A playback/recording system with musician-friendly technology!

The Sony MDS-JE480 MiniDisc Deck lets you burn your discs without burning a hole in your budget. ATRAC Type S delivers an improved S/N ratio while the Hybrid Pulse 24-bit DAC offers pristine sound capture. Convenient MP3 playback. MDLP modes enable recording up to 4 times normal capacity. Time machine recording with buffer memory captures music up to 6 seconds before you press the record button. Jog Dial control for track selection and text entry and digital record level control simplify recording and playback. Listen longer. Record more.

Sony MDS-JE480 MiniDisc Recorder Deck Features:

• MD player/recorder
• ATRAC DSP Type S/MDLP/MP3
• Hybrid Pulse 24-bit DAC
• Remote Commander remote control
• MD long play (MDLP) modes
• Time machine recording with 6-second buffer memory
• Jog Dial control for track selection and text entry and digital record level control

For musicians, MiniDisc is one of the most portable, affordable ways to make high-quality recordings for practice and sharing. Order today and discover the advantages.

Sony MDS-JE480 MiniDisc Recorder Deck Specifications:

• Inputs and outputs
• Optical inputs x 1
• Line input jacks (RCA type) L/R
• Line output jacks (RCA type) L/R
• Weight: approx. 6-1/2 lbs. (3 kg)
• Dimensions: approx. 17" x 3-3/4" 11-1/4" (430 x 95 x 285mm)

Sony MDS-JE480 MiniDisc Recorder Deck

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Dan

Posted by dan from chicago on Sep 18, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: recording engineer

Reviewer's Play Style: rock

Very solid recording device... replaces the cassette deck. You can keep recording over the minidisc hundreds of times with no loss of quality. The disc is in a casing so it doesn't scratch like a cd. the sound quality is indistinguishable from a cd, without all the issues.

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Not all the bells and whistles, but most of them

Posted by mainstage from Michigan on Sep 27, 2004

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Recording engineer/musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, jazz, alternative

An earlier version of this product had a direct PC2 keyboard input for text labeling tracks. Very handy when using this for theatrical (sound effects) sound. Wish it still had it, but hey, for this price, how can you go wrong?

Build quality is pretty good as compared to a lot of consumer electronics these days; metal chassis and gold RCA outs... not bad. Digital outs showed no signs of blimming or errorsending. Good (but not great) S/N, good (but not great) dynamic range. Easy to use as all get out. Try it; it's so simple and so cheap.

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Solid Product

Posted by DailyGrind from St. Paul, MN on May 18, 2004

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, and indian influenced

I use this unit for general audio listening. Recording from the Radio. Normally I transfer from my CD's to a portable NetMD unit. The output of portable units is not appropriate for connecting to stereos/amps. This unit is the solution for me. I did not buy the bigger MDX400 because it was pricier. However, that bigger unit has an optical output also to transfer old MDs to new ones, editing etc.

Overall the features are excellent in this unit. the JE480. It shows peak levels for input. If you record something from line in, and if you don't like the level of sound. you can amplify it and the new amplified data is rerecorded onto the disk, definitely a cool feature. Overall sound is very good. With a good receiver/speaker setup the quality is very close to CD. One can tell the difference between std recording and LP2. the lower LP4 is like 90kbps mp3 sound, I would say.

The electronic motorized loading mechanism performs really well. Inputs are line in and optical both perform well. A decent unit for the price. I do not think that I will be buying the HiMD soon. There are no home decks announced for those either. I knew that the new technology is coming out but I still bought this. I like it a lot. I hardly ever listen to CDs now. Most of my music is on LP2 mode on MD. The music that matters anyway.

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