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It's just a rock-solid workhorse. An optical-out would have been nice too (it does have an optical-in).It doesn't have any big bells and whistles. I think it's nice to see what's going on.
I have not had a problem with this unit playing even warped discs. WOW). I purchased this machine 18 months ago and have loved every use of it.
Maybe it's because I am old and controlling. If you can find a decent used one in solid working shape, pick it up. The only thing I wish it had was a peak level readout when playing back discs (it's only active during recording).
The level readout is one of the things I missed about cassette decks (my JVC KD-D40 cassette deck had a 5-band spectrum readout.
We use these recordings for practice, writing songs, and self critique of live performances. I play in a band. We hook this up to our mixer and create great recordings.
I bought mine through Amazon and it was the best price around with free (and fast) shipping. This is an excellent sounding, easy to use minidisc unit. The only obvious feature I can think of that it's missing is a headphone jack.
i sent it back" i had to pay for shipping " and it was back in about 15 days and is working great so far. this was a great buy for the money, the product came a little early which was a plus but the one down side was after one week the player broke and i had to send it back but as long as you save your receipt everything is good.
Tascam has a MD only model that sells for $400. My only complaint is that I wish the display on this unit would be a 2 line readout like the MXD units instead of just 1. Unfortunately, I can no longer find any new CD to MD burn unit except the Tascam unit which sells for $800.
The remote is full of features. You can toggle from track title to track and total time remaining with a too small button to the left of the display, but it is annoying and time consuming, esp if you are a DJ and would like to see what track is cued and the time remaining. Unlike CDs, the MD is encased which eliminates the scratching and skipping that is always a headache for CDs.
As a DJ, I have been using the Sony MXD3 and MXD40 because they have the CD player and 4x burn speed to MD feature, they sold for around $375 back in 2002. The MD advantage over CD burners has always been the extensive editing features available, from splitting or combining tracks, renumbering tracks, titling tracks, rec on demand with a built in delay, etc. Of course, these were designed as home units and again for the money cant be beat.
This Sony MDSJE480 is a MD play/rec only model and for around $121 seems to be the only unit available anywhere near this price point. It is ashame that this medium never caught on here in the states, but is still very popular in Europe and Asia.
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