Features:

• 6X CD->MD dubbing (but Panasonic reports "74 minute CD can be copied in approx. 15 minutes").
• "Pop up operation stand" concept -- control buttons on base and large LCD on main body.
• Multi-jog dial for navigating menus and controlling volume.
• Body position adjustable through 15°.
• "Live virtualizer" (DSP?) "clearly reproduces vocal sound".
• Available in silver or white.

Links:

• Panasonic press release (Japan)
• AV-Watch (Japan)
• Minidisc T-Station page

Specs: amp: 3W x 2, 7cm polypropylene speakers, FM: 76-90MHz (presumed)

Reviews:

Features:

• Will play MP3 CDs and display ID3 tags in display
• "Pop up operation stand" concept -- control buttons on base and large LCD on main body.
• Multi-jog dial for navigating menus and controlling volume.
• Body position adjustable through 15°.
• "Live virtualizer" (DSP?) "clearly reproduces vocal sound".
• Available in silver or white.
• Accessories: remote, remote batteries, AC cord, AM loop antenna

Links:

• Panasonic press release (Japan)
• AV-Watch (Japan)
• Minidisc T-Station page

Specs: amp: 3W x 2, 7cm polypropylene speakers, FM: 76-90MHz

Reviews:

User Manual: RX-MDX61

Features:

• MDLP modes with Group functions.
• MP3-CD support with ID3 tag display.
• CD->MD copying at up to 4X speeds.
• Play, sleep, record timer.
• Play modes: random, repeat, 1-group, 24 track program.
• Backlit LCD panel.

Accessories: Remote, AC cord, AM loop antenna

Links:

• Panasonic announcement
• Panasonic page

Specs: amp: 3Wx2, FM: 76-90MHz

Reviews:

User Manual: J

Features: CD/MDLP boombox. Operation keys grouped together and set in base for ease of use. Main body tilts up vertically from 0 to 15 degrees. 4X CD->MD copying (1-track/all). MD group mode functions. Backlit LCD indicator panel. MD play modes: program play (24 track), repeat (1 track/all track/program/group), random play, 1 group play. CD play modes: program play (24 track), repeat (1 track/all track/program), random play. Tuner displays station names. Clock/timer modes: wakeup timer, sleep timer, timer fader (fade-in only), timer recording, alarm timer/countdown timer. Auto-off function. IR remote. Couples with Panasonic "MD Network" components for label printing and [analog] audio copying.

Links:

• Panasonic page 1 and 2 (mech. trans 1 2).

Specs: Amp: 3W+3W, FM band: 76-90MHz, TV ch. 1, 2, 3, AM: 522-1629kHz, Speaker: 7cm x 2

Reviews:

User Manual: J

Features:

• MDLP modes
• CD->MD copying at up to 4X speed.
• Other record modes: 1-track CD->MD recording, "turn back" recording(?), synchro-recording.
• Play, sleep, record timer.
• Play modes: random, repeat (1, all, program), 24 track program.
• Backlit LCD panel.

Accessories: Remote, AC cord, AM loop antenna

Links:

• Panasonic page
• Minidisc T-Station page

Specs: amp: 3Wx2, FM: 76-90MHz

Reviews:

User Manual: J

Features:

• MDLP Support
• "Turn-back" recording (time machine recording?)
• High-speed CD recording (LP2 mode: 2x, LP4 mode: 4x)
• "MD Title Station" copies titles from second MD unit when connected.
• CD 1-track recording (records one track and pauses)
• Auto-CD recording (whole CD recording)
• Synchro-CD recording
• NoMono-recording
• MD and CD Play modes: 24 track program play, repeat play (1-track/all-tracks/program/group), shuffle play.
• Sound Virtualizer (?)
• Bass-reflex speaker
• Panasonic H.D.E.S and H.E.S.
• Timer modes: wakeup-timer, sleep-timer, timer-recording, sleep and timer-fade functions.
• LCD backlit display
• 3 line alphabet selection display for titling.
• Auto-off (turns unit off 10 minutes after CD/MD finished playing)
• Remote-control
• CD-Text titles copied to MD while recording.
• 4 preset DSP based equalizer settings: "Heavy, Clear, Soft, Vocal".
• Unit sits on adjustable base, allows any direction/angle to be set (20 degree vertical adjust range (+15/-5), 90 degree horizontal adjust range (45 left/45 right)).
• Available in silver, blue, and black.

Links: Panasonic's original press release for the RX-MDX55. Panasonic's offical Japanese page for the RX-MDX55.

Specs: Amp: 5W (JEITA), Japanese FM: 76.0-90MHz

Reviews:

User Manual: J

Features:

• AA Battery and AC powered
• "Turn-back" recording (time machine recording?)
• High-speed CD recording (2X?)
• "MD Title Station" copies titles from second MD unit when connected.
• CD 1-track recording (records one track and pauses)
• Auto-CD recording
• Synchro-CD recording
• Mono-recording
• MD and CD Play modes: 24 track program play, repeat play (1-track/all-tracks/program), shuffle play.
• Sound Virtualizer (?)
• Bass-reflex speaker
• H.E.S circuit (?)
• Timer modes: wakeup-timer, sleep-timer, timer-recording, sleep and timer-fade functions.
• 10 color (?) LCD backlit display.
• Auto-off
• Remote-control

Links: Panasonic Japanese page for the unit.

Specs: Amp: 5W+5W (JEITA). Japanese band FM (76-90MHz), AM: 522-1629kHz. AC power 26W

Reviews:

User Manual: J

Features: Similar to RX-MDX70, but without cassette drive and AA battery power.

• "Turn-back" recording (time machine recording?)
• High-speed CD recording (2X?)
• "MD Title Station" copies titles from second MD unit when connected.
• CD 1-track recording (records one track and pauses)
• Auto-CD recording (whole CD recording)
• Synchro-CD recording
• Mono-recording
• MD and CD Play modes: 24 track program play, repeat play (1-track/all-tracks/program), shuffle play.
• Sound Virtualizer (?)
• Bass-reflex speaker
• H.E.S circuit (?)
• Timer modes: wakeup-timer, sleep-timer, timer-recording, sleep and timer-fade functions.
• 10 color (?) LCD backlit display.
• Auto-off
• Remote-control

Links: Panasonic Japanese page for the unit.

Specs: Japanese band FM (76-90MHz), AM: 522-1629kHz. AC power 23W

Reviews:

User Manual: J

Features: Comes in yellow, silver, and blue. HDES (High Density Encoding System), monaural recording mode, preset equalizer, sleep and wake modes, auto-CD recording, "MD Network" compatible. Titling remote. Panasonic MD-Network support

Links: Panasonic's Japanese page for this unit.

Specs: 14W power output, AM/FM/TV tuner.

Reviews:

User Manual: RX-MDX5

Features: non-MDLP

Reviews:

User Manual: J

Features: Radio/MD/CD boombox. Direct CD->MD digital dubbing/editing. "Direct Edit" (individual buttons for common edit functions). Pallet of 2x15 characters (displayed in sets of kana, alphabetics, digits, and symbols) used in combination with jog dial for titling. ``Synchro Title'' feature allows copying of CD titles and station names to MD. ``Cobra-top'' motorized up/down flip-top, cousin of R2D2. Remote included.

Specs: Amp: 5.0w+5.0w, Tuner: FM: 76-90MHz / AM: 522-1629KHz / TV: 1-3, CD player: 1bit MASH D/A converter. Speaker: 8cm cone. Power: 100VAC.

Links: National/Panasonic page for the unit.

Reviews:

User Manual: J