Sony MZ-E80
Offered in Blue, Silver (with yellow back) and Black. Features: Was world's longest battery life MD player (May '99). Incorporates "Smart Stick Controller" with 9 character display and improved design (slimmer, easier to
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Sony MZ-E90
This player has a very small size and light weight achieved through a "newly" developed optical pickup, and its magnesium case. It also has a 40 second shock buffer, and AVLS. The MZ-E90 comes in white, silver, and red.
Sony MZ-E95
This player charges with a unique charging base for entire unit. Employs a newly developed low power LSI, "laser coupler" optical pickup, and has a built-in LiPo battery. It also has bass and treble controls adjustable t
Sony MZ-E300
This player is a cost-reduced non-MDLP player. Buttons and the LCD are on the back of the player. It can not accept a remote. MD Mechanism Type: MT-MZE300-176 Optical Pick-up: LCX-4E ATRAC IC: LC89642-8B-E Content adapte
Sony MZ-E310
A player that is very similar to the MZ-NE410. Has equalizer presets. Like the MZ-NE410, it has no remote port. Content adapted from: Minidisc.org page avland.co.uk avland.co.uk (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) Manuals MZ-E310 Use
Sony MZ-E500
Offered in silver, blue, black, yellow This player is similar to MZ-E700 but larger, with shorter battery life and without the "Disc Memory" function. Button layout located on backside of the unit. 64 different possible
Sony MZ-E501
Offered in silver, blue, pink, yellow Features: MDLP and Group Function compatible. Eight-level bass and treble adjustment. Unit is recharged by placing it in the recharging stand. Specs: 1.5V DC. Times listed are for SP
Sony MZ-E505
Player available in pink, blue, and silver. Has a charging dock. Content adapted from: Minidisc.org page Sony Library Sony Library (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) Sony Product Page Sony Product Page (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) Sony ec
Sony MZ-E510
Offered in (R) Red, (S) Silver, (L) Blue, (D) Orange. Simple MDLP player. Requires the dock to charge. Mechanism Type: MT-MZE710-183 Optical Pick-up: ABX-1E System chip: CXD2679-201GA or CXD2679-202GA (atrac decoding?) C
Sony MZ-E520
According to Sony's site it was offered in (S) Silver, (L) Blue, (D) Orange, (R) Red. This e-tailers page This e-tailers page (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) substitutes pink for red. Small player. Has a charging stand, and a 6 b
Sony MZ-E600
Offered in White and Pink colors. This player has a interesting capability, which is to alert you by a beep if your phone gets a call. Jason of minidisc.org says: "According to Sony's site, the cell phone alert function
Sony MZ-E606W
Features: Wireless remote control. MDLP playback (SP/LP2/LP4), G-Protection shock memory (up to 160 seconds in LP4 mode), 7 step playback speed control, 8 step bass and treble adjustment, unit recharges in charging cradl
Sony MZ-E610
Player available in striped-pink and white with polka-dots (pictured below). Has a 6-band equalizer, and a charge stand. Came with a little (cloth?) bag. Content adapted from: Minidisc.org page av.watch av.watch (MiniDis
Sony MZ-E620
The MZ-E620 is one of the more modern players. It has a relatively long battery life (~33 hours) and is quite thin. Comes with MDLP support and even came with a dock and backlit remote. Has a rather "cheap" feel compared
Sony MZ-E630
Offered in Silver, Blue, Pink, Green, Black, White. The MD Walkman MZ-E630 is a playback-only unit described as a simple stylish design with a high sound quality digital amplifier and ATRAC3 DSP TYPE-S support. The MZ-E6
Sony MZ-E700
MZ-E900 class machine (differs by being a bit larger). Available in 4 colors (pink, white, blue, silver) Playback speed controllable from 80% to 110% in 5% steps. Sound settings: 8 treble and 8 bass (64 possible settings
Sony MZ-E707
Player available in Red, Light Blue, Purple, Blue, and White. The world model was offered in Silver and Orange. Features: 7 step playback speed control, 8 step bass and treble adjustment, can be charged with the cradle,
Sony MZ-E710
Is a rather modern device, has relatively long battery life (~36 hours) and is quite thin. It has MDLP support and came with a dock and backlit remote. It even has a small window in the front where you can see the disc i
Sony MZ-E720
Available in silver, blue, brown, black and pink. The MZ-E720 has a new High Definition Digital amp (10dB less noise than MZ-E710 at low volumes). It also has a "Quick start" function, which keeps audio data in memory, r
Sony MZ-E730
Released at the same time as the MZ-E630 , as its more prestigious brethren. All aluminum body with four colours (silver, blue, brown, and black), also includes a new amplifier labelled as "HD" when compared to the E630'
