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- From: Frank2.Simon@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Frank2 'Biber' Simon)
- Subject: Re: DAT, DCC and MD
- Organization: University of Oldenburg, Germany
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:14:57 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.115137.5048@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
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- ritc0003@student.tc.umn.edu (Kent Ritchie) writes:
-
- >I can't believe what Sony and Phillips are trying to do with MD and DCC.
- >I am offended that both of these companies think that I will be willing
- >to pay top dollar for a music system that is inferior to what is already
- >available, CD and DAT. I am even more upset by those who are seriously
- >considering purchasing one of the new formats.
-
- I'm one of *those* people...
-
- >Whoever posted the "Music Lite" article about DCC (or was it MD?) nailed
- >it right on the head. Both Sony and Phillips are trying to sell less for more.
-
- You have to proof why MD (or DCC) is less than CD !!!
-
- >What makes me sick is that they are trying to make these formats standard.
- >I believe, as consumers, we control the manufacturers, or at least we should.
- >So why are we letting some slick ad agencies get us in bed with something
- >inferior to what we could have at the same price - DAT. DAT has proven to
- >be superior in audio quality to both DCC and MD.
- STOP here, I think you didn't read the tests about MD and DCC exactly:
- At first all tests are very unjust because of the differences between the
- participants:
- On the one side is the new MD MZ-1 of Sony, a *cheap* set to introduce
- into the new technic. And it's portable. On the other side there is a
- expensive high-end-CD-Player (Marant* ***), not portable and (!!!) not
- able to write to the CDs.
- After that the results are showing the following:
- The MD has got a *bad* sound about 12KHz. At first this result is only
- seen on the oscilloscop. The second point: Who hears about 12KHz ??
- Maybe dogs, but no human about an age of 20 !!!
- If you want to *see* music on an oscilloscop it's ok but I want to
- *hear* music !!!
-
- >Granted it does not access
- >tracks as fast as MD, but it kicks DCC'c ass....
- Not but !!! Why do you think the CD has killed the LP ?? Not because
- of the sound (Some people still hear LP because of the full sound).
- It's because of the feature you get with it:
- Free track-changing (fast), CDs aren't sensitive and the CD-technik
- is very robust.
- All these features aren't given in DAT !!! Also DCC hasn't got all
- features but MD.
- So I believe and hope that the MD is the new format for music !
- Finally you are able to write music to a non-sequential format,
- over 1Million times, you are able to delete music-parts of the
- middle of the disc, you always are able to make your own sampler,
- you have digital qualitaet without the sensitive Video-Technic (VCR)
- Please let be your advertising for an *antik-technic* and don't prevent
- the progress of technic.
-
- >The optimal format would
- >be a re-recordable non-lossy optical disc. But in the lack of presence of
- >such a format the consumer should pick the next best format, DAT. DAT has
- >proven its quality and reliablity in pro-audio applications.
-
- But only there !!
-
- >If the pros
- >use it I am convinced it is good enough for the average Joe. C'mon people!
-
- I hope nobody come with you !
-
- >Get out there and demand DAT on your next big purchase, not MD or DCC...
- >Let's not dig our own grave here. MD and DCC are a step in the wrong
- >direction.
-
- If progress is the wrong direction for you ok, it's your live but
- don't demand to be all in your direction..
-
- >As always I am open to discussion....
- It's ok. I'm of course too.
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