Features: MDLP support. All-titanium body (first for Japanese market) with double the rigidity of aluminium. Sentence repeat function (to assist language learning): using any 0.5-second silence as an identifier, unit will repeat the "sentence" 9 times. "Digital tone processor" allows for bass/treble adjustment (-6 to +6). Alarm function (settable from 1 to 180 minutes), 25 track program play, power save mode ("PS"), as on previous Aiwa players. 10 chararcter backlight multi-jog remote. Track select during playback has been updated: when viewing the track list during playback, the tracks are displayed in sorted order (Japanese titles sorted in Japanese character sort order).

Accessories included: LCD remote control, stereo headphones, battery charger stand, AC adapter, nickel-hydrogen rechargeable battery, battery case, carrying case, clip for remote control unit, rechargeable battery carrying case.

Links: Aiwa's English and Japanese pages for the unit. JIJ Announcement (Japanese).

Specs: 8mW+8mW headphone output. 20-20,000Hz, +-1dB (with 10 ohm load). 1 bit DAC.

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