Customer Reviews:
 AUDIO BLISS March 15, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This has got to be the best portable player out there. It's style has no equal, it's sound and functionality are just awesome. I have used the I-Pod and believe me Sony MZ-RH10 Hi-MD Walkman has surpassed it in many ways for one battery life, sound quality, and the convenience of a remote control is just by far the best.
 Hard to find fault with the Sony MZ-RH10 March 9, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Why not five stars--since I say I can't find fault with the MZ-RH10?
Plusses include:
* design
* size
* display
* features
* sound quality
It's those silly proprietary features that annoy--including the fact that my own recordings of my lute playing may only be exported ONCE (to Sonic Stage). Oh, did I say that my OWN recordings of my OWN playing.... you get the idea. Maybe there's some legal mumbo-jumbo that gives Sony no option, but I'll deal with it.
The silliness notwithstanding, this is a great unit for the money--frankly, I'd have been pleased had I paid $300 for it.
You can transfer all your music and recordings to and from this great HiMD recorder! February 8, 2006
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
It has always been possible to transfer your own recordings (via microphone) from the RH10 to your computer in wav format.
But now with the new SonicStage 3.4 you can transfer ALL your music back and forth on this fantastic minidisc recorder!
This is a beautiful music player/recorder that has the additional attraction of being endlessly expandable (just load another minidisc).
I do a lot of my own recording (music concerts and meetings) and find the ease of use and clarity of sound to be spectacular. And now with SonicStage 3.4, there is just no reason not to jump on the minidisc wagon.
Forget that limited iPod everyone else is using and get the better performance and versatility of HiMD mindisc.
Thanks, Sony for making the RH10 even better!
 Read the Fine Print - You cannot transfer recordings to computer January 18, 2006
33 out of 38 found this review helpful
You cannot record a music rehearsal via a microphone and then transfer it via USB to your computer for burning to CD. This has been the only consistent reason why I have not purchased a MD player and will continue to be the reason. I had high hopes that they would eventually change this in their newer players, but it seems that they are just trying to hide it better.
Here's what it says in the advertisment:
"With the included software you can transfer files from your PC to the MZ-RH10, and VICE-VERSA, at a break-neck, 100x transfer speed."
Here's what is says in the manual:
"Audio data that has been transferred from your computer and stored on the MD can be transferred back to MY Library of SonicStage on your computer"
Read the manual blurb carefully, you may not catch the limitation the first time you read it. The advertisement is true, but very misleading. So, why would I want this MD player? I'm not allowed to record my own music, transfer it to my computer, and burn a CD of it? Sony has gone overboard with copyright protection, and that's why they are losing the portable music player race. I don't dispute the MD's superior recording quality, but I think it's ridiculous to say that this device is for musicians given this fact.
Avoid the trendy, and go for QUALITY. January 13, 2006
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
If you are reading this then you obviously were open-minded enough not to just think Ipod. Congrats. Now I'll tell you why this would be a better choice. I won't try to compete with that very accurate and thorough review that's already here, but I have to at least add another 5-star rating for this device.
SOUND. Though I have done a few audio recordings with my RH10, I use this primarily as a portable PLAYER. I've heard an IPod before, and I thought they sound terrible (as mp3s usually do anyway). Even though ATRAC is not a popular, universal format it is superior to mp3. I won't get into details about compression algorithms but just for an example even ATRAC at 132kbps sounds close to CD quality! This unit comes with a 5-band CUSTOMIZABLE EQ (Ipod only has presets). The battery option was already discussed... I enjoy having extra charged batteries ready to pop in when needed. I'll admit Ipod has the most intuitive and appealing display, but this OLED technology finally put minidisc on a higher level than minidisc used to be in terms of display. The display truly is better than photos show!
CAPACITY. Do I need 40gigs of music wherever I go? Even if I only had ONE HiMD disc with me, that's about 13 CDs (at the 132kbps quality). So imagine if you were going on a road trip and just grabbed five minidiscs (they're small, if you haven't held one). That's 5 gigs, 65 albums... would you even get past maybe 10 of them anyway? By the way, there is no threshold... you can always buy more discs (I usually get all mine on line).
DURABILITY. Yes, I've dropped mine too... several times. Minidisc players (I own a few) are TANKS. I knew someone who had a concern about OPENING a device and the mechanical parts involved etc. I tell you I've had more problems with HARD DRIVES than I have with minidiscs. Minidisc is like the Betamax was to VHS (superior quality, but just not popular due to Sony's poor marketing choices). Here's another important issue: THEY DON'T SKIP!! Minidiscs are beyond 'shock-protection'... truly they never skip. I've heard stories where some HD players actually have.
COOLNESS FACTOR. Let's face it.. everyone and their grandmother 'shuffle' around in the white earbuds. People see the minidisc and don't know what to think. GOOD. Be different!
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