Panasonic SJ-MR220 Review

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Panasonic SJ-MR220
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Paul Davidson.'s Review of Panasonic SJ-MR220 Portable Mini Disc Player

29th Jan 2003

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Sound Quality
    5 stars
Good Points

Slim, light, looks gorgeous sounds gorgeous


Bad Points

Every time you perform an editing function the unit stops and goes pack to the beginning of track 1. That is the only gripe I have with this item


General Comments

Originally owned a Sony MZ R-501. No problems with that but wanted a MD with a mic socket for live recording. Saw the Panasonic SJ-MR220 in the Comet sale for only £128. Was a bit nervous of buying a non-Sony model but I was not disappointed. The sound quality of a digitally recorded CD (even in LP4 mode) is excellent and even analogue recordings done using the cable provided sound good. I don't know why, but tapes transferred to MD have a better frequency response. The battery life is also amazing (I have only used the rechargeable battery once, preferring to use an alkaline in the battery case). It is so light to carry around and this is the first personal audio device I have owned with a remote control.
The editing and labelling facilities on this are much better than the Sony model and I believe this is much better value for money. I cannot recommend this enough. If you want a personal MD recorder which is gonna sound good and look good you CANNOT go wrong with this (my wife was also impressed with my purchase as it meant she could have my Sony recorder).

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