Sony MDS-JB 920

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General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model : MDS-JB 920 QS
• Product type : MiniDisc recorder
• Color: Black, silver / aluminum
• Remote control : Yes
• Years of manufacture: 1998-2000
• Approximate retail price: 800 DM
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 430 x 107 x 315 mm
• Weight: 5 kg
• Approx. new price: 800 DM

Connections

• Inputs: 5
  • 2 x optical input (Toslink)
  • coaxial digital input
  • analogue input (stereo Cinch)
  • Control A1 connector (Sony system bus)
• Outputs: 5
  • optical digital output
  • coaxial digital output
  • analogue output (stereo Cinch)
  • Control A1 connector (Sony system bus)
  • Headphone output (adjustable)

Specifications

• 20-bit current pulse D/A converter
• 20-bit A/D converter
• Pitch control
• Digital and analog recording control
• D/A converter: Current Pulse
• A/D converter: 20 bit
• ATRAC generation: 4.5
• Error correction system: CIRC
• Data compression: ATRAC
• Shock Resistant Memory: 10 Sec.
• Sampling frequencies: 44.1 kHz
• D/A Converter: 1 Bit Current Pulse
• A/D converter: 1 bit Delta Sigma
• Frequency response: 5-20000 Hz; (+/- 0.3 dB)
• Signal to noise ratio: >100 dB
• Coincidence fluctuations: not measurable

Special Features

• Digital controller adjustment during recording / playback
• Undo function
• Recording of time/date
• Timer/standby function
• Fall asleep with music
• Pitch control function (pitch change)
• Longplay mono recording function

2 - line display Various editing functions Jog dial button for skip forward and backward, playback etc.

• Recording forward memory: 6 sec. (for radio recordings)
• Housing material: metal frame (iron) and aluminum front (brushed on the silver model)
• Powerful toroidal transformer
• Digital recording level storage
• Gold-plated RCA jacks and headphone jack

Remarks

• Device of the upscale QS- series from SONY
• Other models of the same series:
  • Sony MDS-JE 520 (JE series, same year of manufacture, simpler device).
  • Sony MDS-JE 320 (JE series, same year of manufacture, simpler device)

• Technically, the MDS-JB 920 is based on the MDS-JE 700, which has very similar features, including the toroidal transformer. In 1998, both units were still sold in parallel.
• The remote control was supplied especially for the MDS-JB 920: Sony RM-D17M

• Other models in the same series:
• Preamplifier:
• Sony TA-E 9000 ES

• Power amplifier:
• Sony TA-N 9000 ES

• Integrated amplifier:
• Sony TA-F 3000 ES
• Sony TA-FA 30 ES
• Sony TA-FA 50 ES
• Sony TA-FB 720
• Sony TA-FB 920

• A/V integrated amplifier
• Sony TA-VA 8 ES

• Tuner:
• Sony ST-S 3000 ES
• Sony ST-SA 3 ES
• Sony ST-SA 5 ES
• Sony ST-SB 920

• [[Receiver:
• Sony STR-DA 50 ES
• Sony STR-DB 725 QS
• Sony STR-DB 825 QS
• Sony STR-DB 925 QS

• CD players:
• Sony CDP-X3000ES
• Sony CDP-XA20ES
• Sony CDP-XA30ES
• Sony CDP-XA50ES
• Sony CDP-XB720
• Sony CDP-XB920

• DVD players:
• Sony DVP-S 315
• Sony DVP-S 715

• Tape Deck:
• Sony TC-KB 820 S
• Sony TC-KB 920 S

• MD Deck:
• Sony MDS-J 3000 ES
• Sony MDS-JB 920
• Sony MDS-JA 20 ES
• Sony MDS-JA 30 ES
• Sony MDS-JA 50 ES

• Digital Surround Processor
• Sony SDP-EP 90 ES

• Speakers:
• Sony SS-BG 30
• Sony SS-X 7

Pictures

• Picture: Sony MDS-JB 920

• Excerpt from brochure: Sony MDS-JB 920

• Excerpt from brochure: Sony Equipe series CDP-XB 920, MDS-JB 920, ST-SB 920, TA-FB 920 in silver

• Extract from brochure: Sony Equipe series CDP-XB 720, MDS-JB 920, STR-DB 725 in black

Test reports

• Stereoplay 7/1998: Very good, top class. 40 points
• Stereo 8/1998: Sound level 70%, price/performance 3 stars, excellent. "Digital output, good workmanship, great sound for analogue and digital recordings - a price hit" (quote Stereo Testspiegel).
• Audio 8/1998: Upper class (good), sound: 73 points (digital 75, analog 70 P.) 3 ears.