Pioneer Decks
Pioneer MJ-L11
| Picture | Name | Desc | Price | Connectors | Dimensions |
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 | Pioneer MJ-L11 | MDLP deck Intro: 01/2003 | ``OPEN'' Availability: | In: line, optical. Out: line, ? | 220mm x 65mm x 313mm, 2.5Kg |
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Specs: SNR: 96dB Reviews: User Manual: MJ-L11 | |||||
Pioneer MJ-L77
| Picture | Name | Desc | Price | Connectors | Dimensions |
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 | Pioneer MJ-L77 | Intro: 01/2002 | Availability: | Availability: | Availability: |
Reviews: User Manual: MJ-L77 | |||||
Pioneer MJ-L5
| Picture | Name | Desc | Price | Connectors | Dimensions |
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 | Pioneer MJ-L5 | MD deck (add-on to NS-5 system) Intro: 5/2001 | Availability: | IN: optical digital, NS-5 interface OUT: NS-5 interface | Availability: |
Features: Add-On Mini Disc Player/Recorder, Matched to the NS-5 LifePlus system. Disc and Song Title Input, 6 Edit Modes, ASES (Auto Synchro Editing System), Sampling Rate Converter. Links: Pioneer's official page for the MJ-L5. Reviews: | |||||
Pioneer MJ-D5
| Picture | Name | Desc | Price | Connectors | Dimensions |
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 | Pioneer MJ-D5 | home MD deck Intro: 6/2000 | ¥49,800 Availability: | IN: ? OUT: ? | 420(W) x 105(H) x 294(D) mm, 3.5kg |
Features: Digital recording level adjustment. Links: Pioneer's Japanese page for this unit. Specs: Sampling rate: 44.1kHz or more, reproduction frequency characteristic: 8Hz-20kHz, reproduction Signal-Noise ratio: 100dB. Reviews: | |||||
Pioneer MJ-17MD
| Picture | Name | Desc | Price | Connectors | Dimensions |
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 | Pioneer MJ-17MD | high-end MD deck Intro: 6/1999 | US$800 Availability: | IN: optical TOSlink, digital coaxial OUT: optical TOSlink, analog out | 4-3/16 x 18-1/2 x 11-9/16 inches (HWD), 11 lbs |
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Links: Etown has a review for this unit. Specs: 20-bit A/D and D/A converters. Reviews: | |||||
Pioneer MJ-D508
| Picture | Name | Desc | Price | Connectors | Dimensions |
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  | Pioneer MJ-D508 | Home MD deck Intro: 6/1999 (? guess) | MSRP $375 Availability: | In: analog (RCA), optical, coax Out: analog (RCA), optical, headphone | 420 x 105 x 294mm, 3.5Kg |
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Specs: FS Converter (32k, 44.1k, &48k), 20-Bit D/A converter., SNR: 100dB Reviews: User Manual: MJ-D508 | |||||
Pioneer MJ-D7/D707
| Picture | Name | Desc | Price | Connectors | Dimensions |
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 | Pioneer MJ-D7 Pioneer MJ-D707 | MD Deck Intro: 6/1998 | MSRP ¥65,000 Availability: | IN: line, optical, coax. OUT: line x 2, optical, (D7 may have coax out, but D707 definitely does not have coax out). | 420 x 105 x 294mm, 3.9kg |
Features: Uses a Pioneer developed ATRAC, which they call "ASRAC" (apparently improves bit allocation by considering the bit requirements of all 3 frequency bands). Incorporates Pioneer's "Digital Noise Reduction" (already available on some Pioneer cassette decks) and "Legato Link Conversion" (which synthetically produces frequencies up to 40kHz). Digital recording level control (-48dB to +12dB). Time skip function allows quick movement through audio material at 30s or 60s per click. Medley playback function fades across track changes. Name clip function allows track titles to be duplicated and edited. Synchro start recording. Name clip (copy and paste?) function. Links: Pioneer's English page for the MJ-D707 (thought to be rebadged D7 for US import). Pioneer Europe's MJ-D707 pages. AJ's review of the unit. Specs: freq resp.: 8-20kHz, SNR: 101dB (D7), 100dB (D707), Dyn. range: 94dB, THD: .005% Reviews: User Manual: MJ-D7 | |||||
Pioneer MJ-P5
| Picture | Name | Desc | Price | Connectors | Dimensions |
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 Kenwood DM-F70  Sharp MD-R1MKII | Kenwood DM-F70 Pioneer MJ-P5 Sharp MD-R1 | Home MD Deck Intro: 12/1995 | MSRP ¥63,000 Street $400 Availability: | In: line, mic, optical coax. Out: optical, line, hdphn. | Orig: 270 x 124 x 335mm 3.0Kg, MKII: 270 x 93 x 311mm, 3.1Kg |
Features: Sampling rate converter. Synchro recording (start recording when audio appears at input). Title search. Built in wall clock based timer for recording and playback. Variants: Smaller (93mm wide) Sharp MD-R1MKII supercedes original unit. Upgrade apparently includes 24-bit ATRAC (and 20-bit wide processing LSI?) Criticism: Sampling rate conversion is a very convenient feature. It will be a must for MD decks before long. But be careful to check the performance. I found the specs of Sharp's sampling rate converter in IEEE trans. on consumer electronics. They are .. S/N 90dB, Distortion 0.005% (1kHz) That's about 14-bit accuracy. I've not yet checked the sound quality myself, but I'm afraid that it will affect the sound quality of low level music [when sampling rate conversion is used]. -Takeshi SASAKI Links:
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