Sony MDS-JE 530

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: MDS-JE 530
• Type: MD-Deck
• Years of manufacture: 1999 - 2001
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black, Silver
• Remote control: yes, RM-D29M
• Dimensions: 430 x 95 x 280 mm (W x H x D)
• Weight: 3.4 kg
• Original price approx.: 500 DM (black), 550 DM (silver)

Connections

• Number of inputs: 4
  • Analog In: Cinch (impedance: 47 kOhm, signal voltage: 125-500 mV rms)
  • Digital optical (Toslink, wavelength 660 nm)
  • Digital Coaxial In (impedance: 75 Ohm, signal voltage 0.5 V ±20 %)
  • Sony System Bus Control A1 II

• Number of outputs: 4
  • Analog Out (Cinch, Impedance: >10 kOhm, Signal Voltage 2 V rms)
  • Digital optical (Toslink, wavelength 660 nm, -18 dBm))
  • Headphone output 6.3 mm (impedance: 32 Ohm, output power: 28 mW, adjustable)
  • Sony System Bus Control A1 II

Technical data

• Converter: A/D-Converter 24 Bit, Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding = ATRAC DSP Type R
• Laser: GaAlAs semiconductor laser with 44.6 µW, 780 nm wavelength
• Frequency response: 5-20,000 Hz at ±3 dB,
• Distortion factor:
• Signal-to-noise ratio: >98 dB
• Dynamic range:
• Power consumption: approx. 16 watts
• Supported formats: MD
• Hi-MD support: no
• Anti-shock: no, but record forward memory 6 sec.
• Playback functions: Play, random play (shuffle), with programming.
• Title programming: yes
• Shuffle: yes
• Repeat: yes
• Fading: yes, playback and recordings
• Recording functions: yes, analog and digital
• Recording modes: mono, stereo,
• Editing functions:
  • Title name editable: yes
  • Delete: yes

Move: yes

• • Share: yes
  • Connect: yes

Special features

• ATRAC with 24-bit technology further developed compared to previous models
• Naming of the recordings and/or MD contents
• Extensive editing functions, which were not natural in the middle and upper class
• 6-second recording memory (Time Machine Recording)

Undo function: deleted tracks can be restored again

• Longplay and - Recording (Mono) in worse quality possible
• Pitch function possible

Remarks

• Other models of the same series:
  • Sony MDS-JE 330 (some comfort functions missing, without headphone output and digital output).
• Predecessor model (similar in construction, same dimensions): Sony MDS-JE 520 (without system bus, different remote control, different ATRAC)
• Successor model: none in the JE 500 series. MDS-JE 640
• analogue recording level can only be controlled via multi-button and jog dial
• The RM-D29M remote control cannot be used for naming/renaming tracks on older Sony MD decks; conversely, older remote controls cannot be used for this purpose on the JE 530.

Pictures

Test reports

• St. Warentest 11/99: good, 2.1. in all + ;
• Stereo 6/99: 58 % sound, 3 stars for price-performance;
• Audio 7/99: upper class, 73 points, 3 ears;
• Stereoplay 3/2000: good, 38 sound points, upper middle class.