tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.comments2024-01-24T15:39:20.664+01:00Marlene's MusingsMarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18083938750301843183noreply@blogger.comBlogger381125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-32103743192255440462021-11-25T21:27:46.160+01:002021-11-25T21:27:46.160+01:00Don't have the desire to write anymore, also, ...Don't have the desire to write anymore, also, others are much better at that (Archimago for example).Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083938750301843183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-4252246940367617622021-10-27T06:26:07.657+02:002021-10-27T06:26:07.657+02:00@Marlene, please keep this blogspot alive@Marlene, please keep this blogspot aliveautomachineheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284669910085528196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-48618651228623752021-09-02T14:07:11.438+02:002021-09-02T14:07:11.438+02:00Sorry for the late answer. But I still think that ...Sorry for the late answer. But I still think that "Discman" read and sounded better ;)Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083938750301843183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-73704162089634891282021-09-02T14:03:24.727+02:002021-09-02T14:03:24.727+02:00Yes, I'm still alive. But, as you can see from...Yes, I'm still alive. But, as you can see from my late answer, I'm not very active anymore ;)<br />What is it you wanted to ask?Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083938750301843183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-57945927954457642272021-09-02T14:02:12.077+02:002021-09-02T14:02:12.077+02:00Hey Per :)
You're kinda late to the whole MD s...Hey Per :)<br />You're kinda late to the whole MD scene ;) It's ok, I still occasionally dable with MDs, just a few months ago in fact. The reasons for me starting to collect them where the same as yours: I finally could afford them.<br />Regarding encoding quality of Atrac3Plus: at high bitrates it's sufficiently transparent, it still does some things better than mp3. However, today it's getting increasingly difficult to play it on any other device than the PC.<br />And no, I don't know any other player able to handle .aal. I own the NW-A 45 and NW-A 55 and, like you, I've changed the region code so that they will recognize ATRAC. But I will sell those players and apart from them I don't know any others.<br />For those reasons I practically abandoned Atrac3Plus, these days I either use FLAC or mp3 or aac (for the simple reason that all three are compatible with any player and any software).Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083938750301843183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-34775309712623845772021-09-02T13:56:09.384+02:002021-09-02T13:56:09.384+02:00I never knew the reason why it behaved like that. ...I never knew the reason why it behaved like that. I've not researched the matter further... in the meantime I've bought the FiiO M11 and that one doesn't behave like the first X5 (or the X3, which I still own).<br /><br />And why is no one commenting? I'm not very active anymore, dear ;) There are better places nowadays when it comes to reviews, Archimagos Musings spring to mind.Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083938750301843183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-50848127331257997612021-09-02T13:53:50.911+02:002021-09-02T13:53:50.911+02:00Wow, that's fantastic!Wow, that's fantastic!Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083938750301843183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-3536674028997187452021-09-02T13:53:23.569+02:002021-09-02T13:53:23.569+02:00Thanks for the link. And you're right, it'...Thanks for the link. And you're right, it's easy to service and will still run even when more than 30 years old.Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083938750301843183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-54092952784182039632021-09-02T13:52:29.707+02:002021-09-02T13:52:29.707+02:00That's great!That's great!Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083938750301843183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-78550040314227502062021-08-24T10:26:08.197+02:002021-08-24T10:26:08.197+02:00August 2021. I bought this model in 1989 and it is...August 2021. I bought this model in 1989 and it is still working almost flawlessly after thirty-two years. I've just ordered a replacement drive belt which has got a little worn. It's a good-sounding, if not amazing, deck. Extremely well-built and easy to service (if needed!). Congrats to Sony. Manual available here... https://www.audioservicemanuals.com/s/sony/sony-cdp/581658-sony-cdp-470-service-manualDavid Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308254286270497813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-32581083775644478742021-07-13T07:54:47.216+02:002021-07-13T07:54:47.216+02:00do you still exist? :-P i was hoping to ask you so...do you still exist? :-P i was hoping to ask you some questions about measuring a cd player output...luisdenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469981756701648981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-9888349675988836262021-06-17T16:02:51.935+02:002021-06-17T16:02:51.935+02:00Hi!
