Sony MDS-JA 30 ES

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: MDS-JA 30 ES
• Type: MD-Deck
• Years of manufacture: Autumn 1997 - 2001
• Made in: Japan
• Colors: Black, Champagne
• Dimensions: 430 x 125 x 345 mm
• Weight: 9.3 kg
• Remote control: RM-D 13 M
• Original price approx.: 1'700 DM black, 1'800 DM champagne

Connections

• Number of inputs: 4
  • Line in (analog) 47 kOhm

Digital (coaxial) 75 Ohm

• • Digital in (optical): 660 nm / S/PDIF via TOSLINK
  • Digital in (optical): 660 nm / S/PDIF via TOSLINK

• Number of outputs: 3
  • Headphones: 28 mW / 32 Ohm
  • Line out (analog)
  • Digital out (optical)

Technical data

• Converter: CXD 8594Q, 44.1k, 20Bit
• ATRAC 4.5
• Frequency response: 5 - 20000 Hz
• Distortion factor: 0,0012%

Signal to Noise Ratio: >104 dB (Lt. Stereo 1/1998, p.14: digital 107 dB/ analog 101 dB)

• Dynamic range:
• Supported formats: MD
• Hi-MD support: no
• Anti-shock: yes
• Playback functions:
  • Title programming: yes
• Shuffle: yes

Repeat: yes

• Recording functions:
  • Automatic setting of track numbers at regular intervals.
  • Advance the recording start time by 6 seconds
  • Synchronous recording Music Sync
  • Fade in/out

Auto Cut function Smart Space function Timer controlled recording

• Editing functions:
  • Title name editable: yes
  • Delete: yes
  • Move: yes
  • Share: yes
  • Connect: yes

Special Features

• Playback with 3 switchable digital filters for sound adjustment possible, so a total of 4 sound settings.
  • unfiltered MD sound

Plane: For sonic freshness and fullness of power Spline: For silky sound with clear positioning Standard: For spacious sound with wide frequency range

• Erasing a track part: A-B Erase function
• Cancelling the last edit (Undo function)
• Erasing all names on the disc
• Automatic transfer of original track numbers to CD or MD8
• Improved D/A converter and A/D converter compared to MDS-JE and MDS-JB series
• Start in a title possible
• Digital recording volume adjustable
• Synchronization with Sony CD players for digital copies
• 25 buttons on the remote control, letters directly selectable
• Sampling rate converter for digital recording from DAT recorders and other devices
• Auto-Space (automatic insertion of pauses) possible
• Fading in/out with adjustable times possible (fade in/out of titles)
• Toroidal transformer
• Metal front and metal housing

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
  • Sony MDS-JA 20 ES
  • Sony MDS-JA 50 ES
• Previous model: MDS-JA 3 ES
• Successor model: MDS-JA 333 ES

• With the conventional ATRAC 4.5, only frequency responses up to 19,000 Hz were possible. With ATRAC DSP-Type R this was improved again.

Pictures

• Picture: Sony MDS-JA 30 ES

• Excerpt from brochure: Sony MDS-JA 20 ES, MDS-JA 30 ES

Reports

• Stereo 1/1998: Stereo test judgement 3 stars, Excellent. (Rating 1998 still without sound level percentage), In the absolute order of the best list 1998 3rd place. "With the JA-30 Sony creates an extremely worthy successor to the MD pioneer JA-3. In terms of workmanship and sensible features improved again, for example digital leveling." (Testspiegel)

Stereoplay 10/1997: Test judgement very good. Sound very good, top class, 42 points In the absolute ranking place 4 (end of 1998)

• Audio 2/1998: Top class, 78 points (digital 80P., analogue 75 P.) 4 ears. In the absolute ranking 4th place (end of 1998)