theblueraja Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I apologize that the quality of these pics will be lacking compared to some of my other pictorials since I'm using my DH10P camera in office lighting, but I wanted to get this done... this I shared recently with the Audio T-Board as well. I also know there have been other pictorials posted for this unit... but hey, its minidisc.I just got an MZ-E900 and I must say this little unit has surprised me, and exceeded my expectations. Of course as I dig into older units I become more limited as to options that I am used to with HiMD or even more current MDLPs. That said, here we go with just a couple of my pros/cons and then photos.PROS- SIZE - This little baby is smaller than the MZ-EH1 as far as width & height go (just not quite as thin). Awesome! It has a little more heft in weight however (which is good or bad depending on your preference)- Sound quality - This is minidisc, isn't that enough said? Anyway, this baby sounds tight considering how limited the EQ is (see cons).- Onboard controls - though the buttons aren't that easy to use without LOOKING, they are simple and minimal. Fully functional without a remote except for GROUP seeking.CONS- LOOK - Can I just say I think this thing is ugly? Truly in the eye of the beholder but I find the fat Sony Walkman logo completely obnoxious, and uncecessary. I just found out there's a SILVER version in which the logo & text are more subtle... wish I had THAT! I think just the "Sony" would have been plenty to sport on the brushed metal face plate. - Headphone jack location - I've never liked when they put the remote/headphone jack on the same side where the disc pops out... maybe its just me.- Options - Not many to speak of. The EQ is only TREBLE and BASS, but if you pump them both up things sound pretty tight ... It has some "personal disc memory" feature which I don't really know anything about, but really don't care. I can't seem to turn the BEEP feature off when a remote is hooked up which is annoying.All in all this is a great little toy for the minimal at heart. I think the overall look may grow on me some, but maybe I'll just cover the face plate with a nice glossy Hello Kitty sticker some day Anyway, here are the pics, folks. Enjoy.As you can see an MD completely COVERS the unit...I find the BACK of the unit to be a bit old school looking... but at the same time, I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsleftofj Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Nice pics, as always I love my E900. It's my car unit, generally speaking. I keep about 5 discs in my car at a time, and I just bring my E900 to the car, pop in my disc of choice, connect it to my car player via aux jack, and then take it back in my house at the end of the day. It's so small and light, I find it perfect for "press play and forget it's there" playback. Still my only MDLP unit, but I hope one day I can get an R900 and/or an E10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) I'd use my E900 more often if I could turn off the beep... A good portion of music that I listen to is rather quiet, especially compared to the BEEP that seems to deliberately be set to maximum volume by default... I still think there may be a way to disable the beep... possibly via service mode?I love the unit regardless, perfect size... Heres a photo of mine, note the difference in the logo and lettering colors: Edited December 10, 2007 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sector001 Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I'd use my E900 more often if I could turn off the beep... A good portion of music that I listen to is rather quiet, especially compared to the BEEP that seems to deliberately be set to maximum volume by default... I still think there may be a way to disable the beep... possibly via service mode?I love the unit regardless, perfect size... Heres a photo of mine, note the difference in the logo and lettering colors:there ought to be a way for u to turn off the beep. probably somewhere in the menu system...wow, love that look of the E900... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogon07 Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Good pictures TBR & Raintheory of a very nice unit.The all silver one looks pretty good although the dark blue casing around TBR's is very stylish. The engraved logo and lettering are more appealing with out the black colouring applied.Thanks for sharing. I'm sort of glad it isn't Hi-MD which helps reduce the 'I want one' factor only slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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