Sony MZ-E800
Offered in silver, black, green This player has bass and treble controls, a new head loading mechanism, and an anti-shock buffer of 40 seconds. Comes with a foldable charging stand, and supports a remote. maximum output
Sony MZ-E810SP
This device was Sony's response to previous launched Victor XM-PX601 and Panasonic SJ-MJ50 in order to meet the trend in portable players with detachable speakers. With the lid opened, the detachable dock ( BCA-MZE810SP)
Sony MZ-E900
Offered in Silver and Blue (looks greyish around the border) One of the first MDLP players. Can break over 100 hours playback (of LP4 with both the main battery and sidecar, rated at 76 for SP). Had disc based memory lik
Sony MZ-E909
Offered in Silver and Blue. Player is made fully out of magnesium, and can recharge in its cradle. Features G-Protection feature with up to 160 seconds of shock buffer. Does not support remotes with Group +/- buttons to
Sony MZ-EH1
Hi-MD player only device. One of the first devices to be released, was launched alongside the MZ-NH1, MZ-NH3D, and LAM-X1. Came with fancy, backlit, 3 line, kana/kanji RM-MC40ELK remote. Note: Uses the LIP-4WM battery wh
Sony MZ-EH50
Hi-MD portable player. Requires dock to charge. ATRAC IC: CXD2681-223GG Remote RM-MC38EL, RM-MC35ELK2, RM-MC33EL2 Content adapted from: Minidisc.org, Sony Official Press Release Archived Product Page Archived Product Pag
Sony MZ-EH70
Hi-MD player. Requires dock to charge. Remote RM-MC38EL. Specs: Headphone amp: 5mW+5mW Features: HD Digital amp VPT Acoustic Engine (Virtual Phone Technology; otherwise known as Virtual-Surround) 6-band EQ A-B repeat mod
Sony MZ-EH930
Offered in Silver (MZ-EH930-S), Blue (MZ-EH930-L) and Brown (MZ-EH930-T). Shipped with the device itself, ac adapter, charging stand, RM-MC35ELK remote, earbuds, a sidecar case, battery, and a pouch. It can only charge t
Sony MZ-EP10/MZ-EP11
E30/E50 guts, but with new loading mechanism. EP10 and EP11 are pretty much identical with just a slightly different exterior panel design. Can load a either a single AA or a NiMH "Gumstick" into the battery compartment.
Sony MZ-F40
Features: US intro May 1997. Two LCD's, one each for the MD and tuner. Automatic station preset (finds FM stations and presets them in memory), Automatic memory scan (scans and plays stations which have been preset), 24
Sony MZ-G750
Also sold as MZ-G750DPC Very similar to the MZ-R700. Main difference is that it has an AM/FM tuner built into the remote. The tuner is built entirely into the remote so the unit is unable to record audio from the tuner.
Sony MZ-G755
Same as the MZ-R701, but with support for a AM/FM tuner supplied by a remote. Model Name Using Similar Mechanism: MZ-G750/R700 Mechanism Type: MT-MZR700-172 Optical Pick-up: LCX-4R ATRAC IC: CXD2674-204GA Content adapted
Sony MZ-N1
First portable netMD recorder launched by Sony. It was launched alongside the CMT-C7NT, LAM-Z1, and MDS-NT1 as the first generation of netMD devices. NetMD allows PC to MD download of audio files. Originally Open MG Juke
Sony MZ-N10
Tenth anniversary recorder, launched alongside the MZ-E10 and the LAM-Z10. 3-line LCD on main body, Jog-dial (or Jog-knob like on the JVC XM-R700), manual REC level control, MDLP group function, G-protection Jog-proof, o
Sony MZ-N420D
Budget NetMD recorder. Has no analog or digital inputs (can only write discs over NetMD) and also has no remote connector or DC/Charger pin. Optical Pick-up Name: LCX-5R ATRAC IC: CXD2680 Search for the MZ-N420D on eBay
Sony MZ-N505
Budget NetMD recorder. Uses AA batteries, making it an easy to use device. Shipped with a remote which lacks a display. Highly recommended as a beginner device if you can find one cheap enough. Works without issue on mod
Sony MZ-N510
(MZ-N510CK) Entry-level NetMD recorder. Features: ATRAC Type-S ATRAC IC: CXD2680 (CXD2680GA CXD2676) No microphone input. Group and Bookmark track function (see Sony glossary). Recording level change and character input
Sony MZ-N520
Entry-level NetMD recorder. Known for reliability. No microphone input. Line-level output can be enabled on the headphone jack (along with other features) through an EEPROM hack. Manuals Sony MZ-N520 User Manual Sony MZ-
Sony MZ-N707
Highly recommended as a beginner device due to ease of use with NetMD and internal power sourced from an AA battery. Shipped with a charging dock, but the player itself has its own built-in barrel charger port. Barrel ch
Sony MZ-N710
Compact and durable NetMD recorder, with its only significant downside being a reliance on gumsticks for internal power, not AA batteries. Works perfectly in both Web MiniDisc and SonicStage. Identical to the MZ-NF810, w