SONY MDS-303
¥ 59,000 (released in 1995)
Commentary
Full component size MD deck.
You can automatically find the unrecorded portion and record it, or record from the beginning or middle of any song.
In addition, it is equipped with a smart space function that automatically adjusts the interval between songs to approximately 3 seconds during digital recording.
Equipped with a multi-jog dial, disc editing by TOC EDIT is possible.
Equipped with a timer standby function.
Equipped with optical digital input and output.
It comes with a Sony CD player and a wireless remote controller that can record CD synchronously.
It is equipped with a 4-megabit DRAM that can store music signals for up to about 8 seconds to prevent skipping sound.
In addition, taking advantage of memory storage, Memory Start playback, in which the sound starts immediately after the pause is released, is made possible.
Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) allows only one generation of digital recording and no more than two generations of digital recording.
Model Rating
| Type | MD deck |
| Recording system | Magnetic field modulation overwrite system |
| Regeneration system | Noncontact optical |
| Laser | Semiconductor laser (λ = 780 nm) |
| Number of revolutions | Approximately 400 ~ 900 rpm |
| Coding system | ACIRC |
| Sampling frequency | 44.1kHz |
| Voice compression system | ATRAC |
| Modulation system | EFM (8-14 modulation) |
| Number of channels | 2 Channel |
| Recording and playback time | Up to 74 minutes |
| Frequency characteristic | 5 Hz to 20 kHz ± 0.3 dB |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 96 dB or more |
| Wow and flutter | Measurement limit (0.001% W peak) or less |
| Input terminal | Line : 1 system Optical digital : 1 system |
| Output terminal | Line : 1 system Optical digital : 1 system Headphone : 1 system |
| Power consumption | 13W |
| External dimensions | Width 430x Height 97.5x Depth 292 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 3.6 kg |
| Attachment | Wireless Remote Control RM-D4M |