MiniDisc Community Pages News for 1 January 2001
o Happy New Year!
o The Chinese electronics news website ITPower.net has a page
describing Sony's "ultra high quality" [1]MD2000 blank MiniDisc,
spotted by Tim Chapel.
[1] http://www.itpower.net/md/accessories/20001228/01.htm
o Shiv Naimpally discovers [2]how to enter test mode on a Sharp
MD-SR60.
[2] http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sharp_MD-MT50.html
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 3 January 2001
o David Tamkin discovers what happens when you [1]forge LP tracks from
non-LP audio data, and vice versa.
[1] http://www.minidisc.org/mdlpfaq.html#imposter
o Dan Scellen finds a new MD micro system made by Kenwood: the
[2]HM-381MD, complete with CD/MD/cassette/tuner capability.
[2]
http://www.kenwoodusa.com/cat_detail.htm?p_Prod_ID=HM%2D381MD&p_HotButton=Mini+Disc+Recorder&p_ProductDivision=Home+Electronics&p_ProductCategory=Micro+Systems&p_View=cat%5Fdetail%2Ehtm
MiniDisc Community Pages News for 5 January 2001
o Have a lot of different audio components to connect with optical
cables? The [1]Recoton ADS1000 Digital Optical Selector Switch,
spotted by Charles, connects up to three optical devices to one
unit.
[1] http://shop.store.yahoo.com/etronicsnet/recads1000.html
o For those in the UK wanting a Sony MZ-R900, Simon Foulkes reports
that local stores expect it in within the next two months. If you
still want to dive in now, you can [2]preorder an MZ-R900 from
AVLand, an online UK electronics dealer.
[2] http://www.avland.co.uk
o Pareen Gandecha scans in the [3]Denon DMP-R70 portable MD recorder
service manual pages describing how to go into test mode.
[3] http://www.minidisc.org/denon_dmpr70_service
o If Japanese web pages leave you completely in the dark, you might
try this [4]online Japanese website translator located at
Tranexp.com, if for nothing other than its humor value. (If you've
got some inkling of Japanese, this will only impede your progress).
[4] http://www.tranexp.com/InterTran.cgi
o A good deal is spotted by David West: FutureShop.ca, a Canadian
electronics dealer, is selling [5]Sony's MDX-C6500X car MD player
for Canadian $299 (about USD $200). Note that they will only ship to
within Canada. For US readers, [6]CarMedia sells the unit for $289.
[5]
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&affid=&dept=9&WLBS=004P1A&mscsid=D5191SGGU9769L1QQNBCHSA7FBW2BPB8&sku_id=06650000000471128&catid=11014
[6] http://www.carmedia1.com/sony.htm
o Philip Hamm reminds us that Electronics Emall has several good
MiniDisc deals going, including the [7]Sony MDS-JE320 home MD deck
for $99 and the [8]Sony MZ-R37 portable MD recorder for $129.
[7] http://www.electronicsemall.com/sonmdsje3min1.html
[8] http://www.electronicsemall.com/mzsonmdwalpl.html
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