MP3 player VS Cd Player ??

[mesarectifier]

like with classical or symphonic music; the dynamic range of CDs become very apparent.

Thats why I don't like MD - the frequencies are snipped by the format so theres no way it can be good for music like that. Obviously it depends on the quality of recording, though, which can sometimes totally ruin a 'classical' album.

The limitations of everything really come out when you listen to something like Civilization, Phaze III (Zappa) which was made on Synclavier, which samples at 100Khz. One can only imagine how spectacular it might sound being played straight from the source!

 

[OxxY]

By 'EQ First' did you mean putting the files into SoundForge or equiv. first? If you wern't you could just do the EQ in SF-type software before transfer to MiniDisc.

One of the problems with MD/CD players is that the EQs on-board are usually just a preset Bass boost (like MegaBass on the Sonys) which normally isn't that great. The advantage of DMP is that they usually have preset 5-band graphic EQs, which are great.

By small size did you mean capacity or literal size of player?

what i mean by EQ first is doing the EQ in the MD software where you ussually use it to transfer from pc to MD.

And by small size i mean is physical size of the player...

thankss...

 

[mesarectifier]

First of all to clarify, by MD I mean MiniDisc. And by 'picking on' ATRAC, I just don't think it sounds that good. Obviously lossy formats are, well, lossy, but WMA/ATRAC that are supposed to be such high definition at such low bitrates just don't sound as good - IMO (!).

Secondly, to OxxY, doing EQ first is probably a good idea to compensate for the limitations of your portable music player, but one of the advantages of MP3 is that it's usually not neccessary, although StrangeStranger reliably informs that MiniDisc players also have built-in equalizers - CD players don't. And MP3 players are just tiny now, they can be pretty much any size.



oh, and thirdly, Vinyl kicks the ass of MD/MP3/CD....anything! Analog formats are just...better! (Although not that practical for mobile use!)