Sony MZ-NH1 Net MD / Hi-MD Walkman Portable Minidisc Player / Recorder

by Sony

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• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001YN7DC
• Item model number: MZNH1
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Product Description

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This stylish, versatile player sports a sturdy, all-Magnesium construction, and lets you store up to 45 hours of digital music and bring it with you on a single, skip-free, 1 GB Hi-MD MiniDisc that holds far more songs than traditional MiniDisc media. With Sony's advanced ATRAC3plus compression, more audio files can be burned to Hi-MD media or for that matter, to a standard MiniDisc. Music can be compressed to 132, 105, 66, 64 or 48 kbps (kilobits per second), so you can store more music or record at higher fidelity. By compressing at 48 kbps, users can enjoy 45 hours of music on one Hi-MD disc or 13 hours of music on one standard, 80-minute MiniDisc.

In addition to ATRAC3plus format compatibility, the Walkman is compatible with MP3, WMA, WAV, and ATRAC3 audio formats. When you want to record, the USB connection delivers burn rates at up to 100x for your MP3s and CDs. A handy Jog Dial provides easy navigation, and SonicStage and MD Simple Burner Application software lets you group your tunes and customize your playing environment.

This player also includes line-in functionality for a line, mic, or mini analog optical inputs, and a USB-in port, as well as a handy USB cradle, for easy PC connection and charging the included rechargeable battery. You'll also get such niceties as headphone volume control along with the included set of headphones. And, the player's 3-line LCD display provides album, artist and song title information on a clean, single screen. You can even store data from your computer, such as documents and presentations, on this player via its USB interface.

NOTE: The MZNH1's recording features and bundled software are not compatible with the Mac OS operating system.

What's in the Box:
Sony MZNH1 Hi-MD Mini Disc Walkman, 3-line backlit LCD remote with jog dial, removable Lithium Ion rechargeable battery, battery carrying case, USB cradle, AC adaptor, digital cable, headphones, SonicStage software CD-ROM with MD simple burner application, USB cable

Product Description

converts MP3, WMA, and WAV files to ATRAC, ATRAC3, or ATRAC3plus format for MiniDisc playback * stores music or data to Hi-MD media (a 1GB Hi-MD disc stores up to 45 hours of music at 48 kbps) * remote control with backlit, 3-line LCD and Vertical Jog Dial * lightweight magnesium body * USB (1.1) interface (USB cradle/charging stand included) *

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Customer Reviews

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61 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Search 4 the best MD Player Ends Here! IPOD has a competitor, September 14, 2004

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S. Arslanian (Buena Park, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony MZ-NH1 Net MD / Hi-MD Walkman Portable Minidisc Player / Recorder (Electronics)

I got the MZ-NH1 a couple of weeks ago and I am thrilled with it.
Let me sum it up:
PROS
* I gigabyte MD is great
* Over 7 hours of music using ATRAC3 256kbps, 2nd highest quality, and sounds beautiful
* Full Magnesium Body
* Small, Slim, and Solid Device
* Long Battery Life - Gumstick Rechargeable battery
* Sweet Cradle
* Finally we have Transfer from MD to PC
-important note- When the file is transferred it's in sony's omg format which you can only play using the sonicstage software. However, there is official news that Sony will come out with a free program that will let you convert the "omg" file into
a wave.
* Mic recordings still sound incredible
* No check in - check out, but you still have to use SonicStage Software to transfer music to player
* You can drag and drop files
-note- If you drag and drop mp3s it will put the file on the disc but you won't be able to play it through the player, must use sonic stage.
* Backwards compatible with old minidiscs
* You can record from literally almost any source of sound.

