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A REAL GREAT BUY & WORTH EVERY CENT!
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Reviewer: Anonymous
from Melbourne, Australia
December 20, 2002
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At first I was a bit unsure whether to but the best NET MD (MZ-N1) or the best Normal MD Recorder (MZ-R909). Both were a bit costly pricing at $799 and $899 Australian, (The Net MD was $100 richer). But I personally found all the hype about NET MD really false, as the Music which is transferred from the USB port first has to be coppied again to your hard drive and then put into LP4 (The worst sound quality) to perform finally perform the 32x speed, which you need a specific USB port for (2.0).
So you can guess what I chose, THE MZ-R909, which I am absoloutly extatic about, as I was also able to get it at a resonably price of $489. (Took a lot of bargaining). The Type R sound quality is exceptionally good, as is the well developed backlight remote good for the night. The only negatives that stopped me from giving it a full 5 star rating was that the unit could have done with a backlight itself to make it easier to read when operating it at night. It would be handy to also be able to have the remote stay backlight constantly when the adaptor is plugged in similar to that of my Sony discman DEJ-725.
But hey these are realy minor negatives and should not really contribute to your overall decision of doubting the MZ-R909 as it really is the most durabale and best performing Minidisc Recorder available. GOOD ON YA SONY!
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You'll pay a lot, but you'll get what you pay for
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Reviewer: GTH
from Atlanta, GA
February 05, 2002
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I got the MZ-R909 recently to replace my beat up MZ-R70. It was really expensive, and had to be ordered from Japan (Warranty and stuff is all in Japanese), but the instructions are printed in English, and the unit has menus in English, and is very user friendly.
This is my first unit with MDLP, and while I think the increased space LP2 and LP4 offers is a plus, I am loth to sacrafice the good sound quality that this unit puts out in the SP mode. Thus, I have my entire collection of Collective Soul recorded on three MD's as opposed to one or two, just because I want it to sound really good. And trust me, the LP modes are NOT as good sounding as the SP mode. There is not a huge difference between SP and LP2. LP2 sounds slightly more canned and reverb-ish, and the sound space is not as rich, but other than that it is acceptible. I would never record anything that I might listen to on a regular basis on LP4. I think the sound is terrible, even when recorded digitally from CD with an optical cable, which is how I make all my recordings.
The R-Type recording is awesome, and people who have never heard minidisc before can't believe how good this unit sounds when I play back a MD recorded in SP (R-Type can only be used in SP mode recordings, another reason why I usually only use SP rather than the LP modes).
This unit is a huge step up from my old R70. It is quieter and easier to use. The menu is very user-friendly and easy to navigate with the jog dial. Also, the sound equalizer presets are very nice, as well as the personal disk memory. I have a few MD's that are more high pitched, and don't sound as good at high treble, so I just set them to personal memory with a low-treble setting and I don't have to automatically adjust the sound every time I want to listen to them. Also, the remote with backlit display is a huge plus for this unit. It is small, lightweight, and easy to use with brief familiarization. I only wish the unit display was backlit as well. Also, the rechargable battery and recharging stand make this unit so much more appealing. I used to spend lots of money on batteries with my old unit and they would always die when I was out jogging or something. Now, I just stick the R909 on it's stand when I'm not using it, and the battery is always recharged and ready to go, and I don't have to buy any more batteries.
Of course, the main reason anyone would choose to pay more to buy Minidisc, other than its size and portablity, is the sound, and trust me that this unit delivers. You will not be disappointed if you can cough up enough to afford this unit.
