Hello ALL
Several good posts along this thread (once again) but I like this one most
as it points out the not so obvious things that can go wrong...........even
the slightest of analog components (never mind the digital) can make a very
noticeable difference!
Let me add that anyone that hears a difference on regular quality home
equipment DEFINITELY has a problem somewhere in their MD system. You should
not ever be able to hear any difference "normally" though as some have
pointed out there may be that rare classical track that just will not record
right. My point is that if you are always hearing a difference no matter
what you are recording, then you have a problem.
Possible problems can include expecting too much from a portable! Never
expect a portable to match a good home deck as you would not expect a
portable cassette to match a high end home deck either. After all it IS the
cassette we are talking about replacing here, NOT CD. Newer CD decks also
have the 20 bit (and some with 24 bit) resolution so the analogy on that
issue isn't totally accurate (although I believe all computer burners are
still just 16 bit so still a good point). In any case there is not a better
replacement yet for audio in my mind. I do not expect my MD stuff to
replace CD, just compliment it. Many have said that DAT (or even very high
end cassette) is better and while this may be true for VERY high end gear
costing much more, it does not remain true over time. Even a digital tape
is going to experience wear and loose quality in time. HERE is the big
advantage of MD! It is going to sound as good after 10000 playings as it
did the first time.............
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THANKS
Have a GREAT Musical Day!
Les
Music Mixers
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Stockman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality
I wonder if you were hearing effects of the MD's analog section rather than
problems
with the ATRAC?
I used to have a Carver DTL CD player. It seemed to have a slight lack of
bass, so I
got out the test CD and 'scope. As expected, I found quite a bit if
"tilt" on the 1000 Hz
square wave signal and I suspected an undersized coupling capacitor, so I
probed
around until I found the guilty part. I increased its value 10X and the
problem
went away. My point is don't indict ATRAC or MD in general for a problem
caused
elsewhere; use an external D/A converter, preferably the same one for the
CD in the
A/B test.
MD does not use "joint stereo" (except LP4 mode); it records left and right
channels
separately, so there should be no reason that the stereo image should be
narrower.
In actuality, MD has 16 bit resolution companded by the scale factor to 20
bits, so a
properly operating MD should be capable of up to 24 dB *more* dynamic range
than a CD.
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