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2026-10-13

Sony MDS-S35

Sony MDS-S35 Sony MDS-S35 (1995)

The MD deck is 280 mm wide, the same as Sony's New Pixie series of personal components.1

Sony MDS-S37

Sony MDS-S37 Sony MDS-S37 (1996)

A 280mm wide MD deck equipped with wide bitstream technology. Released in 1996.2

Specification
Recording method Magnetic field modulation overlight method
Reproduction method Non-contact optical
Laser Semiconductor laser (λ=780nm)
Number of revolutions Approximately 400~900 rpm
Coding method ACIRC
Sampling frequency 44.1kHz
Audio compression method ATRAC
Modulation method EFM (8-14 modulation)
Number of channels 2 channels
Recording and playback time Stereo: up to 74 minutes. Mono: 148 minutes
Frequency characteristics 5Hz~20kHz ±0.3dB
SN ratio 96 dB or more
Wow Flutter Measurement limit (0.001% W・peak) or less
Input terminal Line: 1 system
Optical digital: 1 system
Audio bus: Route 1
Output terminal Line: 1 system
Optical digital: 1 system
Headphones: 1 system
Power consumption 13W
External dimensions Width 280x Height 83x Depth 270mm
Weight Approximately 3.3kg
Attached Wireless remote control RM-D8M
Sold separately Remote Commander RM-D10P (¥7,500) for Katakana input only

Sony CDP-S35

Sony CDP-S35 Sony CDP-S35 (1995)

A CD player designed with combinations with the MDS-S35 and MDS-S37 in mind. Released in 1995.3 There is no "Control A1 terminal" or "CD text decoder".4

Specification
D/A converter Hybrid Pulse D/A Converter
Frequency characteristics 2Hz~20kHz ±0.5dB
Total harmonic distortion rate 0.005% or less (EIAJ)
SN ratio 98 dB or more (EIAJ)
Dynamic Range 99 dB or more (EIAJ)
Wow Flutter Limit of measurement (±0.001%W.peak) or less (EIAJ)
Output Level 2Vrms
Digital Output Optical: -18dBm (emission wavelength 660nm)
Headphone output level 10mW (32Ω)
Power supply voltage AC100V, 50Hz/60Hz
Power consumption 8W
External dimensions Width 280x Height 82.5x Depth 285mm
Weight Approximately 2.2kg
Attached Wireless remote control RM-D320

Sony CDP-A39

Sony CDP-A39 Sony CDP-A39 (1998)

A a compact CD player released in November 1998. It was listed in the "Hi-Fi Audio Catalog" in June 2001. The CDP-S35 inspired the CDP-A39.4


  1. https://audio-database.com/SONY-ESPRIT/player/mds-s35.html ↩

  2. https://audio-heritage.jp/SONY-ESPRIT/player/mds-s37.html ↩

  3. https://audio-heritage.jp/SONY-ESPRIT/player/cdp-s35.html ↩

  4. https://a-nkmr.com/archives/16206 ↩↩