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Great overall but some features hold this back
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Reviewer: Chris Naumovic (cyanide05@hotmail.com)
from Melbourne, Australia
December 13, 2001
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I have been a portable cd fanatic fpr quite a while but the sheer bulk of everything was anoying and so while i was i japan i decided to bit the bullet and buy a Minidisc. Being fortunate enough to be there just as the new sony mz-r909 was being released i thought that i would go for that. I had listened to the sharp with the dolby feature and was happy with it , but after hearing the mz-r909 i was sold. If i was so happy with it then why didnt i give it a full 5 stars? well i noticed some things that could be improved upon in the futer models. First off the main unit display would be better if it was also backlight. Secondly i think that although the personal presets are brilliant , things such as display mode and also current track and track position would be great to be saved as well. No button on the unit for sound , playmode or display also lets this unit down. The menu system is good in the day but at night its imposible to operate unless you have light or the remote. The remote is also tedious to use and personaly i think the cord should be comming out of the right of the remote since i always have the MD in my right pocket. The volume control is while well designed , i dont think its very practical. I really like the remote included with the sony de-j915 portable cd player and find that i use this remote more than the remote that came with the unit.
Being used to cd music i note some mp3-ish qualities to MD but only if i listen cearfuly. In a noisy enviroment or in public i cant tell but its bleeding obvious in a quiet room. There had to be some trade off for size in music quality and so i think that MD is great for travell , but not for the dedicated audio enthusiastAudiophile.
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Small, Light and Easy to Use!
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Reviewer: Anonymous
from Los Angeles, CA.
October 12, 2001
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I must say that I am extremely impressed with the ease of use and tremendous amount of features. This little baby does it all; One touch recording, long battery life, manual adjustment of the recording level. All of that and it is a beautiful piece of equipment.
I listened to my friend's Sharp and was wary of the quality of sound that MD's produce. The 909 has amazing sound quality. My friend is very irritated that his player has nowhere near the clarity and depth of sound that the 909 has. And the Sharp is damn ugly too.
If you are looking for a high quality MD player/recorder, I highly recommend the 909. If you are looking for something cheap and ugly, go buy a Sharp.
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7
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Unbelieveable sound quality.Long battery life
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Reviewer: Jim
from New York-God Bless America
October 11, 2001
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The sound quality in the LP2 mode is fantastic. Comparing the LP2 mode with the normal SP mode, I could not tell the difference in the sound. I can set my CD player on shuffle, record 160 minutes of digital sound, and then delete the songs I do not want so that I end up with a perfect MD disk. The unit is so small it can be carried in my shirt. The battery lasts over 50 hours in the LP2 mode during playback, and the recorder fits into a stand while recording and charging the internal battery. I cannot say enough about this unit. The only dissapointment is that I must scroll through Japanese characters when labeling the disk. But this is no big deal. All in all I doubt that I will use my cassette deck again, and with a car adaptor, I probably will not use my cd changer in my car. Kudo's to Sony!!!
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5
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Sony's latest MD recorder is a classic!
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Reviewer: Ron Smith (rjsmith@auracom.com)
from New Germany, N.S. Canada
October 05, 2001
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After much deliberation about the expense of purchasing a new MD recorder, I gave into my whims and went for Sony's latest and most technically-advanced unit on the market - the MZ-R909. I got the blue-colored modle, which looks nice after owning a boring silver MZ-R70 model.
To summarize the R909 (as I have submitted a lengthy review for the contest!), Sony seem to have 'fixed' many of the nagging problems from previous MD recorders. For instance, you can make recording level adjustments after you start recording, or 'on-the-fly.' The much-ballyhooed "End Search" is fully deafeatable, if so desired; you can control virtually everything from the remote (except initiate recording); the G-Protection is a big improvement over the usual 40-second memory buffer; the machine seems MUCH quiter than its predecessors, so you have no fear of whirring noises intruding on you live recordings.
Of course, it's quite tiny, well-designed, excellent sound, has amazing battery life, and seems well built with a sort of 'heft' feel to the body shell. The charging cradle looks cool and is very functional, and you can still charge the gunstick the 'old-fashioned' way, if you wish. I sense that there is slightly more output in volume over my MZ-R70, but it's not much.
MDLP seems to be a standard feature on all new recorders, further enhancing the versatility of these units. There is a complete group functioning system for those who like to put a whole slew of recordings on a disc, certainly very well suited for mp3 files and using the LP2 recording mode.
Prices may seem a bit high, but you'll always pay more the lastest equipment. I feel the MZ-R909 is worth it, though.
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10
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