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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MDS-J3000”. 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 | MDS-J3000 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 1996/10 |
| Device type | deck |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 280x92.5x380mm |
| Weight | 5.3Kg |
| ATRAC ver | 4 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| ¥77 000 | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, Digital optical (TOSLINK), Digital coaxial |
| Outputs | 1/4 inch headphone, RCA out, Digital optical (TOSLINK) |
| Control | Not recorded |
Features: ATRAC 4 (IC: CXD2650R, same as mds-je500). Current Pulse DAC. Sampling rate converter. 2 second "time machine" function. A-B erase. Separate L/R recording level controls. R-Core transformer. Available also in black. Remote controller: RM-D10M. Optional keyboard like controller/titler: RM-D10P. Essentially the same unit as the MDS-JE700.
Part of the Series 3000 and less successful than the TA-F3000 or CDP-X3000, the MDS-J3000 was nevertheless part of the upper end of Sony's MiniDisc lineup with its 10mm aluminium front, pressed metal sides and R-Core transformer.
The 20Bit Wide BitStream is the star of the show, alongwith vanishingly low distortion. Basically the same d/a and a/d scheme as the contemporary MDS-JA50ES, bar the analogue-to-digital link to the ATRAC 4 which is performed with 24bit resolution on the latter and "only" 20bit on the J3000. Build-quality is also somewhat different :)
Also included is a convenient SRC (Sample Rate Converter) and Current Pulse d/a chips - plus the (optional) RM-D10P keyborad editor.
- Frequency response: 5Hz…20Khz (± 0,3dB)
- Dynamic range: 98dB (playback)
- S/N ratio: 120dB (playback)
- THD: 0,003% (playback)
Supplied remote : RM-D3000M
Optional remote : RM-10DP (keyboard / editor)
Model Name Using Similar Mechanism: MDS-JE500
MD Mechanism Type: MDM-3A
Optical Pick-up Type: KMS-260A/J1N
ATRAC IC: CXD2650R
Content adapted from: Minidisc.org Page Sony productspark Sony productspark (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) audio-heritage.jp VintageKnob
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Additional specifications and references
| Recorder | Recorder |
|---|---|
| Web Md | No (not NetMD) |
| Battery Page | |
| Sidecar | No |
| Voltage | 100 |
| Export | No |
| Remote Page | |
| Atrac Ic | CXD2650R / CXD2652/R/AR |
| Manual | User manual, Service manual, other |
| Region | Japan |