Clyde wrote:
"Pooh Bear" wrote in message
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Arny Krueger wrote:
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There's a defect in the presentation.
The cassette gets dropped and survives. The Ipod doesn't.
But a cassette doesn't play itself !
A true comparative test would be to drop a cassette 'walkman' alongside
the Ipod - I expect both would break.
For example, I could drop a mini-disc and I'm sure it would be as
durable as a cassette. I wouldn't like to drop my mini-disc player /
recorder itself.
OTOH, with casette, you can drop the medium without
disturbing the player, while with ipod, you drop the
media, you lose the player, too.
Same goes for loss, you losa a casette, you lose
on album worht of material, you misplace the iPod you lose
all your media, and the player, to boot.
I don't advocate one or the other, I am just indicating
to you the other side of the coin.
As posted in my response to Krueger's latest attack thread, my comments have
nothing to do with iPods. I use cassettes in my car because (a) I have a
superior head end (Nakamichi Mobile Dragon), and (b) I don't have to worry
about incompatibility between different brands of CDRW's and car CD players.
Incompatibility problems have been frequently reported, (c) I like the idea of
being able to get more than 2 complete LP albums or about 1.5 CDs on one
cassette.
Krueger''s pathetic attempts to quote me out of context are illustrated in the
huge majority of the post which he deliberately avoided publishing:
From: Bruce J. Richman )
Subject: CD Quality Difference in Player
View: Complete Thread (24 articles)
Original Format
Newsgroups: rec.audio.opinion
Date: 2004-02-29 10:07:31 PST
Robert Morein wrote:
"Surinder Singh" wrote in message
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I play the CD's I burn in Phillipps Boombox. If I Maxell Gold CD-R it takes
20 seconds for the boom box to recognize the tracks and be ready to play it
after inserting the CD. With Memorex 52x, it takes only 2 seconds for boom
to recognize the tracks. Does it mean that Memorex is better quality? I
would have thought the gold coloration ;-) & Maxell name would make the
former a better quality?
Thanks.
Different CD disks have different reflectivities for the burn/no burn
conditions.
The CD player has a calibration function that enables it to correctly
recognize these conditions.
Depending upon the design of the player, the ability to recognize disks with
different reflectivities vary.
Only a few years ago, it was common for many brands of CD players to fail to
recognize CD-Rs, because insufficient range had been built into the
calibration function.
What you observe has more to do with the player than the disk.
Bob - would the differences in CD player calibration that you describe be the
primary reason that, so I've been told by several, automobile CD players are
very much a gamble when using CD-R's?
As one who does a lot or home recordings from my LP/CD collection for use in a
"high-end' automobile audio system (Nakamichi, Audio Arts, MB Quart, Monster
Cable), I've avoided even considering an indash CD player and CD recording
essentially for that reason. I eoulfn't want to invest in a CD automobile
player which might or might not play CD-R's. Of course, as pointed out in the
other thread on "high-end" audiophile equipment, my automobile is the proud
posessor of a Nakamichi TD-1200 Mobile "Dragon" Cassette Deck/Head Unit
(installation was a chore, since this monster comes in 2 pieces - one just for
the electronics !) which is fed a steady diet of Maxell Metal C-90's encoded
with Dolby C and careful level settings recorded on a 3-head Nakamichi deck.
I've had these products for several years, and they are extremely rugged and
the performance is exceptional.
Gold as a reflective material has a signficant advantage for archival use.
However, it is somewhat less reflective than aluminum.
Just more of the same old, same old from Krueger - deceptive deletions, attack
threads with an RAO posters name in the title, and of course, a pathetic
attempt to curry favor with an alleged newbie named "Pooh Bear" who claims
Krueger is not a hatemonger.
LOL !!!
Bruce J. Richman