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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MDS-JA50ES”. 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-JA50ES |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 1996/04 |
| Device type | deck |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 430 x 125 x 375mm |
| Weight | 14.3kg |
| ATRAC ver | 4.5 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | $2 200 |
| ¥180 000 | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, Digital optical (TOSLINK), Digital coaxial |
| Outputs | 1/4 inch headphone, RCA out, Digital optical (TOSLINK), Digital coaxial |
| Control | Remote (Sony) |
Great Britain price in 1998 - £1,299.99
Sampling frequency : 44.1kHz
SRC : 48kHz/32Khz > 44.1kHz
A/D : 1bit Current Pulse (20bit res.)
D/A : 1bit Delta-Sigma (24bit res.)
Compression system : ATRAC v4.5
Frequency response : 5Hz…20kHz (± 0,3dB)
S/N ratio : > 108dB
Dynamic range : > 105dB
THD : 0,002%
Inputs :
- 2x analogue line (500mV / 47kOhm)
- 2x digital TOSLink (660nm)
- 1x digital coaxial (75 Ohm)
Outputs :
- 2x analogue line (2V / 50kOhm)
- 1x digital TosLink (660nm)
- 1x headphones (28mW / 32 Ohm)
Power Consumption : 26W
Supplied remote : RM-D14M (Japan) / RM-D13M (export)
Optional remote : RM-D10P keyboard/remote (7500¥)
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Additional specifications and references
| Recorder | Recorder |
|---|---|
| Scms | Yes |
| Web Md | No (not NetMD) |
| Battery Page | |
| Voltage | 120, 100-230, 230 |
| Remote Page | |
| Mechanism | mdm-4a |
| Pickup | KMS-210A |
| Atrac Ic | CXD2537R / CXD2654 |
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | Japan, US/Canada, Europe |