Sony MDSJE480 MiniDisc Player / Recorder

by Sony

Product Details

Product Manual [697kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 8.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00009ZY55
• Item model number: MDS-JE480
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,411 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #24 in Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > Minidisc Players

Product Description

Sony's MDS-JE480 MD Player/Recorder was created to maximize your MiniDisc enjoyment. Reap the benefits of features like ATRAC® DSP Type S/MDLP/MP3, Hybrid Pulse DAC 24 Bit, MD Long Play (MDLP) Modes which enable recording for up to 4x's Normal Capacity, and Time Machine Recording with a 6-Second Buffer Memory that captures music up to six seconds before you press the record button. Utilize Jog Dial¿ Control for Track Selection. Text Entry and Digital Record Level Control will simplify recording and playback. Listen longer. Record more... the MDS-JE480.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sony MDS JE 480, March 22, 2006

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D. Hanks - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony MDSJE480 MiniDisc Player / Recorder (Electronics)

If you like minisdiscs, this is a good recorder. The earlier version 500 series had more features. I miss the headphone jack, but like the SF edit that allows me to raise the entire volume of the disc. Overall, a good purchase.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do you have a large analog music collection?, July 11, 2007

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lesath - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony MDSJE480 MiniDisc Player / Recorder (Electronics)

I've always loved music, particularly portable music, be it 45s, 8 tracks, cassettes, cds, and our modern offerings. I recall when cassettes became so easy to create, we thought we had reached the promised land. Then the cd format stepped in and changed the world. Digital files and home computers opened some fantastic doors, while closing some others. I have an extensive collection of analog sourced music, and have fought the battle of converting it to digital for years. Until the purchase of this unit, I have been dissatisfied with the results. I have converted analog to wav or mp3 with mixed results, mostly with less that acceptable quality to both my ipod and MD. In respects to the MD, most of the problems seem related to the software Sony has provided us with. However, Sony has also presented us with a solution in respects to this unit. If you would like to take the computer out of the equation and simply record in a format superior to cassette, this is it. If you have the old skills of cueing music on a turntable, or other analog source, salvation is at hand. This device fits into your old component system via RCA cords, or by an optical cable (digital). Also, the basic understanding of making a cassette applies directly to the operation of this device. You have to realize that you won't be improving the sound quality of your analog recording, but you will be able to replicate it and carry it with you much easier than ever before. MD is a fantastic format for those of us who came from a different time and like to have the ability to physically change what is in the player, as opposed to sifting through the flash or hard drive of a portable player. For those of us with a portable MD player/recorder, and a home system, this should be a welcome addition to your audio toolbox.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SONY Mini Disc, January 17, 2007

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Medley Man - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sony MDSJE480 MiniDisc Player / Recorder (Electronics)

The Mini Disc format lost out to inferior CDs, just because CDs came first. MD is a far superior format to any other consumer format available today. It's has editing capabilities that can't be performed with any other format. Such as, cut and paste, change volume level for any portion of a track/disc, full text entering and displaying. You can even make very good medleys with this system, by cutting and pasting bits of songs together. The disc itself is very, very durable compared to the CD format, The sound quality is as good as CDs. This format deserves to be number one choice of music lovers. Sorry, SONY.