MD Recorders

MiniDisc Recorders

What are MiniDisc Recorders?

MD recorders can be used to record audio off your hard drive for playing anywhere, radio programs, compiling discs of your favourite tunes off CD or sampling sounds. MD blanks are small (2.5"), re-writable, cost about $2-3 dollars each and are available at many online stores at discount prices. They are magneto-optical which means that a laser heats up the disc, the molecules are rearranged, then cools and is ready to be read optically by a lower power laser. MDs are not susceptible to loss of data from large magnets such as speakers. Most MD recorders have a 10-40 second play buffer so you can walk or even jog with them without skipping a beat. MDs have long battery life (4-5 hours record, 10 hours+ play) and very near to CD quality audio. I have recorded off a CD through the optical digital cable to my MZ-R50 and can not tell the difference in quality.

Sharp MDSR60S Portable MiniDisc Recorder/Player

Slim minidisc player and recorder
Folding headphones
Optical digital and analog outputs
7-hour battery life in play mode
Inline remote

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Sharp MD-MT15S Portable MiniDiscPlayer/Recorder

Minidisc player/recorder with clamshell opening mechanism and 24-bit ATRAC sound
7.5-hour recording and 15-hour playback capability with batteries
Sampling rate converter allows multisource recording
Compact design slips into your pocket
Runs on 2 AA batteries or a single NiMH battery

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Sharp MD-MT180 Mini-Disc Recorder/Player

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Amazon.com Product Description
Slim enough to fit into a shirt pocket, the MD-MT180 nevertheless stores nearly five hours of near-CD-quality music on a standard 74-minute minidisc. Runners and joggers will appreciate the model's terrific skip protection (up to three minutes).

The 24-bit ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) format is the data-compression scheme developed for minidisc, and ATRAC3 offers even greater compression while maintaining near-CD quality. ATRAC3 encoding permits MDLP Long Play mode. LP2 mode gives you 148 minutes of material on a standard 74-minute MD, while LP4 mode packs in a whopping 296 minutes. Standard-play (SP) skip protection is for 40 seconds, while LP2 offers 80 seconds and LP4 covers for a full 160 seconds.

The player/recorder includes an optical digital-audio input. Playback modes include random and repeat play, A hold switch prevents unintended starting or stopping of recording or playback. The MD-MT180 offers full erase, divide, combine, move edit functions, as well as manual and automatic record-level setting. Record time is doubled when recording monaurally. A three-mode digital X-BASS system increases the bass for a fuller, heavier sound. Foldable inner-ear headphones, a rechargeable NiMH battery, and an AC adapter/battery charger are included.

Battery Life, NiMH battery, SP Mode: up to 11 hours playback, 7 hours record; LP2 mode: up to 13 hours playback, 9.5 hours record; LP4 mode: up to 15 hours playback, 12.5 hours record. Battery Life, AA battery: up to 22 hours' playback and 13 hours' record in LP4 mode. Combined Ni-MH and AA battery allows up to 38 hours playback and 30 hours record in LP4 mode.

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Sony Portable Mini-Disc Player/Recorder (MZ-G750DPC)

Portable mini-disc player
Recording capability
Shock-protection
Digital input
Digital PCLink, rechargeable battery, remote control, AC adapter, digital connecting cable included

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Sony MZR70 MiniDisc Recorder/Player

40-second shock resistant memory and high quality recording with digital automatic gain control
Dual headphone jack allows use of remote control while listening
Up to 17 hours of playback with one AA battery
Digital bass-boost for richness of sound
Includes a remote control, connecting cable, AC adaptor, rechargeable battery, carrying pouch and battery case

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Sharp MDM3 MD Micro Audio System with CD to MD Recording

High-speed CD-to-minidisc recording
Easy track editing and text input for minidiscs
2-way speaker system with surround sound
4-mode preprogrammed graphic equalizer
AM/FM digital tuner with 40-station preset memory

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