[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Apologies if this has been covered before.
>
> I find that my Sharp-831 does not offer particularly good compression. I can
> clearly HEAR the artifacts, especially if the music contains a quiet passage
> that contains a proportionately large amount of background hiss, and on
> cymbals, hihats, etc.
Hmm, have you tried decent headphones? Mine that came with my 702 where crap,
uther rubish... Swapped them for some Sony 238s (not the best but a lot better)
which made a big improvement!
> Is this a feature of the Sharp ATRAC scheme or is it a limitation of
> portables in general? I ask this because I've borrowed some MDs of the SAME
> music recorded on a Sony deck (not portable) and the difference is quite
> astonishing.
1) Decks have better A/D converters.
2) The Sony and the Sharp ATRAC versions differ. There are some domains in
which the Sony ATRAC performs better and there are some domains in which
the Sharp ATRAC performs better.
> Cheers,
> dave
Cheers,
Ralph -> who said the word 'crap'
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