Sony MDS-J3000

October   1 9 9 5 october 1995
1 9 9 8 1998

Part of the Series 3000 and less successful than the TA-F3000 or CDP-X3000, the MDS-J3000 was nevertheless part of the upper end of Sony's MiniDisc lineup with its 10mm aluminium front, pressed metal sides and R-Core transformer.

The 20Bit Wide BitStream is the star of the show, alongwith vanishingly low distortion.
Basically the same d/a and a/d scheme as the contemporary MDS-JA50ES, bar the analogue-to-digital link to the ATRAC 4 which is performed with 24bit resolution on the latter and "only" 20bit on the J3000.
Build-quality is also somewhat different :)

Also included is a convenient SRC (Sample Rate Converter) and Current Pulse d/a chips - plus the (optional) RM-D10P keyborad editor.

Being a MiniDisc, editing oprions are galore so as to be able to <DIVIDE>, <ERASE>, <MOVE>, <COMBINE>, <UNDO>, <A-B ERASE> and <MUSIC SYNCHRO> and <TIME MACHINE RECORDING> and <SMART SPACE> - a real computer of sorts !

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Sony MDS-J3000 specifications
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Sampling frequency : 44,1Khz
Compression system : ATRAC 4
Modulation : EFM 8-14
Rec/playback time : 74'
Copy prohibit : SCMS
Frequency response : 5Hz...20Khz (± 0,3dB)
Dynamic range : 98dB (playback)
S/N ratio : 120dB (playback)
THD : 0,003% (playback)
Inputs : 1x analogue stereo RCA
2x digital optical TOS
1x digital coaxial RCA
Outputs : 1x analogue stereo RCA
1x digital optical TOS
1x headphones
PC : 11W
Dimensions : 28 x 9,2 x 38cm
Weight : 5,3kg
List price : 77,000¥
Supplied remote : RM-D3000M
Optional remote : RM-10DP (keyboard / editor)
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