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:

Predecessor model:

Successor model:

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.

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