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Yamaha MDX-E300

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Yamaha MDX-E300Home MDLP Deck
Intro: 6/2002		Street: 3800 N. Kr.
Availability:
IN: line, optical x 2. OUT: line, optical.217 x 88 x 297mm, 2.6kg

Features: MDLP unit that integrates with Yamaha's "PianoCraft" line

Links:

Specs: Freq Resp. 5-20kHz +/- 0.5dB. SNR: 99dB. Digital rec level: Min. +12dB.

Reviews:

    User Manual: MDX-E300

    Yamaha MDX-596

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    		Yamaha MDX-596MD deck
    Intro: 06/2000    		``OPEN''
    Availability:
    		In: line, optical. Out: line, optical, headphones435w x 96h x 288d mm, 4.1kg

    Features:

    • Non-MDLP
    • "Time rescue recording" (aka time machine recording?)
    • Syncho start recording
    • 12 letter dot matrix display.
    • Digital and analog recording level control
    • 30 track program play
    • wireless remote

    Markets: Europe, UK (Japan?)

    Links:

    Specs: (confusingly reports both 24 bit and 20 bit DAC), 20 bit ADC.

    Reviews:

      User Manual: MDX-596

      Yamaha MDX-M5

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      		Yamaha MDX-M5Mini-compo MD deck
      Intro: 9/1998      		¥47,800
      Availability:
      		IN: line, optical, "system control". OUT: line, optical. 200w x 75h x 317d mm, 2.8Kg

      Features: MD Component in Yamaha's Top-Art mini-system. Timer recording available when connected to CRX-M5 component.

      Links: Yamaha Japan announcement. (mech. translation)

      Specs: Freq. Resp. 20-20kHz +/- 0.3dB

      Reviews:

        User Manual: MDX-M5

        Yamaha MDX-9

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        		Yamaha MDX-9MD Deck
        Intro: 9/1998 (? guess)        		MSRP ¥75,000
        Availability:
        		?280x82.5x354mm, 4.0Kg

        Features: Sampling rate converter. Syncho recording when coupled with CDX-9 CD unit.

        Links: Yamaha Japan's page for the MDX-9 deck

        Specs: S/N: >98dB, Freq. Resp: 5-20kHz +/-0.3dB

        Reviews:

          User Manual: MDX-9

          Yamaha MDX-595/793

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          MDX-793
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          MDX-595
          		Yamaha MDX-793
          Yamaha MDX-595          		Home MD deck
          Intro: 6/1998 (? guess)          		MSRP $699
          Availability:
          		IN: line, digital: optical x 2, coax. OUT: line, digital: optical, coax

          Features: 4 second time machine. A-B erase. Synchro recording. 25 track programmable play mode. More recent MDX-595 model appears nearly identical to the MDX-793 but with 2 optical inputs (793 has 1 optical and 1 coax).

          Links: Yamaha's announcement of the MDX-793. Yamaha's brief English page for the MDX-793. Yamaha's brief English page for the MDX-595. MiniDiscussion has collected user reviews for this unit. Chris Browne takes a snapshot of the MDX-793's PC board.

          Specs: 5-20kHz, Dynamic range: 98dB, S/N: 100dB, THD: 0.0035%

          Reviews:

            User Manuals: MDX-595, MDX-793, HTML

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