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Re: Oxyride (michael)
Re: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S. ("Mark J. Dulcey")
Re: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S. (Seth Breidbart)
Re: Oxyride (Seth Breidbart)
Re: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S. ("Hanno Bunjes")
Re: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S. ("Hanno Bunjes")
Re: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S. (Seth Breidbart)
help with Nomad jb3 (casey)
From: michael <mcmiller@cox.net>
Subject: Re: Oxyride
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:35:23 -0500
On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 21:50, Seth Breidbart wrote:
> > vs. Oxyride. The one with Oxyride delivered a stronger, deeper bass,
> > and Matsushita officials said some music experts express a preference
> > for Oxyride.
>
> That is bullshit. (Anybody want to bet on a blind test?)
>
Many people report stronger bass in their playback systems when they get
better current delivery through upgraded power cords and a dedicated AC
circuit.
Maybe the battery is capable of delivering higher current without
suffering a voltage drop. That might result in better perceived bass at
the headphones. I doubt it would make a difference in the recording or
when using the line out to feed a preamp.
These are not rechargeable batteries are they? I would rather see them
improve the capacity of rechargeable cells.
From: "Mark J. Dulcey" <mark@buttery.org>
Subject: Re: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S.
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:49:09 -0500
>>Reporters were also shown audio players powered by a regular battery
>>> vs. Oxyride. The one with Oxyride delivered a stronger, deeper bass,
>>> and Matsushita officials said some music experts express a preference
>>> for Oxyride.
>
>
> That is bullshit. (Anybody want to bet on a blind test?)
>
> (It's possible to build a device that likes higher voltages better,
> and apparently the Oxyride batteries have a slightly higher voltage,
> but I was unable to find any actual information, such as a voltage
> vs. time curve, or even watt-hours, on them.)
No, actually it IS possible...
If the new batteries have a lower series resistance -- in other words,
they're better at delivering high currents, and at maintaining a steady
voltage when doing so -- they could actually provide better sound,
especially bass response. This effect would be separate from any benefit
that you might get from the higher nominal voltage.
Alkaline batteries are only so-so in that regard. NiCd and NiMH
rechargeables are much better, which is why they will often provide more
flashes in an electronic flash than alkalines, despite the fact that the
alkalines, under other conditions, store quite a bit more energy. In
audio equipment, on the other hand, their lower nominal voltage is often
a problem.
From: Seth Breidbart <sethb@panix.com>
Subject: Re: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S.
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 23:07:45 -0500 (EST)
"Mark J. Dulcey" <mark@buttery.org> wrote:
>>>Reporters were also shown audio players powered by a regular battery
>>> vs. Oxyride. The one with Oxyride delivered a stronger, deeper bass,
>>> and Matsushita officials said some music experts express a preference
>>> for Oxyride.
>>
>> That is bullshit. (Anybody want to bet on a blind test?)
. . .
> No, actually it IS possible...
>
> If the new batteries have a lower series resistance -- in other words,
> they're better at delivering high currents, and at maintaining a steady
> voltage when doing so -- they could actually provide better sound,
> especially bass response. This effect would be separate from any benefit
> that you might get from the higher nominal voltage.
Good point; I hadn't thought of that. Of course, it would mean the
original equipment was misdesigned, but it's not like there's a
shortage of that around. (And they might have chosen to put the cost
of better design elsewhere in the equipment, or just made it cheaper.)
Seth
From: Seth Breidbart <sethb@panix.com>
Subject: Re: Oxyride
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 23:08:40 -0500 (EST)
michael <mcmiller@cox.net> wrote:
> These are not rechargeable batteries are they?
Apparently not, since they're compared with non-rechargeables.
I'd still like to see the technical specs.
Seth
From: "Hanno Bunjes" <hanno.bunjes@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S.
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:25:07 +0100
> Reporters were also shown audio players powered by a regular battery
> vs. Oxyride. The one with Oxyride delivered a stronger, deeper bass,
That is nonsense.
I'm not going to even consider buying one of these before they come up with the
rechargeable kind. How stupid would I be if I threw away 150 batteries a year ?
From: "Hanno Bunjes" <hanno.bunjes@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S.
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:27:31 +0100
> Reporters were also shown audio players powered by a regular battery
> vs. Oxyride. The one with Oxyride delivered a stronger, deeper bass,
That is nonsense.
I'm not going to even consider buying one of these before they come up with the
rechargeable kind. How stupid would I be if I threw away 150 batteries a year ?
From: Seth Breidbart <sethb@panix.com>
Subject: Re: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S.
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:17:46 -0500 (EST)
> I'm not going to even consider buying one of these before they come
> up with the rechargeable kind. How stupid would I be if I threw away
> 150 batteries a year ?
Not nearly as stupid as if you missed 30 seconds in the middle of a
recording because you had to swap batteries.
Seth
From: casey <vttaper2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: help with Nomad jb3
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:51:15 -0800 (PST)
Just got one of those new fangled Nomad jb3, being an
old analog taper finally went to DAT in '92 got this
as a bday present 12/11. How many hours of WAV file
will fit on this 20gb machine and how long does one
battery last? Any help would be cool.
=====
Make Tapes Not war
Especially with Bush in office!
Casey
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