Sharp MD-MT180 Mini-Disc Recorder/Player

by Sharp

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• Item Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006FXF3
• Item model number: MDMT180
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,893 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Slim enough to fit into a shirt pocket, the MD-MT180 nevertheless stores nearly five hours of near-CD-quality music on a standard 74-minute minidisc. Runners and joggers will appreciate the model's terrific skip protection (up to three minutes).

The 24-bit ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) format is the data-compression scheme developed for minidisc, and ATRAC3 offers even greater compression while maintaining near-CD quality. ATRAC3 encoding permits MDLP Long Play mode. LP2 mode gives you 148 minutes of material on a standard 74-minute MD, while LP4 mode packs in a whopping 296 minutes. Standard-play (SP) skip protection is for 40 seconds, while LP2 offers 80 seconds and LP4 covers for a full 160 seconds.

The player/recorder includes an optical digital-audio input. Playback modes include random and repeat play, A hold switch prevents unintended starting or stopping of recording or playback. The MD-MT180 offers full erase, divide, combine, move edit functions, as well as manual and automatic record-level setting. Record time is doubled when recording monaurally. A three-mode digital X-BASS system increases the bass for a fuller, heavier sound. Foldable inner-ear headphones, a rechargeable NiMH battery, and an AC adapter/battery charger are included.

Battery Life, NiMH battery, SP Mode: up to 11 hours playback, 7 hours record; LP2 mode: up to 13 hours playback, 9.5 hours record; LP4 mode: up to 15 hours playback, 12.5 hours record. Battery Life, AA battery: up to 22 hours' playback and 13 hours' record in LP4 mode. Combined Ni-MH and AA battery allows up to 38 hours playback and 30 hours record in LP4 mode.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great MD Recorder, September 6, 2003

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Guy K. Moriwaki (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp MD-MT180 Mini-Disc Recorder/Player (Electronics)

I really liked the manual recording levels unlike some models that has the automatic rec levels. The only downside to this unit, it does not have a mic input, but all is not lost. I was able to buy a a great microphone from www.soundprofessionals.com that has microphones just for line-in and it worked perfectly.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Saving vinyl with this tiny box, June 18, 2003

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Rich "rapsf" (San Francisco, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp MD-MT180 Mini-Disc Recorder/Player (Electronics)

We purchased the MT180 to record our collection of approx. 300 vinyl L.P. records. We chose it because of the MDLP function, which allows 360 minutes of recording to a 74 minute minidisc using a lot of compression in the ATRAC format. Using the setting for sound activated recording ("line synch" on the tiny screen's display), we record l.p.s at our leisure; the recorder pauses itself until we turn the record over. Sound quality at the LP4 setting is clear enough; audiophiles could use the LP2 setting and still compress to 160 minutes per minidisc. The discs are cheap, and using LP4 we put about 6 vinyl long play records on each disc. Disc and track labelling can be done using the tiny buttons. We were surprized at the extremely small size of this unit, which could get lost in a shirt pocket. We use the line out terminals on our stereo system to record l.p.s. CDs can be recorded from an optional digital optical connection, or with an analog line, to the MT180's miniplug input. We would gladly buy a second unit, finding it much more cost effective than an MP3 player with its limited memory.