Pioneer MJ-D707 Personal MiniDisc Player
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The player with the mini-market
Pros
Near-perfect digital music recreation
Cons
...recreation...who needs it?
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
If you must have a minidisc player, this one is great. But, if you must have a minidisc player, will you also please tell me why?
Minidisc players in general are very similar. I decided to write this review because I jumped on the bandwagon a while ago, not realizing what I was really buying, and purchased the MJ-D707. I would like to warn you all of why this was probably not my wisest decision, and point out why this is so.
First of all, I will tell you about the player. It's a pretty standard minidisc non-portable deck, with all the bells and whistles. Contrary to a lot of reviews, the sound is very good and only loses quality when it is transfered via analog cables, which is very much to be expected. If a digital light cable is used, I can't tell the difference between the minidisc and the original CD it came from...which brings me to my next point.
The only way to make a digital recording on a minidisc player is to bring the data from a digital source, and the only digital source, if any, in the average person's home is their CD player. Minidisc players are a little more expensive than most CD players, and they tend to have only one deck (such as this one), so they cannot be loaded more than one at a time. Most importantly, if you have a CD to copy, then you have the CD in the first place...why copy it? Maybe you want to copy your friends' CD's or those that you got out at the library, all right, I concede this happens although it is illegal...but let me point out a cheaper and more widely usable method of this.
A CD burner for your computer can be had for less than the price of this minidisc deck, and CD media costs less than 50 cents per blank. I dare you to find a 50 cent blank minidisc. Logic tells us that if you want to travel with minidiscs, you must also purchase a portable minidisc player (and yes, if I have the time, I'll review the little Sony unit I bought for that). These are more expensive even than the base units, while portable CD players are under $50US.
Don't get me wrong, I am not pitching a sale for CD burners nor am I downplaying the very good quality and utility of minidiscs, however I think they would have been good for the market 10 years ago and now they are past their period of usefulness.
Just my $.02
First of all, I will tell you about the player. It's a pretty standard minidisc non-portable deck, with all the bells and whistles. Contrary to a lot of reviews, the sound is very good and only loses quality when it is transfered via analog cables, which is very much to be expected. If a digital light cable is used, I can't tell the difference between the minidisc and the original CD it came from...which brings me to my next point.
The only way to make a digital recording on a minidisc player is to bring the data from a digital source, and the only digital source, if any, in the average person's home is their CD player. Minidisc players are a little more expensive than most CD players, and they tend to have only one deck (such as this one), so they cannot be loaded more than one at a time. Most importantly, if you have a CD to copy, then you have the CD in the first place...why copy it? Maybe you want to copy your friends' CD's or those that you got out at the library, all right, I concede this happens although it is illegal...but let me point out a cheaper and more widely usable method of this.
A CD burner for your computer can be had for less than the price of this minidisc deck, and CD media costs less than 50 cents per blank. I dare you to find a 50 cent blank minidisc. Logic tells us that if you want to travel with minidiscs, you must also purchase a portable minidisc player (and yes, if I have the time, I'll review the little Sony unit I bought for that). These are more expensive even than the base units, while portable CD players are under $50US.
Don't get me wrong, I am not pitching a sale for CD burners nor am I downplaying the very good quality and utility of minidiscs, however I think they would have been good for the market 10 years ago and now they are past their period of usefulness.
Just my $.02
