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good places to buy a mini disc ?
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| GT_TraNcE |
| well i got the cash for 1 now so any of you guys know where i can get 1 for a good price downtown?:conf: :conf: :conf: |
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| fieroavian |
have you tried minidisc-canada.com? i know it's an online store, but consider these --
MZ-N1: $476.25 vs $600 @ futureshop
MZ-N707: $329.25 vs $400 @ futureshop
they sell blank minidiscs too. if there's anywhere with a lower price, i'd like to know, heh. |
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| dEsidEL |
go grab a SLimX mp3 CD player instead from CanadaComputers for like $239 .. or wait till they release the new 8cm CD-R series model ..
hehe sorry MD lovers , i couldn't help it ! :D
just giving some other options that's all .. :p |
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| cycloptor |
| futureshop, sony store. or minidisco.com <--- great site |
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| Alccode |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
go grab a SLimX mp3 CD player instead from CanadaComputers for like $239 .. or wait till they release the new 8cm CD-R series model ..
hehe sorry MD lovers , i couldn't help it ! :D
just giving some other options that's all .. :p |
He didn't ask whether he should get MD vs. mp3, he was just asking *where* to find an MD. ;)
I would much rather listen to ATRAC Type-R than mp3 anyway, imo...
GT_Trance, if you need to do live recordings as well, like lectures or whatever, then for sure get a portable MD recorder. Otherwise if you just want playback, and are not really interested in the sound quality difference (unfortunately!) then check out a mp3 player (or mp3/cd player, as desidel is suggesting).
Another factor to consider is that MD's are mucho expensive. :(
Definitely DON'T go to Futureshop or any other store here, and DEFINITELY not the Sony store!! Unless you think it's fun to pay a helluva a lot more than you could/should be paying.
The best places to buy are
1) Online.
2) Pac Mall!!! (lol)
Pac Mall is an advantage because you can get stuff there that you can't get in any other physical store here in Toronto. Most garbage Futureshop's etc. carry Sony's only!! And only 3 models to boot, too, the N505, N707 and the N1. (Though I DID see a 900 at a generic hi-fi suburbs store, which is surprising) They all have their quirks. You won't find Panasonics or Sharps at all here! That's why Pac Mall is so good.
The advantage of getting stuff online (esp. minidisc-canada) is warranty, and you don't have to haul your ass over to Pac Mall to get stuff in person (an issue for my lazy, etobicoke-residing ass).
I think those are most of your choices. Please ask further if you need more clarification. |
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| OrZonE |
...the disadvantage to buying online is that you pay a load of taxes and S&H.
But, in the end it still comes out cheaper then buying one here.
If you don't want to buy online, Pac Mall is the first thing that comes to mind. |
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| GT_TraNcE |
| thx for the help guys i just got the mz 707 @ a store downtown for 329 taxes and every thing waz about 380 i talked him down he waz tryin to sell it to me for 399 :toocool: :toocool: :toocool: |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Alccode
I would much rather listen to ATRAC Type-R than mp3 anyway, imo...
GT_Trance, if you need to do live recordings as well, like lectures or whatever, then for sure get a portable MD recorder. Otherwise if you just want playback, and are not really interested in the sound quality difference (unfortunately!) then check out a mp3 player (or mp3/cd player, as desidel is suggesting).
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wells i can argue against that .. but then it would just end up dragging into a long all out debate over the 2 standards again which we've had so many times before on these boards which ends up nowhere except each side being more bitter about the other. plus GT already made his purchase so there's little point now ..
plus it's so difficult these days to find unbiased websites offering reviews on the two .. MD sites obviously favour ATRAC and MP3 sites well.. mp3..
we'll just let time see who comes out the winner in the war .. :D |
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| SAGE2635 |
| try Ebay.. you can find good deals there :) |
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| Alccode |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
wells i can argue against that .. but then it would just end up dragging into a long all out debate over the 2 standards again which we've had so many times before on these boards which ends up nowhere except each side being more bitter about the other. plus GT already made his purchase so there's little point now ..
plus it's so difficult these days to find unbiased websites offering reviews on the two .. MD sites obviously favour ATRAC and MP3 sites well.. mp3..
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agreed. :cool:
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we'll just let time see who comes out the winner in the war .. :D |
i don't think the "war" will ever be "won" by either side.. it's a personal issue i guess. :eyespop: |
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| TheDemon |
| Try the Ye'old X shope. Iam sure they got some there. |
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