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 | Sharp MD-R2 | MD Deck Intro: 9/1998 (? guess) | US: MSRP $599, Europe: US$299 Availability: | In: optical, coax, line. Out: optical, line, hdphn. | 430x93x302mm, 3.6Kg |
Features: Sharp ATRAC 5.0, 20 bit wide bit processing. Date and time stamp recording. Timer activated recording using internal clock. Sampling rate converter. Synchro recording. 1-bit A/D D/A converter. ``Program Move'' function will move a selected set of tracks in one fell swoop. Mono recording from digital and analog sources. No edit rehearsal function. Links:
Specs: Freq response: 4-20KHz, S/N: > 100dB, Dynamic Range: 93dB, Wow: < 0.001%W peak. Reviews: User Manual: MD-R2 | |||||
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 Kenwood DM-F70  Sharp MD-R1MKII | Kenwood DM-F70 Pioneer MJ-P5 Sharp MD-R1 | Home MD Deck Intro: 12/1995 | MSRP ¥63,000 Street $400 Availability: | In: line, mic, optical coax. Out: optical, line, hdphn. | Orig: 270 x 124 x 335mm 3.0Kg, MKII: 270 x 93 x 311mm, 3.1Kg |
Features: Sampling rate converter. Synchro recording (start recording when audio appears at input). Title search. Built in wall clock based timer for recording and playback. Variants: Smaller (93mm wide) Sharp MD-R1MKII supercedes original unit. Upgrade apparently includes 24-bit ATRAC (and 20-bit wide processing LSI?) Criticism: Sampling rate conversion is a very convenient feature. It will be a must for MD decks before long. But be careful to check the performance. I found the specs of Sharp's sampling rate converter in IEEE trans. on consumer electronics. They are .. S/N 90dB, Distortion 0.005% (1kHz) That's about 14-bit accuracy. I've not yet checked the sound quality myself, but I'm afraid that it will affect the sound quality of low level music [when sampling rate conversion is used]. -Takeshi SASAKI Links:
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