...
Which is largely meaningless when dealing with digital signals, which are
effectively immune to interference.
...
Yeah, the digital signals might be immune to interference, but remember
we're not just talking about the digital domain with a recording process.
The burning of the digital information onto the disc is a physical process,
as is replaying it, and both need a secure isolated transport and good power
supply.
I'd still probably admit though that the ATRAC version and (for listening)
D/A converter will have a greater effect than build quality on eventual
sound quality. My portable MD EZ 25 is great for music on the move, but it
doesn't sound as good (assume same minidisc on each) as my home deck (even
through the same headphones) - the D/A converter simply isn't as good as the
home deck, nor are the other build items I've mentioned - but you wouldn't
expect them to be and to be honest you don't notice when you're on the move
rather than in the controlled environment of the home stereo.
Which does raise one question - perhaps the differences between material
recorded on the home deck vs the portable were more an issue of playback
quality differences more than recording differences?
In passing, one other thing that actually surprised me in my search for hi
fi components was the difference between CD players - clearly audible
differences - it's clear to me that different CD players are "tuned"
differently, e.g. sony's seem to have a lot of clarity in the high and mid
ranges, marantz have a more bassy, smooth sound. Obviously we aren't
talking about digital recording, only analogue playback here, so the
differences must relate to build, transport and D/A converter.
All I can say is trust your ears and listen before you buy!
richard
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