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sony mz-r4st

Intro: 7/1996

dock in: optical, line. out: optical, line, 1/4" hdphn. portable: in: mic. out: hdphn.

78x23x116 210g, 255g/bat, 300g/pocket weight

ATRAC 3.5. Portable recorder with docking station. Li-ion (LIP-12) rechargeable.

sharp ds-77

Intro: 9/2003

sony mz-rh1

Intro: 5/2006

In: Optical/Line, Microphone. Out: Line/Headphones

83.8 x 84.4 x 14.7mm, 106g

• Most perfectly realized Minidisc instrument to date.
• Illuminated OLED display on main body through which all recording-related information (including level meters) is available.
• Full backward compatability with std-MD system -- records SP/Mono/LP2/LP4 format audio to std-MD discs and uploads std-MD recordings to PC in PCM, Hi-SP or ATRAC3 format audio files. Uploading is in no way restricted (unlimited uploads of mic, line and digital recordings are permitted) and speeds of 10X (SP->PCM), 16X (mono->PCM), 15X (LP2->ATRAC3) and 26X (LP4->ATRAC3) have been observed.
• Records and uploads all Hi-MD format audio (PCM/Hi-SP/Hi-LP).
• Date/Time stamp recording.

sony mz-n910

Intro: 03/2003

In: mic, line/optical. Out: headphones/line

78.9w x 72.2h x 15.9d mm, 93g (body only), 116g w/battery

ATRAC DSP Type S

kenwood dmc-l7r

Intro: 8/1999

IN: mic, line/optical. OUT: line/headphones. DC IN: 3.3-5.0VDC

W 79.4 x H 17.9 x D 81.1mm, 163g (w/rechargeable)

40 second shock memory, Sharp ATRAC 6, sampling rate converter, mono 2X playback mode. Mic, line, digital synchro start. 20 bit ADC and DAC. Digital X-Bass boost. Play modes: random, random repeat, 1 repeat, all repeat. Hand strap. Colors: 831: antique silver & deep blue, 832: sunbeam silver.

aiwa am-hx30

Intro: 12/1998

out: headphone

86.8 x 77.6 x 16.3mm, 132g

ATRAC 4.5 Back-lit remote, song name search, 25 program play, 40 second shock memory. 8 hours playback on internal rechargeable cell.

sony mz-e520

Intro: 02/2004

Out: headphones

73.4w x 15.7d x 80.6h mm, 70g (body only)

• Digital amp
• Charging stand
• 6 band equalizer
• ATRAC/ATRA3 DSP Type-S
• Available in silver, blue, pink and orange
• White, backlit stick-controller remote

pioneer pmd-p1

Intro: 9/1996

out: hdphn.

80.5x20.7x116.2mm (3.2x0.8x4.6"), 150g w/bat.

Slot in design. Allows "MD->MD Edit" function (see ST60 above). 3 postion digital bass boost. 4 step battery life indicator. Katakana/roman display. Random play. Auto play function starts playback when disc is inserted. In car (AD-SS70CU [car mount base], AD-CT13 [cassette adapter], AD-CA20X [cigarette lighter power adapter] - all separately sold), resumes play at beginning of last song in play when car is started. Provides 10 hours playback on LiIon rechargeable (AD-MS10BT), 27 hours when coupled with (separately sold) external battery case (AD-SS70BC) carrying six (!) alkaline AA cells. Charge time: 3 hours. Available in silver, blue and grey.