I'm being very late with finding your in...Hi! <br /><br />I'm being very late with finding your informative articles regarding Sony Minidisc and Atrac mostly.<br /><br />I find your measurements and investigations to be very thorough and inspiring and with a background as an electronic engineer I like it!<br /><br />I'm an old audio-tech "nerd" and started out with Sony Mindisc around 2019 and have been hunting down selected devices since then trying to re-live what I couldn't afford at the heydays of the Minidisc tech.<br /><br />I'm actually in the process now of discovering (and overcoming) the built-in (and certainly well known) limitations of the Sonic Stage 4.3 software for PCM->Atrac3Plus and Atrac Advanced lossless (AAL) encoding.<br /><br />For example, a simple check with Audio DiffMaker reveals that CD (PCM WAV 16bit)->Atrac3plus@352Kbit "normal quality" only gets around 60dB corr depth and with "high quality" same bitrate around 70dB.<br />For AAL the corr depth is apprx. 150dB - not sure what to make of that since I haven't compared to other lossless codecs.<br /><br />Yes, I like the Atrac-format as such and keep a few other Sony NW- flash based devices for playing Atrac3Plus mostly but also the Sony NW-A35 with a modified destination code which allows me to play AAL - and presumably the full lossless "true" experience but can't be sure of that. I know that other devices like the NW-A808 and such also plays AAL but only the "lossy" part of the package. Do you have knowledge of any other (late) Sony flash-based players which handles "true" AAL?<br /><br />Kind regards,<br /> PerPerushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777635836715304293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-59621359231841169402021-05-14T16:35:53.077+02:002021-05-14T16:35:53.077+02:00Hi,
Why do people not comment on these reviews? ...Hi,<br /><br />Why do people not comment on these reviews? Just look, read & leave.. weird.<br /><br />You said you think it sounds much better from the line-out, than the headphone out. It could have something to do with the line-out is the result of the industry leading, flagship, super expensive (for an op-amp) OPA1611/1612 chips? While the headphone out is additionally using the LMH chip to electrically load difficult IEM drivers & difficult headphone drivers. As a disclaimer (it says I can't delete or edit this comment unless I use a google account)... I am not 100% certain that the line-out is PCM1792A into OPA1612 into OPA1612, however Fiio wrote that somewhere & the schematic vaguely indicates that this is the case. Plus, why would you degrade the sound-quality of the line-out with a medium tier chip, in front of the OPA1611/1612? Fiio & Chinese companies do a lot of strange stuff which degrades sound quality, so it's possible. It's not necessary that the line-out has a high voltage or mA or whatever, it's not like the line-out is going to send the signal down a 1 kilometer cable to a movie theater.<br />Kitekihttp://www.head-fi.org/user/kitekinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-59670878053329515272021-03-02T21:06:52.500+01:002021-03-02T21:06:52.500+01:00just found my xp300 in loft after 20+ years... plu...just found my xp300 in loft after 20+ years... plugged in, found a music cd - not easy... but it's still working... can't fault the build quality.Alan Proudfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702262514893224801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-28876088702011270042021-02-24T12:02:44.490+01:002021-02-24T12:02:44.490+01:00I bought one of these in 1989. My brother-in-law h...I bought one of these in 1989. My brother-in-law has owned it for about twenty years and it's still going! David Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308254286270497813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-22303024758605844382021-01-14T21:16:38.922+01:002021-01-14T21:16:38.922+01:00I own Pioneer BDP 170,only problem is Miracast,no ...I own Pioneer BDP 170,only problem is Miracast,no picture,just sound,device is connect with LG 50UK6950 through HDMI 1.4 cable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906841901934616692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-82087010190046223732021-01-07T12:06:46.349+01:002021-01-07T12:06:46.349+01:00Thanks for share this information.Thanks for share this information.Jenell Rossiterhttps://tekboe.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-22657023440462856702021-01-07T09:58:36.269+01:002021-01-07T09:58:36.269+01:00Thanks for sharing this informationThanks for sharing this informationJenell Rossiterhttps://tekboe.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-27802041227047394892020-12-25T08:31:53.456+01:002020-12-25T08:31:53.456+01:00It's an excellent bluray
Player
Good audio qu...It's an excellent bluray<br />Player <br />Good audio quality!!! <br />Other world!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05961910513694171558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-63483269694206051262020-09-02T13:04:32.960+02:002020-09-02T13:04:32.960+02:00Hi,
I recently repaired my MZ-R900 for broken over...Hi,<br />I recently repaired my MZ-R900 for broken overwrite head. I came across your post while looking for firmware updates. <br />Your post is interesting and I managed to find the firmware version with the steps you've described. <br />It is... V1. 100 001<br />I wanted to know if the procedure is similar for the version I have.<br />(I understand that any damage to my machine is solely on me :) ) <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-51984848950390204532020-04-29T16:44:11.174+02:002020-04-29T16:44:11.174+02:00"Sony D-EJ 915: they should have kept the &qu..."Sony D-EJ 915: they should have kept the "Discman" lettering, it was far more unique." I don't agree this is one CD Walkman, you don't know what's a Discman!JOSÉ FERREIRAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244979548845549944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-71683309540889100842020-03-24T06:20:17.086+01:002020-03-24T06:20:17.086+01:00The Sony D-22 is my personal favourite.The Sony D-22 is my personal favourite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071792786787967558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-22197154181340742372019-11-25T00:25:18.058+01:002019-11-25T00:25:18.058+01:00Ok. But where did I add hard rubber? ;)Ok. But where did I add hard rubber? ;)Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083938750301843183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-62943818387301588202019-11-23T12:41:37.641+01:002019-11-23T12:41:37.641+01:00This is a joke anyone who is a eletronic technicia...This is a joke anyone who is a eletronic technician knows that adding hard rubber wont change the sound!,It ill make it harder for the laser to read tho. FACEPALM!David.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782718855598682556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505518854756610684.post-55287842739887515922019-04-15T06:36:53.947+02:002019-04-15T06:36:53.947+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663011392001205944noreply@blogger.com