Source: MiniDisc Wiki contributors · September 3, 2026 snapshot · CC BY 4.0, except where otherwise credited.
Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MDS-E55”. 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-E55 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | Not recorded |
| Device type | pro |
| Recorder | Recorder |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 482 x 91 x 286mm |
| Weight | 3.5kg |
| ATRAC ver | Not recorded |
| Battery | Not recorded Not recorded |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | No |
| Voltage | 230 |
| Power cable | AC |
| Price (launch) | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | |
| - | |
| Inputs | RCA in, XLR in, Digital optical (TOSLINK), Digital coaxial |
| Outputs | RCA out, XLR out, Digital optical (TOSLINK), Digital coaxial |
| Control | Remote (Sony) |
Rack mountable professional unit. Came with RM-D8M remote.
Replaced by the mds-e52.
Was shown as a prototype named the SRP-MP1, it was never released in this form.
Content adapted from: Minidisc.org page, Japanese Page on Rebuild, wikizic for image.
Manuals
MDS-E55 Operating Instructions: mdse55_om_sony_en_text.pdf
Photos
Additional specifications and references
| Manual | |
|---|---|
| Region | Japan |







