Well, MiniDisc isn't lossless.
HiMD is lossless... and the portabel recorders for it are already
cheaper than the old ones. A new one might even be cheaper than or
same price as a used DAT recorder, that you donīt know much about.
DAT isn't bad, but there's no new equipment being made for the most
part.
which is a big disadvantage as itīs also getting harder to get DAT
tapes...
There is a new format Hi-MD using 1GB MD disc which allows Linear
PCM for recording. Therefore, the only difference left between Hi-MD
and DAT is HiMD is 44.1kHz (same as audio CD), while DAT is 48kHz
(same as DVD audio).
I have used DAT recorders that could handle 44.1 kHz as well...
Phil
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