Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.
Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony DHC-MD515”. 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 | DHC-MD515 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 1997/09 |
| Device type | bookshelf |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | Not recorded |
| Dimensions | 215 x 290 x 400mm main unit, 190 x 350 x 275mm speaker |
| Weight | 9.8kg main unit, 3.6kg speaker |
| ATRAC ver | 4 |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 100 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| ¥85 000 | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, CD, Radio recording |
| Outputs | 3.5mm headphone, Speaker amplifier, Tape deck |
| Control | Not recorded |
3CD, 3MD, FM/AM Tuner capable device. Removable front panel becomes a wireless remote control.
Has an optional cassette deck (TC-TX515).
MD Mechanism: MDM-C1D
Base Unit: MBU-C1
Optical Pick-up: KMS-260A/J1N
ATRAC IC: CXD2652AR
Content adapted from: Sony Press Release DHC-MD515 Minidisc.org page getnavi.jp getnavi.jp (MiniDisc Wiki mirror)
Manuals
Photos
Optional tape deck add-on:
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Videos
Additional specifications and references
| Web Md | No (not NetMD) |
|---|---|
| Remote Page | |
| Atrac Ic | CXD2650R / CXD2652/R/AR |
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | Japan |