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ATRAC Version Table

Showing correspondance between ATRAC Versions and MiniDisc units.
(Based upon information in the February '96 and August '97 issues of the German Stereo magazine). If a manufacturer's name is not give (e.g. "Sharp") then this represents Sony's ATRAC.

Model	Intro date	Price in DM	ATRAC version
Full Size Decks
Denon DMD-1300	Spring 97	1000	Sharp 4
Denon DMD-1500	Spring 96	1500	3
Kenwood DM-3090	Spring 97	800	4.5
Kenwood DM-5090	Spring 97	600	4.5
Kenwood DM-7080	Spring 96	1200	3
Kenwood DM-7090	Fall 96	1200	3.5
Kenwood DM-9090	Fall 97	1500	4.5
Marantz CM-1040 (w/CD)	Summer 97	1500	Sharp 4
Onkyo MD-2511	Fall 97	~1000	Sharp
Sony MDS-501	Spring 94	1800	2
Sony MDS-302 MDS-S30	Spring 95	1000	3
Sony MDS-303 MDS-S35	Fall 95	800	3
Sony MXD-D1	Fall 96	1300	3
Sony MDS-JA3ES	Summer 95	1900	3.5
Sony MDS-503	Spring 96	1100	3.5
Sony MDS-JE500	Summer 96	600	4
Sony MDS-JE510	Summer 97	600	4
Sony MDS-JE700	Summer 97	1000	4
Sony MDS-JA30ES	Fall 97	1800	4.5
Sony MDS-JA50ES	Winter 96	3100	4.5
Teac MD-10	Summer 97	2000	3.5
Tascam MD-801R	Summer 96	3900	2
Mini Decks
Denon DMD-F 10	Summer 94	2200	2
Onkyo MD-A9	Fall 96	1000	3
Onkyo MD-111	Fall 96	1200	3
Onkyo MD-185	Fall 96	1000	3
Onkyo MD-121	Fall 97	1000	4
JVC XM-F1	Fall 95	1500	2
Sharp MD-R1 H	Fall 96	700	Sharp 3
Kenwood DM-B9	Fall 93	1800	1
Kenwood DM-E9	Spring 95	1800	1
Kenwood DM-1001	Fall 93	2000	1
Sony MDS-101	Summer 93	1600	1
Sony MDS-S1	Spring 95	1200	3
Sony MDS-S30	Spring 95	1000	3
Sony MDS-S35	Spring 96	900	3
Sony MDS-S37	Fall 96	700	4
Sony MDS-S38	Spring 97	600	4
Sony MDS-J3000	Summer 97	1400	4
Teac H-Series MD-H500	Summer 97	1600	3.5
Portables
Aiwa AMD-50 (Player)	Winter 93	900	1
Aiwa AM-F1	Summer 95	1300	2
Aiwa AM-F3	Summer 96	1000	3
Kenwood DMC-G3 (Player)	Summer 97	500	3
Kenwood DMC-G7R	Fall 97	700	Sharp 4
JVC XM-D1	Spring 94	2200	1
Saba MCD1 (Player)	Summer 93	1000	1
Sharp MD-S10 (Player)	Spring 93	900	Sharp
Sharp MD-D10 (Player)	Fall 93	1000	Sharp
Sharp MD-M11	Fall 94	1200	Sharp
Sharp MD-S20 (Player)	Spring 96	800	Sharp
Sharp MD-M20		1200	Sharp 1
Sharp MD-M25	9/95	1200	Sharp 2
Sharp MD-MS100	12/95	600	Sharp 3
Sharp MD-MS200	Summer 97	600	Sharp 4
Sharp MD-MS701/2	Fall 97	600	Sharp 5
Sharp MD-S50 (Player)	Summer 96	500	Sharp 4
Sharp MD-SS70 (Player)	Fall 97	500	Sharp
Sharp MD-ST60 (Player)	Fall 97	500	Sharp
Sony MZ-1	Fall 93	1200	1
Sony MZ-2P (Player)	Fall 93	900	1
Sony MZ-R2	Spring 94	1200	2
Sony MZ-E2 (Player)	Spring 94	800	2
Sony MZ-R3	Spring 95	1000	3
Sony MZ-E3 (Player)	Spring 95	600	3
Sony MZ-B3	Spring 95	1500	3
Sony MZ-R4ST	Summer 96		4?
Sony MZ-R30	Fall 96		4
Sony MZ-E20/E40 (Player)	Spring 97	400	4
Sony MZ-E30 (Player)	Spring 97	700	4
Sony MZ-F40 (Player w/radio)	Spring 97	800	4
Complete Systems
Aiwa XR-H6 MD	Summer 97	1300	3
Aiwa XR-MD 50	Summer 97	1700	3
Denon D-M7 MD	Fall 97	2200	Sharp 4
JVC UX-D 99/XM-D 88	Fall 97	<2000
Kenwood XD-980 MD	Summer 97	1300	3.5
Kenwood HM-5/DM-SA 7	Fall 96	1700	3
Kenwood XD-9580 MD	Summer 97	2000	4
Onkyo CR 185 II/MD-185 II	Spring 97	1600	4
Pioneer FX-1 MD	Spring 97	2300	Sharp
Sharp MD-7500	Fall 96	1300	Sharp 3
Sharp MD-XV300	Spring 97	1800	Sharp 5
Sharp M-ZV30 (portable)	Summer 97	1300	Sharp
Sharp MD-X8	Fall 97	1500	Sharp 5
Sony DHC-MD1	Summer 94	2900	2
Sony PMC-M2	Spring 95	2000	3
Sony Cubic B1/MD/M1	Fall 95	1800	3
Sony MJ-L1	Summer 96	3000	3
Sony DHC-MD5	Fall 96	1300	3
Sony DHC-EX 77 MD	Spring 97	1700	4
Car Audio
Clarion MDJ-474	Spring 94	2000	1
Clarion MDC-635 (changer)	Spring 97	1650	3
Kenwood KMD-C80	Winter 95	1800	3
Kenwood KDC 9500	Spring 97	2000	3
Sony MDX-U1 RDS	Spring 93	1800	1
Sony MDX-100 RDS	Summer 94	2000	2
Sony MDX-400 RDS	Summer 94	2500	2
Sony MDX-C150 RDS	Summer 95	1300	3
Sony MDX-60 (changer)	Spring 96	1600	3
Sony MDX-61 (changer)	Spring 97	1000	3
Sony MDX-C670 RDS	Spring 97	850	4
Multitrack Recorders
Sony MDM-X4			3.5
TASCAM 564			2
Yamaha MD-4			2

ATRAC Version Table

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ATRAC Version Table

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