Sony MDS-JE 700

General

• Product type: Minidisc recorder (MD deck)
• Manufacturer: Sony
• Model: MDS-JE 700 QS
• Years of manufacture: 1997-1999
• Manufactured in: Japan

Color: Black

• Dimensions: 430 mm × 108 mm × 315 mm (W × H × D)
• Weight: 4.4 kg
• Remote control: yes, RM-D9M
• Original price approx.: 1000 DM, from the middle of 1998 then for 800 DM.

Connections

• Number of inputs: 3
  • analog: Cinch (gold-plated)
  • digital: 2 × optical (Toslink)
  • digital: 1 × coaxial

• number of outputs: 3
  • analogue: Cinch (gold-plated)
  • digital: optical (Toslink)
  • headphone output (6.3 mm jack, gold-plated)
• Sony system bus

Technical data

• Converter: Sony's own data compression: ATRAC 4, EFM modulation
• Frequency response: 5-20,000 Hz
• Distortion factor:
• Signal-to-noise ratio: >100 dB
• Dynamic range:
• Power consumption: 17 W,
• Supported formats: MD
• Hi-MD support: no
• Antishock: 2 seconds recording memory

• Playback functions:
  • Title programming: yes, up to 25 titles.
• Shuffle (random generator): yes
  • Repeat: yes (track/ whole MD, sequence)
• Recording functions:
  • Recording modes: digital and analog (manual level).
  • Recording with timer possible
• Editing functions:
  • Title name editable: yes

Delete: yes, single track, whole MD

• • Move: yes
  • Split: yes
  • Connect: yes

Special features

• Sony QS Series: premium brand lineup
• CD Synchro (with remote control) and Music Synchro
• Timer pre-installation for timer-controlled recording and playback
• Toroidal transformer
• RM-D9M remote control with 20-key keypad
• Headphone output (adjustable)
• Displays: Title, MD track, playing time, remaining time,
• Recording manually channel-separated,
• 2 optical digital inputs
• Gold-plated jacks
• Aluminium front
• Sample rate converter also adjustable for DAT, MD and DSR
• Time Machine Recording - 2 seconds recording memory for premature recording
• UNDO - undo of the last change
• AMS - control knob (like jog dial on CD players)

Remarks

1997/98 the biggest Sony deck below the ES class

Other devices of the same series:

• MDS-JE 500

Predecessor model:

Successor model:

• MDS-JB 920

Reports

• Audio 9/1997: Sound: good, top class, 73 points (digital 75 p., analog 70 p., price/performance: very good)
• Stereoplay 8/1997: Very good, top class, 40 sound points,
• Stereo 8/1997: 2 stars - very good.