Sony MZ-NHF800
Newer Older All, MZ-M200/RH1, EH70, EH50, DH10P, M100/RH10, M10/RH910, RH710, LAM-X1, MZ-EH1, NH3D, NH1, NH900, NHF800, NH700,…
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Sony MZ-R2
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R2
ATRAC 2. 10-second shock-resistant memory. Stereo headphones w/remote. Only allows simple editing operations: track mark, track erase and end search (no track move or titling). Bass boost. Battery life indicator. AGC and
Sony MZ-R3
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R3
To get rechargeable AA's to work in an 'R3, you need press the rechargeable batteries switch. To do so, open up your MZ-R3, holding it so the bottom is facing up and the battery bay is on the far side. Pop the battery do
Sony MZ-R4ST
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R4ST
Portable recorder with docking station. Docking Station provides many more titling and editing options. Dock offers a lot of recording options/inputs, and can even be powered off of a battery too. Content adapted from: M
Sony MZ-R5ST
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R5ST
Portable recorder with docking station. Docking Station provides many more titling and editing options. The docking station even has a remote! While similar in size to the MZ-R50, the portable unit is completely differen
Sony MZ-R30
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R30
Available in Silver and Blue. Replacement for the R3. More reliable unit that cost less. Has a few differences including: sampling rate converter track-search digital mono recording using both channels digital synchro-st
Sony MZ-R35
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R35
Portable minidisc recorder/player. Capable of recording both digital and analog of the same jack. Also has dedicated mic input. Seemingly identical to R30 except for different firmware and slightly different metal shell.
Sony MZ-R37
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R37
Effectively similar to the MZ-R35 in form factor but with the encoder and laser from the MZ-R55. Considered a "cost reduced" version. Has no mic sensitivity, no erase button (though the option is in the edit menu), no ti
Sony MZ-R50
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R50
Recorder with remote controller, and long battery life (for the time of its release, around 7 hours playback). Available in silver, blue, and orange. The orange model was only sold in Japan. Released alongside the MZ-E25
Sony MZ-R55
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R55
Features: ATRAC 4 (IC: CXD2652AR). Unit is small, 75% the volume of the MZ-R50. 40 sec shock memory, backlit remote "stick controller" with 9 character display (vs. 6 in previous versions). Operation, editing and track l
Sony MZ-R70
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R70
Offered in Black, Blue and Silver Features: ATRAC 4 SP recording Magnesium outer shell 40 seconds of anti-skip protection Uses a single AA for power 2x headphone jacks (1 with a remote port, 1 without) Optical / Line - i
Sony MZ-R90/R91
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R90/R91
At the time of their release, they were the smallest recorders with the longest playback time available. The R90 and R91 seem very similar except for the fact the R90 was slightly slimmer/lighter and had a magnesium top
Sony MZ-R410
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R410
Portable recorder, made of plastic, presumably a lower tier model, as it uses AA batteries instead of gumsticks. Content adapted from: Minidisc.org page Manuals MZ-R410 User Manual MZ-R410 FR User Manual MZ-R410 Service
Sony MZ-R500
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R500
ATRAC 4.5 device, but does not have a powered microphone input. Also doesn't have a microphone input. Features: ATRAC 4.5 SP recording LP2 / LP4 recording and playback 40 seconds of anti-skip protection Uses a single AA
Sony MZ-R501
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R501
Alternate models: MZ-R501PC / MZ-R501DPC Seemingly identical to MZ-R500. Has no microphone input or remote control jack. Model Name Using Similar Mechanism: MZ-R500 Mechanism Type: MT-MZR500-172 Optical Pick-up: LCX-4R C
Sony MZ-R700
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R700
Budget version of MZ-R900. Differences include, non-lcd remote, AA battery instead of gumstick, lack of jog lever, lack of cd-text transfer support, lack of date-time stamp recordings, lack of personal disc memory, lack
Sony MZ-R701
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R701
Seems to be minor refresh over the MZ-R700. Content adapted from: MZ-R701 Minidisc.org Page Manuals MZ-R701 User Manual MZ-R701 Service Manual Photos Submit more by editing the page!
Sony MZ-R900
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R900
Offered in Silver, White, Blue and Red. First MDLP portable recorder, but not NetMD. Record battery life at release. Also supports personal disc memory to remember playback/audio settings for up to 20 discs. First portab
Sony MZ-R909
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R909
Offered in Silver, Red and Blue. Slight improvement over the R900. Mostly increased setting for recording playback, and a d-pad on device. The R900 will fit and charge properly in the R909 cradle. —technical— Mechanism T
Sony MZ-R910
Newer Older All, notes, Qualia-017, MZ-NF520, N920, N420D, NE810, NF610, NF810, N910, N710, NE410, N510, B10, R410, N10, R910,…
Sony MZ-R910
A slight revision of the R909. Different LCD screen and came with a magnesium shell. Joint-text was removed (the ability to transfer track titles while recording). The feature required special cable and cd player so it w
Sony MZ-RH1 / MZ-M200
The last portable MiniDisc recorder produced by Sony. When originally released, it was the only device capable of transferring recordings made on standard MiniDiscs back to a computer. However, this functionality is now