:clap: SONY BRINGS STUDIO SOUND TO NEW Hi-MD WALKMAN:clap:
From fiction to reality, the latest generation of Hi-MD has arrived.Taking playback sound quality to another level, Sony announced the latest addition to its family of Hi-MD™ Walkman® digital music players- MZ-RH1.
Like other models from the line ,MZ-RH1 supports mini disks of Hi-MD format. The new device can play LinearPCM, ATRAC (ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus) or MP3 files. It’s possible to record live sound, you can choose between the recording modes depending on the situation.Listeners can now enjoy unsurpassable CD-quality sound whether they are playing back music recorded at a live music concert or selecting from their personal music library:hap2: .
Its LCD displays useful info for easy control.The iconic Sony design with the spectrum analyser display encases a pocket size recording studio. Usability for professionals has also improved, moving the buttons to enable easy operation, and building in a backlight function so that the product can be used in a dark recording studio. The player can be used as a storage drive, PC connection runs via USB 2.0 interface. At the same time the player is slim enough – 14.7 mm. Its battery ensures 19 hours of work.Width, depth and height equate to 87.7×17.3×87.7mm and it will weigh about 106g (including battery), which is a fair weight as it's made out of aluminum.
Sony has the advantage on the market for studio quality sound thanks to its Hi-MD next-generation formatting technology. Harnessing over 14 years of research and development, Hi-MD evolved Sony’s popular MiniDisc into a multi-purpose medium for storing audio, text and image data. Hi-MD uses the uncompressed LinearPCM format so music can be recorded and played back with the same sound quality as the original source.
Yoshiaki Kadokura (Vice President, Personal Audio Europe, Sony) said tat
Sony Japan announced that it will release MZ-RH1 on April 21st, 2006 (May 2006 for Europe, most likely summertime for USA) in two colors, black and silver. The expected retail price for this new device is approximately 39,800 - 40,000 yen (approx. USD$340 - 350), but it should hopefully arrive in the United States around $300.
Key product features include :clap: :
* The device is also now offered with Mac compatibility, bringing greater choice in digital audio devices to Mac users. The Mac application can be downloaded from the MZ-RH1 page on the Sony websites and support website:http://www.sonydigital-link.com,from summer 2006
*Users can now revive their old mini disc libraries as digital music by uploading music to the PC
*Ultra slim and compact body – measures just 14.7mm
*Supplied with high power headphones offering treble and bass sound, and a remote control for easy listening and playback
*Rechargeable battery offers a battery life of 19 hours
*Removable media format offers unlimited storage capacity - one 1GB mini-disc can hold up to 45 hours of music
*Dynamic normalizer automatically uniformises the sound volume of each recorded track to a listenable level
*High capacity coupling condenser allows an authentic reproduction of bass
*PC data storage (Windows/Mac)
*HD digital amplifier
*Hi-Speed USB (compatible with USB2.0 specification)
From fiction to reality, the latest generation of Hi-MD has arrived.Taking playback sound quality to another level, Sony announced the latest addition to its family of Hi-MD™ Walkman® digital music players- MZ-RH1.
Like other models from the line ,MZ-RH1 supports mini disks of Hi-MD format. The new device can play LinearPCM, ATRAC (ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus) or MP3 files. It’s possible to record live sound, you can choose between the recording modes depending on the situation.Listeners can now enjoy unsurpassable CD-quality sound whether they are playing back music recorded at a live music concert or selecting from their personal music library:hap2: .
Its LCD displays useful info for easy control.The iconic Sony design with the spectrum analyser display encases a pocket size recording studio. Usability for professionals has also improved, moving the buttons to enable easy operation, and building in a backlight function so that the product can be used in a dark recording studio. The player can be used as a storage drive, PC connection runs via USB 2.0 interface. At the same time the player is slim enough – 14.7 mm. Its battery ensures 19 hours of work.Width, depth and height equate to 87.7×17.3×87.7mm and it will weigh about 106g (including battery), which is a fair weight as it's made out of aluminum.
Sony has the advantage on the market for studio quality sound thanks to its Hi-MD next-generation formatting technology. Harnessing over 14 years of research and development, Hi-MD evolved Sony’s popular MiniDisc into a multi-purpose medium for storing audio, text and image data. Hi-MD uses the uncompressed LinearPCM format so music can be recorded and played back with the same sound quality as the original source.
Yoshiaki Kadokura (Vice President, Personal Audio Europe, Sony) said tat
Sony Japan announced that it will release MZ-RH1 on April 21st, 2006 (May 2006 for Europe, most likely summertime for USA) in two colors, black and silver. The expected retail price for this new device is approximately 39,800 - 40,000 yen (approx. USD$340 - 350), but it should hopefully arrive in the United States around $300.
Key product features include :clap: :
* The device is also now offered with Mac compatibility, bringing greater choice in digital audio devices to Mac users. The Mac application can be downloaded from the MZ-RH1 page on the Sony websites and support website:http://www.sonydigital-link.com,from summer 2006
*Users can now revive their old mini disc libraries as digital music by uploading music to the PC
*Ultra slim and compact body – measures just 14.7mm
*Supplied with high power headphones offering treble and bass sound, and a remote control for easy listening and playback
*Rechargeable battery offers a battery life of 19 hours
*Removable media format offers unlimited storage capacity - one 1GB mini-disc can hold up to 45 hours of music
*Dynamic normalizer automatically uniformises the sound volume of each recorded track to a listenable level
*High capacity coupling condenser allows an authentic reproduction of bass
*PC data storage (Windows/Mac)
*HD digital amplifier
*Hi-Speed USB (compatible with USB2.0 specification)