Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.
Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MDS-S1”. 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-S1 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 1994/11 |
| Device type | deck |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 310 x 90 x 345mm |
| Weight | 3.5kg |
| ATRAC ver | 3 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| ¥69 000 | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, Digital optical (TOSLINK) |
| Outputs | RCA out, Digital optical (TOSLINK) |
| Control | 3.5mm control |
Compact deck from Sony's high end "La Scala" midi Component S series, S1 and S2.
Powers on with disk insert, and has an audio bus connector to link with other Component S system devices for automatic input and CD Synchro recording, CDP-S1. Watch the referenced video on YouTube
Can only playback mono discs, will not record them.
Came with RM-D3M Remote.
Model With Similar Mechanism: MDS-302
Mechanism Type: MDM-2A
Base Unit Type: MBU-2
Optical Pick-up Block: KMS-210A/J-N
ATRAC IC: CXD2536R
Content adapted from: Audio Heritage Page (Japanese)
Manuals
Photos
Watch the referenced video on YouTube
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Additional specifications and references
| Recorder | Recorder |
|---|---|
| Scms | Yes |
| Battery Page | |
| Sidecar | No |
| Voltage | 100 |
| Remote Page | |
| Atrac Ic | CXD2535 |
| Manual | Service manual |
| Region | Japan |