Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.
Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony CMT-SP55MD”. 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 | CMT-SP55MD |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 2001/05 |
| Device type | bookshelf |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | Yes |
| Dimensions | 215 x 285 x 421mm main unit, 410 x 285 x 260mm speaker |
| Weight | 16.2kg total weight |
| ATRAC ver | 4.5 |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 100 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, Digital optical (TOSLINK), CD, Radio recording, Tape deck |
| Outputs | 3.5mm headphone, RCA out, Speaker amplifier, Tape deck |
| Control | Not recorded |
Multi-component system (pictured below), does NOT support MDLP.
- MDS-SP55 - MD Deck
- CDP-SP55 - CD Player
- ST-SP55 - FM Tuner
- TA-SP55 - Amplifier
- SS-CSP55 - Speakers
- REMOTE COMMANDER - (RM-SSP55)
Model Name Using Similar Mechanism: MDS-JE330
MD Mechanism Type: MDM-5A
Optical Pick-up: KMS-260B/S1NP
ATRAC IC: CXD2654R
Content adapted from: Minidisc.org
Manuals
Photos
Additional specifications and references
| Scms | Yes |
|---|---|
| Web Md | No (not NetMD) |
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | Japan |












