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 | Onkyo MD-P30 | portable MD player Intro: 8/1999 (? guess) | Availability: | headphone out | 79.5w x 14.2h x 71.7d mm, 115g w/bat | |||||||||||
Features: Thought to be a clone of the shortly available Sharp MD-MT531/631 units. Aluminum body, MD jacket size. Links: Onkyo's Japanese page for this unit. Reviews:
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   Kenwood DMC-K5 | Sharp MD-ST521 Pioneer PMD-P5 Kenwood DMC-K5 Onkyo MD-P20 | Portable player Intro: 8/1998 | MSRP ¥35,000 Availability: | OUT: Headphones | 74.7 x 16.3 x 82.8mm thick, 132g, w/batt | |||||||||||
Features: Clamshell disc loading. Backlit remote, 40 second shock memory. Can be connected to Sharp MD compo system for MD copying (analog) including track titles. Digital X-Bass. Autoplay option (MD starts playing upon insertion). Controls on back panel. Unique LiIon gumpack rechargeable cell that recharges in main unit with AC adapter, even while in use. Available in silver, blue and pink. (Kenwood model has carrying strap, Sharp does too?). Links:
Specs: Freq. Resp.: 20-20kHz +/-3dB, Headphone amp: 5mW+5mW into 16ohms. Reviews:
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  Onkyo MD-P10 | Sharp MD-ST501 Onkyo MD-P10 Pioneer PMD-P3/RMX1 | Portable MD player Intro: 12/1997 | MSRP ¥38,000 Availability: | headphones, DC i n | 82.8 x 17.9 x 75.8 mm 136 g (w/bat) |
Features: Clamshell (not slot-in) disc loading. MD ''jacket size'' and thickness of 2 MD jackets. 40 second shock memory. Back lit remote. 8 hours playback on single LiIon battery. 6 hours on single AA cell, 14 hours on both together. Available in white, blue and yellow. Clear plastic ("skeleton") remote. Headphone amp: 5mW + 5mW (32ohms). Power: 3.6v (LiIon rechargeable), 1.5v (1 AA cell), 4.5v (car adapter), 5.0v (AC adapter). Includes: remote, LiIon rechargeable, AA case, headphones (button?) AC adapter, carrying case. Links: Sharp's Japanese page and news release for the unit. Nic Boyde's page for the ST501 and Onkyo MD-P10 [Sharp MD-ST501 clone]. Nick Riley's photos and comments on the Sharp MD-ST501 portable player. Sharp's Audiofair Report with pictures and blurbs on the MD-ST501 portable player. Pioneer's Japanese announcement and photos of their PMD-P3 MD player (a Sharp ST501 clone). The PMD-RMX1 variant comes with fancy ``DJ'' headphones. Tugrul Tanyol has conducted a comparison of the Sony MZ-E35 and Sharp ST501 portable MD players. Notes: Pioneer PDM-RMX1 includes ``Original Dynamic Headphones'' for DJ use. Reviews: | |||||