i don't like the atac3 format md players use.... the sound quality is shit.

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butterfly - what is a wang?
occrider - an object you stick into a poon.

I really like my md.. i don't think it sounds crap at all!

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One of the few ones left

it depends on what you need it for, if you have a MD player on your home hifi then id defo say go with the MD walkman, if you dont then consider either a MD or mp3 walkman, these days the MD walkmans can also connect to a pc via USB so u can download music just like a mp3 walkman, personally id go for a MD walkman.

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Beware of killer hamsters and the random running dogs.

MD

With LP4, who cares if the sound isn't 100% amazing, its better than a wlkman

+ over 5 hours of music, recorded straight from my decks or PC

I like my old MD player, but it gives a lot of problems.. a lot of "disk errors".

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sempre contra a corrente do jogo

MP3 player here. Gotta love the huge HD some come with.

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Yo Yo Ma

MD all the way.

I dont know what kind of deck you have that makes you think ATRAC is shit, my sony deck utilizes ATRAC-4 and it sounds CLEAN as a bell.

I love minidiscs. I'll take them over MP3, CD, or tape ANYDAY

-- nothin beats wax though :P --

mp3, internet uses mp3 so why MD??
it's slower much expensiver

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a) MP3 is a file format only. MD's is an integrated compression/media technology
b) MD's can be used in many different piece of audio hardware, including pitch-controlled DJ-style decks (see the denon M2000R and M2300R)
c) MD's dont require a stinkin computer!!! <~ main reason
d) MP3's are lower quality than MiniDisc, unless sampled at a very high bitrate.
e) MD Media is less prone to damage than CD media

The investment to add Minidisc recording to a DJ booth is minimal. MP3 technology requires: A computer and assocated junk (keyboard/mouse/monitor), recording software, and a quality soundcard if you want good recording quality. And after all that investment, you still have a clunky computer to deal with. Plus, a mindisc deck fits much nicer in a ATA case and requires less setup time at a show

One thing I really like about my MD deck, is as I record a set, I can touch one button on the deck as i bring in the next track and set the track markers as I go.

MP3's are not ruled out - but I consider MP3 to be a distribution format, and nothing more.

MP3s are great in some environments - but not pro audio.

MD cuz i got it hooked up to my mixer

and when you play it back....it the quality is unrivaled

I gotta bump my mixes somehow


I just recently got an MP3 player and I do say its quite nice...it cant touch the MD IMO

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I say you should go for one of those portable MP3 CD Players, There the most convenient, You burn a 700mb CD-R with tons and tons of mp3s and then play it on your portable MP3 CD Player as if they were audio CDs, I have one of them and it works great.