lauck@bergil.DEC (02/26/85)
> Well, consider yourself lucky that you got a very good unit!!! My D-5 >(which is the "portable" CD player, which is debatable once you see and feel >how heavy the battery pack for it weighs!!!) also does not mistrack by just >picking it up, shaking it gently, or turning it upside down, but does mistrack >when shaken vigorously. Also, try tapping it when it sits on a solid surface. >Makes mine mistrack almost every time, depending on how hard I tap it. But >since I bought it basically as a home and office unit, and don't plan on >using it too much as a portable (except on plane or train rides; sure beats >the garbage they put on planes as audio, not to mention much better audio >tonal quality). The D-5 may be covered by Federal Aviation Agency regulations which prohibit use of certain "portable electronic devices" on airliners, since these may possibly interfere with radio navigation instruments. I would check with the airline before using it. Assuming the unit is properly designed I doubt whether there would be a problem, but perhaps it's not. The prohibition does include AM and FM radios, since the local oscillator in these might interfere with ADF and VHF navaid recption. Tony Lauck decvax!decwrl!rhea!bergil!lauck
jml@drutx.UUCP (LeonJM) (03/01/85)
I used my D-5 this week on United and Continental. Neither one said no. John Leon AT&T ISL ihnp4!drutx!jml
ral@pyuxqq.UUCP (R A Levenberg) (03/07/85)
I don't see how people can listen to CDs on airplanes. The constant roar of engines overpowers any sonic advantage of CDs. I've found that I can't even listen to good home-recorded tapes on airplanes if there's a wide dynamic range. For example, much of Holst's "The Planets" is inaudible on planes (except, of course, "Mars, the Bringer of War"). On planes, I usually just stick with David Bowie, Talking Heads, (for classics) Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", and the like.