Sony MDS-JE440 Manual Do Utilizador
I also copied several CDs using the
deck’s analog inputs, fed from my pre-
amp’s tape outputs. The sound quality
was not quite as good as the direct digi-
tal copies, but quite respectable
nonetheless. Used via its digital or ana-
log inputs, the MDS-JE440 is sonically
superior to any analog cassette deck
I’ve used.
amp’s tape outputs. The sound quality
was not quite as good as the direct digi-
tal copies, but quite respectable
nonetheless. Used via its digital or ana-
log inputs, the MDS-JE440 is sonically
superior to any analog cassette deck
I’ve used.
One obvious place for the MiniDisc
is in applications where portability is
important. Many people who jog, walk,
or otherwise like to spend time on the
go with their music find portable CD
players just a bit too large to be conve-
nient. I often see people jogging while
carrying a portable CD player in hand—
a nuisance to be sure. Portable Mini-
Disc players are now available that are
barely larger than the disc itself—they
are truly “pocket-size.”
important. Many people who jog, walk,
or otherwise like to spend time on the
go with their music find portable CD
players just a bit too large to be conve-
nient. I often see people jogging while
carrying a portable CD player in hand—
a nuisance to be sure. Portable Mini-
Disc players are now available that are
barely larger than the disc itself—they
are truly “pocket-size.”
The MDS-JE440 is an ideal recorder
for making copies of CDs for portable
use. At our music school, a number of
students and faculty have found the
MiniDisc format ideal for making
recordings of rehearsals, and even au-
dition tapes. Again, the MiniDisc
sounds considerably better than an
analog cassette, and is well-suited to
this purpose.
use. At our music school, a number of
students and faculty have found the
MiniDisc format ideal for making
recordings of rehearsals, and even au-
dition tapes. Again, the MiniDisc
sounds considerably better than an
analog cassette, and is well-suited to
this purpose.
Mated with a couple of affordable
microphones and one of the small
Behringer mixers (July 2001 review),
the MDS-JE440 can form the core of a
respectable low-cost digital recording
system. Behringer’s bottom-of-the-line
MX602A, with a street price of less
than $100, will be ideal where only two
microphones are needed. The Mini-
Disc deck won’t equal the quality of a
DAT recorder, but unless you’re press-
ing commercial CDs from your materi-
al, you may find the format to be quite
satisfactory.
Behringer mixers (July 2001 review),
the MDS-JE440 can form the core of a
respectable low-cost digital recording
system. Behringer’s bottom-of-the-line
MX602A, with a street price of less
than $100, will be ideal where only two
microphones are needed. The Mini-
Disc deck won’t equal the quality of a
DAT recorder, but unless you’re press-
ing commercial CDs from your materi-
al, you may find the format to be quite
satisfactory.
CONCLUSIONS
The MiniDisc has come a long way in
the last ten years. It is not, and was
never intended to be, a high-end, audio-
phile quality recording format. But, the
sound quality of the MDS-JE440 is noth-
ing short of remarkable for the price.
The street price of the MDS-JE440 is
now less than $200, and I find it quite
amazing that this level of sonic perfor-
mance, plus such an abundance of fea-
tures, can be built into such an inex-
the last ten years. It is not, and was
never intended to be, a high-end, audio-
phile quality recording format. But, the
sound quality of the MDS-JE440 is noth-
ing short of remarkable for the price.
The street price of the MDS-JE440 is
now less than $200, and I find it quite
amazing that this level of sonic perfor-
mance, plus such an abundance of fea-
tures, can be built into such an inex-
pensive consumer product.
There are many applications where
the sonic performance of the MiniDisc
will more than fit the bill. For those ap-
plications, the MDS-JE440 deserves a
solid recommendation.
plications, the MDS-JE440 deserves a
solid recommendation.
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