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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Kenwood 1090MD”. Links, layout and file names normalized; missing database fields restored; remote embeds replaced with links. Manufacturer manuals and separately credited photographs retain their original attribution.
| Name | 1090MD |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Kenwood |
| Released | 1998/11 |
| Device type | deck |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 440x125x373mm |
| Weight | 5.4kg |
| ATRAC ver | 4.5 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, Digital optical (TOSLINK), Digital coaxial |
| Outputs | RCA out, Digital optical (TOSLINK), Digital coaxial |
| Control | Not recorded |
Features: Sony ATRAC 4.5, Kenwood D.R.I.V.E. (interpolation). Mono recording. 24 bit DAC and ADC. Digital record level control and auto fade. CD-Text transfer via Direct Digital Connection. Programmable 32 track playback. 14 segment record level meter. Sampling rate converter.
Improvements compared with Kenwood 1050MD: 24 bit vs 20 bit DAC/ADC. 1090MD D.R.I.V.E. adds "High bit (wide bit stream?), record and play (vs. just record?)". CD-Text transfer.
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