATRAC to compress sound, which is also a lossy compression scheme like MP1 layer 3, but is much higher in quality most people say indistinguishable from CD. The AIWA uses fourth generation ATRAC (ver 4.5) which is state of the art and also backward compatible with older MD ATRAC. The AIWA is one of the top three in it's class also check out the Sharp 721 series and Sony MZR-90 series which are comparable but a little more in price (all which lack digital out BTW). All record 74 minutes stereo and just over 148 minutes in mono. Real disc capacity for MD is rated at around 140 MB. The price per MB of storage is much more economical compared to RIO and Sony's new memory stick standard. MiniDiscs cost $1.50 to $3 apiece. If you own a SBLive Platinum (or LiveValue with the Hoontech cable which is cheaper and better IMHO) you can go digital straight from the soundcard into the AIWA using the optical digital Toshiba link fiber optic cable which is included in the package. This means ANY sound going through your soundcard can be digitally recorded into the AIWA (CD's from the Digital cable, WinAmp Channels, RealAudio, etc.. It does however also support the SCMS protocol which means you can only do one generation of digital recording, there are ways around this but unless your professionally copying it's not worthwhile using the AIWA as a dubbing device buy a MD homedeck. You could always do a regular analog dub which is still great quality. As a portable recorder it is very inconspicous and is a favourite amoung concert recorders, invest in a set of bi-aural (stereo) microphones, and or a good dynamic mic (Shure sm-57) and away you go. I've heard stories about blind people using portable MD recorders as aural cameras to capture places which they've visited on vacation. The backlit screen, price and jog wheel made my mind up for me. One thing the Sony has that the AIWA doesn't is line out, but I had no problem using the headphone out with increased volume to dub recordings back into my computer for editing at proper levels. You can also do divide/join/move editing functions right on the AIWA and index up to 256 tracks. If you're serious about MD then also scope out a home deck and make sure it has digtal out so if you want to keep everthing in the digital realm you can. So far no manufacture has come out with a MD drive which can be hooked up to the computer so you can use MD to record data or do a direct music dub, so the only way to get music in is using mic/line/optical in recording at real time speeds, although some home decks can do 2X and 4X dubbing. I'm banking that the pressure with be on to produce a drive as MD continues to grow in popularity. I am very happy with my AM-F70 and expect to be for many years.
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Summary: Virtually Perfect!
Review: The large jog dial - so lacking on other players -is the best. It makes titling extremely easy, and is much better as a volume control than some tiny buttons. It's also very attractive and the back light on the unit is brilliant. The remote has more functionality than any other unit including the record function, which comes in handy when you want to record from the mic and the unit is buried in your pocket. The only thing the remote lacks compared to others is the ability to title, and that the clip on the back is a little big. Another thing you can do that's not available on other units is quickly program track titles for playback. I'm extremely pleased with the Aiwa, it's very easy to use and of course it sounds great. You can also edit your tracks with the combine/divide functions. It even plays a 3 sec. rehersal before dividing a track so you can adjust the point where you want the division to take place for more accuracy (very cool). The headphones look very slick and sound nice but my only complaint is that it has poor bass reproduction and a very short cable. Some say the external battery pack is a bit bulky and that's true, but you don't need to have it plugged in all the time. The beauty of the awia is that you can switch power sources without iterupting play in any way. So when your 10 hrs.(playback) of internal power is almost up you can just plug in the battery pack(which you kept in your bag/other pocket) without inetrupting the flow of music (this also works with the adapter). And if you've ever been on a long drive or trip, you'll warmly welcome those extra 25 hrs. of playback. (40 hrs. total if both batteries are used together)
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Summary: Excellent player
Review: This is a very well made device: it records beautifully and it's fairly robust physically. I've got live jazz & blues recordings made with the accompanying mic that are as good as many live CDs. Only one problem: the wierd shaped Li-Ion battery died very young. Where can I get batteries for this machine?
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Summary: Greates Minidisc player/recorder ever!
Review: This is the best thing ever invented. the only problem with it is the headphones, they are not practicle at all
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Summary: cool
Review: This MD is like the best, it saves batteries and is worth the price, i would even pay more
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Summary: Cool, easy to use and powerful
Review: This MD p/r is maybe the best audio system I've ever used. I don't just only carry around my favorite music with CD quality sound, but record my favorite MP3 files directly from my PC, school classes, make my own mixes, and much more. I reccomend this unit. The ease to use is amazing. Has a great look. The Remote has all you need to operate it while in your pocket, and brings all the necessary accesories, batteries case, rechargeable bettry, AC Adapter/charger, carry case, earphones, and all. The only thing I would have liked is that it would have included a blank MD to start recording. Ah, and the headphones are a little bit uncomfortable. I prefer small pill hearphones instead of a star-treek looking headset. That's it. Try it, it's worth the price, and your satisfaction is guaranteed!
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