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Summary: Great Product!
Review: I spent considerable time researching the relative merits of aMP3 (Diamond Rio 500) vs minidisc player. I decided on a minidiscplayer because of media cost and ease of use. I also selected the Sharp 702 after reading numberous reviews of other brands - it appeared that you got a little more bang for your buck with the Sharp. Well, I ordered a 702 and spent a weekend playing with it. I took it out of the box only to discover that there was no disc included - since my discs were on backorder, I had to make a trip to a local electronics store before I could get started. However, once I got going everything was a breeze. I plugged the Sharp into my CD player and was recording in less than 5 minutes. The unit worked flawlessly during my recording of 10 minidiscs. The manual is a little confusing, but I eventually figured everything out. The titling function is very simple, but time consuming (about 1 minute per track). Overall I'm extremely pleased with the Sharp and it was a great buy.
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Summary: Great MD portable recorder for those new to MiniDiscs!
Review: After extensive research between a portable MP3 and MD players. I decided to go with the MD format for its non-linear recording (random access like CD's, unlike DAT & cassettes-"linear recording"), titling the disc and track w/ names, very compact size, which also helps in preventing skips, and it's relatively long battery life. After careful consideration, I found that MP3's were too expensive per minute of music. While the price of RAM flash cards are dropping they're no where close to the price of blank MDs. 1 MD-74min($4) + MD player($200)=$220 for 300min or near CD quality, however MP3 player ($140) + 32MB RAM ($80)=$220 for 100min of better than FM stereo quality. Also there's no limit on the number of MDs you can use and archive for your collection.
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Summary: Best gadget i've ever purchased
Review: I wanted to get into amatuer recording, concerts and other live events. I did alot of research and found that DAT was just out of my price range. MD was the next best thing in digital recording technology. I bought it in oct of 98 and have been very pleased with my results. I've even compared my recordings to recordings made with 3 and 4 thousand dollar systems and can hardly tell the difference. A nice pair of microphones and this unit is a beautiful thing. This unit has never failed me. I would highly reccomend it
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Summary: ONE GREAT PRODUCT !
Review: I debated for a looong time on whether to buy a portable mp3 player or an MD but finally decided on the MD because of the ability to change discs. I bought it when I came to the US on vacation. I'm really pleased with my player and I must congratulate Sharp on a product well made ! WAY TO GO SHARP ! I luckily bought the 702 MK version so I guess the UTOC error should'nt show up on my machine.... In the end, if you're someone who takes his music seriously, go ahead and buy the Sharp coz it beats any other player/recorder on the market hands down !
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Summary: Excellent investment
Review: I have just bought my unit and I am really enjoying the excellent sound. I do agree that it should be easier titling the tracks. (I understand that it's easier to do with the 722 model). I use the 702 everywhere: biking, at the gym, in the car (with a CD-to-tape adaptor) and so on. So far I have not had a single problem and I hope it stays that way. I am thinking about getting an adaptor to plug it to the car, that way I'd avoid using the unit's battery so fast.
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Summary: Very Solid and Reliable
Review: I have had this unit for over a year. I have used it for biking, recording concerts, long car trips, on 4wd roads, and even on washboard roads. I have not had a problem once, and have been amazed the punishment it will take without skipping. About the only problem has been a reduction in battery life, but that is par for the course with heavy use. The only thing I wish is that it had a better way of titling tracks - it is slow and cumbersome to do.
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Summary: I am very happy to have my MD-MS702MK.
Review: I bought it last year [1998] by mail order. Since then I have had only one problem. Once, during optical recording, a message DEFECT appeared. It is hard to say what was the reason of it, cause I have never seen it after that. I use MD702 every day at least few hours. I have already recorded about thirty discs from other CDs. Sound quality is good, features also. I have never come across U TO ERROR yet! I strongly recommend replacing headphones to take a full advantage of MD sound. I bought Grado SR-60 and these are perfect-match to my 702. The sound is awesome! What makes me obviously even happier.
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Summary: YAAAAAY Minidisc!!!
Review: This is the greatest format for music ever. This utoc error thing hasn't happened to me and i've had it for over a month. My favorite thing of all is that, unlike my CD Player, it FITS IN MY POCKET! The quality is just as good as a cd, and i've made many mixes and copies of CD's and not experienced any problems with quality or anything. A great buy all around.
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Summary: I love it but its a but bulky
Review: I got my Sharp 702 in like the beginging of August and all i can say is i love it and i love the optical recording with my Xitel sound card with an Optical out. i have already recorded over 30 discs and i can't get over how awsome MD is i am soon hoping to get a deck for my car.
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Summary: Just Awesome!
Review: The best type of media that you can buy. As far as recordable media goes, minidiscs are beyond compare. They're re-reordable, optical so that they have wonderous sound quality, and are very hard to hurt. I've thrown several against walls repeatedly and they work perfectly still. They're also small, portable, and hold as much as any CD... Sharp has taken this form of media and made the perfect product to play it on. It's exceedingly reliable, has great sound quality, records (via standard AV input or optical cable), easy to work with, and the fact that it comes with a lithium-ion battery is just icing on the cake! When fully charged, I've had it play for about 16 hours or so without recharging it. Too sweet!
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