Sony Walkman MDS-JE520 Personal MiniDisc Player

Pros: Easy to function
Cons: recording time is only 1 x

The Sony Mini Disc Model MDS-JE520 is a great component for any system. I have this Mini Disc player/recorder and it works great for me. It is easy to record from a CD player or radio. You can name your recorded disc and tracks as well. I bought this...

Pros: JUST LIKE A TAPE DECK, but DIGITAL with an SUPER REMOTE
Cons: It will not use the non-standard 101 Minute Minidiscs, Has No Pitch Control.

I bought this product several years ago because I disliked the transition from Cassette tapes to CD's...CD's are too large and long and thin, they skip very easily without memory buffering, and they DID NOT RECORD, then.

I wanted something...

Pros: well made, good solid deck
Cons: some annoying features

This is a good deck with some very useful features, but some annoying things as well. I bought it after using a Sony R50 for a year, and I find myself wishing that this deck did some things like the R50. For example, inserting a track mark on the R50...

Pros: digital, sleep mode, easy to label items, a great machine.
Cons: not portable.

I currently own Sony's MDS-JE520 Minidisc deck. It is a great system. It both records and plays minidiscs, in either mono or stereo. Hooked up to the right speakers, it can really "rock the house". With one optical output, two optical...

Pros: doesn't skip, easy editing, easy recording, more features than cheaper decks
Cons: less features (like pitch control) than more expensive decks, cannot copy digitally more than once

I work in radio and I'm a huge music fan. The first MD that i got to use was an expensive ($2000+) professional Sony MD recorder. And this model has all the same features that the professional model has, except for copying digital music more than...

Pros: Looks cool, all the letter on the remote for easy naming
Cons: letters on remote are small

I bought this after using a portable MZR-50 for a year. It was a relief to not have to keep disconnecting if from the stero. And it works perfect for me, i haven't had a problem yet. Plus the easy adjustment of input volume, digi/analog input, and the...

Pros: excellent sound quality
Cons: They are like disposible Razors, you use them for awhile and then.........

First of all, let me start by saying that Minidisk is an excellent format!
But the JE520 along with the JE510,JE500,JE330 all share the same unreliable drive system and internal micro switches that make these things malfunction in a terrible way....

Pros: Simple and convenient to use
Cons: Need rack "ears" to mount in road case

Worth every penny. Fantastic tool for performers. As a gospel singer using sound tracs on cassette tape then using mini disk there is no comparison in the ease of use and more professional presentation . This is the only model player I have used but...

Pros: Easy to Use, Great Editing Features, Good Value
Cons: Remote Makes It Tiresome to Program Long and Mixed Case Titles

I have been a strong believer in the MD format since it came out. I have a MD deck in the dash of my car and am one of the few individuals to boast a six MD changer in my trunk as well.

This home deck is wonderful to record MD's with. Easy...

Pros: Let's you record your favorite songs onto your disk and it is small!
Cons: big clunky remote!

While vacationing in the far east (Hong Kong) I had purchased a panasonic portable minidisc player without a any recording capabilities. I came back to New York and a few months later I purchased the Sony MDS-JE520 for $200 at J and R in their retail...

Pros: CD quality sound on a fraction of a disc
Cons: breaks often

I bought this Minidisc deck so I could use it for making mixes off of cd's and cassettes. Well I loved it at first, then came the problems. I had to take the player/recorder to get repaired three times. It was all for the same problem, which was the...

Pros: Works well and Sounds Great
Cons: Confusing controls if not used often, rather high learning curve.

This Sony deck has nearly all the essential features a home or even professional would want to record digitally. I bought my deck to record off old 33 rpm records to save them and still enjoy the older music in my home library of LP's.

The...

Pros: Reliable, editable, great sound
Cons: a larger, brighter LED would be great

This is basically a responce to the gentleman that had bad luck with his Sony MD players.

To respond to your defective Sony minidisc players.... I've owned as many if not more. I currently use 6 different JE-520's in my Disc Jockey business....

Pros: Easy use, price
Cons: Some options a bit slow

This MiniDisc player is an exceptional value and is perfectly adequate for amateur use. It offers all the major features of more expensive models such as the ability to digitally label tracks and albums via a jog dial, and both digital and analog...

Pros: Has many features
Cons: Features can be easier to use, less fiddly

I bought this because I thought that it would have everything I wanted from a deck, and it did. It was quite easy to use, but some features like scrolling through the menu became annoying after a while. I love being able to control the outcome of my...