PC AV Tech Digital Recorder Report: Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder

Summary
Parameter	My Opinion Digital Input / Analog Input	Mode of Operation
Digital Input > Analog Output	Analog Input > Analog Output
Frequency Response	Excellent/Excellent	20-20 KHz +0.1/-0.13 dB	20-20 KHz +0.03/- 0.2 dB
1 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion	Excellent/Excellent	0.0021% @ -0.15dB	0.023% @ -0.3 dB
Signal to Noise Ratio	Excellent/Excellent	86 dB	85 dB
Zero signal noise output	Excellent/Excellent	-101 dB	-92 dB
20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion	Excellent/Excellent	<0.004% @ -0.36 dB	0.005% @ -1.1 dB
19 & 20 kHz Intermodulation Distortion	Excellent/Excellent	0.003% @ -0.27 dB	0.026% @-0.2 dB
Dynamic Range	Excellent/Very Good	97 dB	76 db
Jitter Distortion	Excellent/Excellent	<-86 dB	-85 dB
Equipment and software used:	Digital test signal was from a Sony CDPXE-500 playing CD-R media from a custom CD created with CoolEdit Pro 1.1 in 32 bit mode, converted to 16 bit with 0.53 bits of spectrally uniform, Gaussian distributed dither; and burned onto Ricoh media using a Plexstor R412C and EZ CD Deluxe 3.5. Analog signal generated by a LynxONE sound card. Signals processed into computer using LynxONE. Signal analysis with SpectraLab 3.32.14.

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player Frequency response (Digital Signal Input to Analog Signal Output)

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player 1 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise (Digital Signal Input to Analog Signal Output)

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player Residual Noise - (Dynamic Range) (Digital Signal Input to Analog Signal Output)

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player IM Distortion; (Digital Signal Input to Analog Signal Output)

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player FM Distortion - "Jitter" (Digital Signal Input to Analog Signal Output)

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player Frequency Response, Analog Signal Input to Analog Signal Output

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Analog Signal Input to Analog Signal Output

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player 20 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise, Analog Signal Input to Analog Signal Output

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player Zero Signal Noise, Analog Signal Input to Analog Signal Output

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player Intermodulation, Analog Signal Input to Analog Signal Output

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player Dynamic Range, Analog Signal Input to Analog Signal Output

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder Digital Player Jitter, Analog Signal Input to Analog Signal Output

Sony MDS-JE320 MD Recorder