CONS
* headphones included aren't too good (no biggie)

This player is sweet

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional Quality; great sound fidelity, December 16, 2004

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Alex theodo (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony MZ-NH1 Net MD / Hi-MD Walkman Portable Minidisc Player / Recorder (Electronics)

I have been an MD user for a couple of years now. I finally got this great Hi-Md unit and I am very satisfied thus far. The unit is really sleek and sturdy; light, but at the same time has a rugged feel to it. The sound is amazing. Do yourself a favor and buy a good pair of phones for th unit. The phones that come with it do not do justice. I splurged and got the shure ec3s, and the sound is amazingly clear. SonicStage 2.2 has come a long way since OpenMG; and keeping in mind that when we are talking about transfering, we are actually talking about burning a cd; the transfer speed is very good.
Of course the big drawback is that there is no Apple support for the MD; but for the sound, the features (digital recording; microphone recording that is at pcm quality) I can live with that drawback. i have a dedicated windows laptop for my music.
Coming from just being an ipod user for the last 7 months; the batter life on this thing is trully amazing. In the two weeks that I have had it; I had to charge the battery just three times (including the initial time), and then I just listen to music hours and hours each day. I am using hi-sp for my songs which equates to 7 hrs of music at the 1gb disk, and 2 hrs of music at the regular MD disks formatted under the Hi-Md scheme. One word of advice; to enjoy the sound fidelity to its fullest, you will need to start with a lossless format; in my testing if I start the conversion from a compressed format already e.g., MP3, Atrac3 to AtracPlus; there is some distortion and artifact introduction. However, I believe this has to do with the sensitive earphones that I have. If you use medium grade earphones you should be ok.
Bottom line, I think the MD format is here to stay; true it's not for everybody, but those of us that are used to the little quirks that come with the system (sony's drm leaves something ot be desired), love these little machines.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent portable music machine, March 18, 2005

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Drez "Drez" (MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony MZ-NH1 Net MD / Hi-MD Walkman Portable Minidisc Player / Recorder (Electronics)

This little machine is awesome... I use it to play music copied from CDs (I ride the train to work) and to record live music. What puts this unit in a class by itself is the ability to record through the line-In or mic-In straight to 1Gig MD and then USB download to PC and convert to wav... Nobody else can do that, that I know of... that was the missing link --- Yea Sony! of course, from there, u can do anything you want with the digitized music: edit, layer tracks, crossfade with other music, burn CD, MD, the web, whatever... I also needed a good stereo mic for recording live music and rehearsals. I picked the Sony ECM-MS907 Stereo Microphone. It's small, sturdy and adequate, but the threads on the included adaptor don't fit standard mic stands, and the Sony mic won't fit in the adapter that comes with, say an SM57 or SM58... bummer... I also needed closed headphones. The Sennheisers are great for rehearsals, etc, but uncomfortable on long train rides,,, the Sony MDR-EX71SL/WK ear buds fixed that problem... OK Here's something you can't do,,,, you can,t transfer songs to and from your PC on AC power, 'cause you can't cradle the MZ into the AC adapter and plug in the USB cord at the same time... I know... tha's dumb... The Sonic Stage software is adequate after you upgrade it from the Sony sight,,, and you need to download the MP3 and WAV conversions tools also $FREE$ ... You have to have Sonic Stage installed in order to install these other tools... OK here's another gotcha,,, An MD that was loaded from Sonic Stage knows what computer it came from, so you CAN'T take your MZ-NH1 to your friends house and download your Sonic Stage songs to his Sonic Stage so he can make a copy of your disc ... naa-daa ... u get a nasty message saying something like "This MD wasn't recorded on your friends computer so fuhgetaboutit" ... tha's wack'd Sony ... You CAN record directly from a CD to an MD loaded in the MZ through the Line-In, thus bypassing Sonic Stage step, but Line-In means analog so some degradation will occur (You can record your favorite TV show here, but why?). Oh yea, the units made out of some kind of alloy from outer-space (Cryptonite, i think), it feels like an indestructible cigararette case (looks like one too) ... but here's the gotcha... the remote's just painted plastic, it works good, lights up, etc, but it feels like if you accidentally stepped on it, it'd crunch like a cockroach... Still, with the line-in, mic-in recording capabilities, 1GB disk capacity, WAV & MP3 conversion software, tank-build and very good sound, this unit is way ahead of the CD/MP3 players, I-Pods and other portable units availabe today...