Sony MZ-E10 Personal MiniDisc Player
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- Backlit Display: Yes
- Recordable: Not Recordable
- Built-in Equalizer: Yes
- Headphones: Yes
- Remote Control: Yes
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Great Player, outstanding size
Pros
Size, weight, build quality, remote, sound and style
Cons
battery life (no extra battery attachment)
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
If you're looking for stylish, slim minidisc player you MUST take a look to the Sony MZ-E10, it won't disappoint you.
In the last few days I was looking for minidisc player which was comfortable to carry on, with good sound and battery life. So my options were: the Sony MZ-E10 and the Sharp MD-DS70, according to the experts reviews about both devices the Sony stands out for its size and style and the Sharp stands out for its sound quality, the decision was complicated but at the end, IMO, the winner was: the E10.
The Sony MZ-E10 is a great minidisc walkman made as anniversary of the 10 years of Minidisc Sony, since it is just a player its size is reduced but in this case I'm talking about of something extreme! with a dimension of just 81.9(L) x 72.2(B) x 9.9(H) mm and a weight of 55g it is one of the smallest and lightest players of the World, perhaps behind the Panasonic SJ-MJ97 in size. I chose it due to it is easy to find in the NA market, for its size/weight, its sound quality and overall for its STYLE, you have to see it for yourself to realize what I'm saying.
My experience with the player is in the following categories:
Sound:
The E10 allows to enhance the sound quality including a 6-bands equalizer with four preset (Heavy, Pops, Jazz and Unique) and two customizable settings. Comparatively the E10 sounds excellent in SP mode very similar to the Sony MZ-NH900 Hi-MD recorder at the same mode; in LP2 mode the sound is much better than my NetMD recorder, Sony MZ-NF610, however it's not quite good as the LP2 sound of the NH900 due to that the latter has an enhanced digital amplifier with regard to the one that has the E10.
Battery:
So far I have been able to use it during 20 hours (not continuous) with just two missing bars which is very good if it's compared with the NH900, but its performance is far away from other MDLP players. I never leave to be discharged completely since this is bad for the Li-ion batteries.
Portability:
Well, here is where the E10 beats the other ones hands down, once I put it in my pocket it doesn't feel at all, when I walk or when I am sat down, in fact my wallet is more uncomfortable than the E10. It disappears completely and that justifies its purchase.
Remote:
The remote provided is the Sony RM-MC33ELU (one line backlight LCD) which is a special version due to there's no headphone input on the player, you can only plug your headphones via the remote or the adapter. The E10's settings functions are only available from its remote, however the basic play operations can be done from the unit.
Summarizing
sound 9/10
build 10/10
comfort 10/10
battery 8/10
remote 10/10
style 11/10
p.s. for more technical info: http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-E10.html
The Sony MZ-E10 is a great minidisc walkman made as anniversary of the 10 years of Minidisc Sony, since it is just a player its size is reduced but in this case I'm talking about of something extreme! with a dimension of just 81.9(L) x 72.2(B) x 9.9(H) mm and a weight of 55g it is one of the smallest and lightest players of the World, perhaps behind the Panasonic SJ-MJ97 in size. I chose it due to it is easy to find in the NA market, for its size/weight, its sound quality and overall for its STYLE, you have to see it for yourself to realize what I'm saying.
My experience with the player is in the following categories:
Sound:
The E10 allows to enhance the sound quality including a 6-bands equalizer with four preset (Heavy, Pops, Jazz and Unique) and two customizable settings. Comparatively the E10 sounds excellent in SP mode very similar to the Sony MZ-NH900 Hi-MD recorder at the same mode; in LP2 mode the sound is much better than my NetMD recorder, Sony MZ-NF610, however it's not quite good as the LP2 sound of the NH900 due to that the latter has an enhanced digital amplifier with regard to the one that has the E10.
Battery:
So far I have been able to use it during 20 hours (not continuous) with just two missing bars which is very good if it's compared with the NH900, but its performance is far away from other MDLP players. I never leave to be discharged completely since this is bad for the Li-ion batteries.
Portability:
Well, here is where the E10 beats the other ones hands down, once I put it in my pocket it doesn't feel at all, when I walk or when I am sat down, in fact my wallet is more uncomfortable than the E10. It disappears completely and that justifies its purchase.
Remote:
The remote provided is the Sony RM-MC33ELU (one line backlight LCD) which is a special version due to there's no headphone input on the player, you can only plug your headphones via the remote or the adapter. The E10's settings functions are only available from its remote, however the basic play operations can be done from the unit.
Summarizing
sound 9/10
build 10/10
comfort 10/10
battery 8/10
remote 10/10
style 11/10
p.s. for more technical info: http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_MZ-E10.html
