Sony's LAM-Z05 desktop MD/CD player

[dragonfly]

I just got back from another trip to Japan and I bought this beautiful MD player. I was looking for a compact MD/CD player for my computer/hobby room, and this was a perfect choice.

It is top-loading like a toaster. MDs go into the left side, CDs go into the right side. It has beautiful blue LED lights and a blue LCD display screen. Beatiful sound from small speakers, featuring a "matrix surround" mode that makes the music sound even better. It also functions as a clock.

It is Net-MD compatible with Sonic Stage. I have not yet hooked it up yet to try it out. Hopefully there will be no compatibility issues withe North American version of Sonic Stage. My regular MD Walkman has lost its recording ability and blanks out MDs whever I try recording on it.

You can look at it on Amazon.jp's website. I bought mine at a Yamada Denki electronics store and it was on sale for Golden Week. It was 5,000 yen cheaper than Amazon's sale price.

I was also looking at Panasonic's RX-MDX61 which looks like a boombox with a blue light-up base. However, the sound quality didn't match up. Moreover, the Sony LAM-Z05 is much more compact. And since the speakers aren't attached, I'm able to put the base unit on one shelf and the two speakers on the top shelves of my computer hutch. Very clever.

Edited May 10, 2006 by dragonfly

[Jacques]

Very nice! How about a proper pictorial?!

[mercury_in_flames]

YEAH YEAH SHOW ME THE PICCIES (scuse the shouting )

[bogon07]

looks nice.

Which colour did you get silver, black or white?