Sony MZ-R37 Portable Minidisc Player/Recorder

by Sony

Product Details

Product Manual [436kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000JYXN
• Item model number: MZ-R37
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This minidisc player and recorder is built with a horizontal design and has easily accessible buttons. To counter the skip-prone movements of walking or running, the player has forty second shock resistant memory. THe remote control contains editing functions. The high quality recording features comes with AGC. To improve the sound quality, the MZ-R37 contains: the Digital Mega Bass sound system with three positions, automatic volume limiter system (AVLS), sample rate converter, and digital synchro recording. The package comes rechargeable ready, and runs on two AA batteries.

What's in the Box
Minidisc player, AC/DC adaptor, rechargeable batteries, two AA batteries, user manual and a one year warranty.

Product Description

40 sec. shock resistant memory, smart remote control w/editing functions, high quality recording w/AGC, Digital Mega Bass sound system w/3 position switch. Automatic volume limiter system (AVLS), sample rate converter, digital synchro recording. Inc: rechargable battery

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

173 of 175 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MiniDisc Recording Comes of Age, November 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sony MZ-R37 Portable Minidisc Player/Recorder (Electronics)

I wasn't bowled over by MiniDiscs when they first appeared. I heard there were some audible artifacts of the compression technology which kept these pocket-sized marvels from being a true match for CDs. And the price of the MD machines was more than I wanted to spend. Just the other day, however, I managed to score a Sony MZ-R37 portable MD recorder at an online auction, and I'm here to say -- jump in, everybody, the format's fine! The truth is, I'm not about to replace my CDs or cassettes or equipment. But I'm a semipro drummer who wanted to get digital quality recordings of rehearsals and jam sessions in a pocket-sized unit. Well, all I can say is -- if there are any audible deficiencies of the MD format, I can't hear them, and as a musician, my ears are pretty good. Although I haven't made a live recording of my band yet, I have been making test recordings all weekend, dubbing CDs of demanding acoustic music like the David Ware Quartet. The MZ-R37 makes and plays back superb recordings that I cannot distinguish from the original CDs; this despite the fact that I'm not using the digital optical hookup available (cord provided). I hear no hiss, wow, or flutter, no glitches between selections, and all instruments are present and accounted for, and sound the way they should. There are no problems with the azimuth misalignments I constantly encountered with cassettes. Recordings of electronic music sound superb too; the Beatles' "Come Together" sounded awesome! I did discover two things I have to get used to with the MD format. The first is the necessity of using the "END SEARCH" button if you have been listening to a recording before you resume recording; otherwise, songs get split in half and weird sequencing events occur. The second is to remember not to push PAUSE before pushing STOP at the end of a recording; every time you push PAUSE on the MZ-R37, it adds a track number. I'm so used to doing that on a cassette deck so as not to introduce a glitch onto the tape between songs. I also discovered that you can make a better recording by overriding the automatic gain control and pumping up the volume, so the peaks hit the top element in the display. In terms of things I would change on this unit, I wish the buttons were a little bigger; my old fingers don't always have the easiest time zeroing in on the button required for a certain function! And I wish the MZ-R37 had a back-lit or electro-luminescent LCD panel you could see in low-light conditions. I predict I'll be pulling out my pocket flashlight on more than one occasion to check levels and disc run status! And some sort of carrying case would have been a more welcome inclusion with this package for me than the cheapo headphones or optical cable included. Live recordists will need a stereo microphone too, one that draws power from the mike input; for sound quality, compactness, and affordable price, it's hard to beat Sony's PC-62 or its successor, if there is one. And that pretty much sums up the Sony MZ-R37 MD Recorder itself too!

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginning concert recording or MP3 recording, November 14, 2000

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metheb (Seattle, wa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony MZ-R37 Portable Minidisc Player/Recorder (Electronics)

I bought the MZ-R37 early this summer. I got a refurbished model on Ebay for a resonsable price for recording concerts over the summer. This is a great model, durable and very shock resistant. I purchased a binaural microphone after I recorded a couple shows on a cheaper mono and man what a difference. One major tip if you are starting to record with the MZ-R37 - be sure to hold the record button in place and be sure recording has commenced, I missed some songs at gigs because the recorder didn't start. Better to be safe than sorry. Anyway, this is also great for recording MP3s off of your computer just get a connection line from your sound card to the line in and you are set. You can also transfer concert recordings or band demos onto you computer if you have a recordable sound card. Great investment. Forget about MP3 players, too expensive to add memory. Minidiscs are inexpensive and far more durable than CDs also, with identical sound quality. If you are a music fan I don't know how you could live without one.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Mini Disc I've Seem, January 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sony MZ-R37 Portable Minidisc Player/Recorder (Electronics)

The Sony Mz-R37 is easy to use and very portable. The buttons are easily accessible and the remotes editing functions make titling, deleting, moving tracks on the mini disc easy. The remote allows you to keep your mini disc in its case and still make use of track searching, stopping, and adjusting the volume. I do reccomend that you buy a cable with stereo mini jacks on both sides so you can record from devices that don't have the optical output. This will also allow you to record directly from a portable cd player. The player also includes recharble batteries that have good battery life and can be charged in the mini disc player usding the supplies power adaptor. I strongly recommend that you purchase this mini disc player from Amazon.com like I did. Amazon.com is $50 cheaper than Best Buy and even $100 cheaper than some other stores.