| BUYING GUIDE - MINIDISCS |
| PRICES SHOWN ARE THOSE AT THE TIME OF REVIEW |
| Minidiscs |
£ |
Year |
Verdict |
| Aiwa AM-F70 |
£250 |
Oct 99 |
Solid all-rounder that doubles as a superb dictaphone. Not No.1 as regards MD portables though. |
| Denon DMD-1000 |
£300 |
Nov 99 |
Sound quality up with the rest, wears its years well. Beginning to look expensive. |
| Goodmans GMD 920 |
£160 |
Nov 99 |
Very good value; build quality a touch plastic-y but stylish with it. Sonically very worthy. |
| JVC XM-228 |
£230 |
Sep 99 |
Well-built recorder. Good but not exceptional as Minidisc improves generally. |
| Kenwood DMF 9020 |
£500 |
Aug 99 |
An excellent tool for home recording; combines convenience, superb sound and a fair price. |
| Panasonic SJMR200 |
£199 |
Oct 01 |
Great build and a wide range of facilities, but the sound is a little bland. |
| Panasonic SV-SD75 |
£300 |
Oct 01 |
MP3 & AAC player on a wristwatch. A glimpse of the future, brilliant but pricey. |
| Pioneer MJ-D508 |
£200 |
Nov 99 |
Sensible and well featured MD. Excellent transriber of digital, shows up on analogue a little. |
| Sharp MD-MT88H |
£150 |
Oct 01 |
Great sound, useful facilities and a modest price make it a winner. |
| Sharp 722 portable |
£230 |
Aug 99 |
Flash looks with solid build. First-class portable with domestic potential, but it isn't cheap. |
| Sony MDS-JA333ES |
£480 |
Jul 01 |
Fine all rounder, with a great sound, exquisite build and myriad facilities. |
| Sony MDS JA555ES |
£550 |
Jul 00 |
A dreamboat for MD fans, but not quite the best sound per pound at the price |
| Sony MDS-JB930 |
£300 |
Nov 99 |
UK Special Edition, so it sounds alright! Keyboard compatible with no difficulties in operation. |
| Sony MDS-JB940 |
£249 |
Jan 01 |
Superb value for money thanks to its heady combination of great sound, top feature count and impressive build. The best budget MiniDisc recorder around right now. |
| Sony MDS-JE770 |
£229 |
Jan 02 |
Geat value budget blockbuster from Sony, with all you could possibly want, except superb sound. |
Sony MX-N1
portable |
£240 |
Aug 02 |
Smart compact bit of kit, but just fails to excite when it comes to sonics. |
| Sony MZ-R55 |
£250 |
Jun 00 |
Stylish and small, yet feature packed. Highly recommended. |
| Sony MZ-R900 |
£229 |
Oct 01 |
A well balanced all rounder with lots of facitlites and good sound too. |
| Technics SJ-MD100 |
£230 |
Nov 99 |
Solid, obviously meant for serious use. Excellent editing features. Sound up with the rest. |
