oryoki2000 wrote:
>
> The end of MD for serious recording
> won't be due to ATRAC. It will be
> because devices with higher sampling
> rates become affordable. Just as
> DAT replaced cassette tape, DVD-Audio
> (24 bit samples at 96 or 192KHz) will
> replace MD. MD will become just another
> way to play MP3s (Some would say this
> day has already arrived).
I'd not be so sure that this will occur. Such sampling rates will need
much larger storage for archiving. It will become clear eventually that
there is no great advantage for such things. And, in order for it to
happen meaningfully, the public will have to be willing to toss their
investment in CD's.
> Deva, Nagra and HHB are showing the way.
> Some company is going to combine an
> Apogee Mini-Me preamp with a 20GB
> 2.5inch removeable hard disk, price it
> at $1000, and start a revolution.
I'm not holding my breath. Especially for Nagra to price anything at
such a low price. And at that price it will not get much of the market.
> I will agree that minidisc is a great
> place to start. I recently bought a
> couple of Sony MZ-R50s on Ebay for
> $100 each. Combine with a used mic,
> put a couple of AA batteries in your
> pocket, and start recording.
It's more than a great place to start.
Walt
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