Sony MDS-JB 730
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General
- Manufacturer: Sony
- Model: MDS-JB 730 QS
- Years of manufacture: 1999-2001
- Made in: Japan
- Colour: Black
- Dimensions: 430 mm × 110 mm × 285 mm (W × H × D)
- Weight: 4.5 kg
- Remote control: yes
- Energy consumption (Power Consumption): 17 W
- Original price approx.: 700 DM
Connections
- Number of inputs: 4
- Line In
- Digital optical
- Digital coaxial
- Control A1 socket
- Number of outputs: 4
- Line Out
- Digital optical
- Headphones 6.3 mm jack, adjustable
- Control A1 jack
Specifications
- D/A converter: Hybrid Pulse
- A/D converter: 24 bit
- Data compression: ATRAC DSP Type R (latest and last version from Sony for MD decks)
- Sampling rate converter: 48/32 kHz - 44.1 kHz
- Sampling frequencies: 44.1 kHz
- D/A converter: 1 bit Hybrid Pulse
- A/D converter: 1 bit Delta-Sigma (24 bit res.)
- Error correction system: CIRC
- Frequency response: 5-20,000 Hz ±0.3 dB
- Signal to noise ratio: >96 dB
- Coincidence fluctuation: below measurement limit
- Supported formats: MD
- Hi-MD support: no
- Anti-shock: yes
- Playback functions:
- Title programming: yes
- Shuffle: yes
Repeat: yes
- Recording functions:
- Recording modes: Mono, Stereo
- Time Machine music memory: 6 s (European model)
Special Features
- Device from the Sony QS series, upscale quality, upper class devices.
- Device largely made of metal. Also the front is made of aluminum, rounded corners.
- sampling rate converter for other digital sources (see above)
- Recording manually controllable for analog and also digital recording.
- Editing functions:
- Title name editable: yes
- Delete: yes
- A-B erase: yes (European and Japanese model only)
- Move: yes
- Split: yes
- Connect: yes
- UNDO function: undoing of a previously made deletion/edit
- Variable digital filter: 3 digital sound variations can be set (similar to the large CD players of the XB series)
- Pitch control function
- Shock Resistant Memory: 10 s
- Recording advance memory: 6 s
- Jog dial - easier handling (forward-backward to title, letter input etc.) with the small dial
- 2 line display - good and clear
- numerous edit functions
- Remote control RM-D15M (like MDS-JE 520)
- Timer pre-installation for recording and playback
- Longplay mono recordings possible (double time per MD recordable)
Remarks
- based on MDS-JE 700, the predecessor model, but has no toroidal transformer, but 3 digital sound filters.
- Like the other units of the JB-series, the sheet metal is stronger than on JE-units, screwed together with a total of 7 screws (2 on the top).
- Apparently only one model in black was available in Europe. Who wanted the silver model, had to reach for the JB 930 QS.
- Other models in the same series:
- Sony MDS-JB 930 QS (great similarity in construction, same drive, but the 9 series model has, for example, a connector socket for a keyboard).
- Sony MDS-JE 530
Sony MDS-JE 330
- Previous model:
- Successor model:
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Reviews
- Audio 3/2000: Upper class, good. 73 points (75 p. digital, 70 p. analogue)
- (no further tests in German speaking Hifi- Audio magazines)