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KENWOOD DMC-J7R Portable MD Recorder
This brand-new model is hot off the production lines in Japan, and is only just about to hit the UK's High Street stores. Cosmetic touches apart, the DMC-J7R bears a striking resemblance to Sharp's MD-MS702H, leading to strong suspicion that they embody the same mechanism in two different packages. Kenwood has given the DMC-J7R a more sophisticated design, in contrast with the sporty look of the Sharp.
Both units are priced identically, and both have the same display on the main unit and the remote. Thus the latter shares the Sharp's aquatic-themed graphics on the headphone-lead remote's LCD screen.
I have to say that the headphones seemed to slip out of my ears with greater alacrity than Sharp's, though they were comfortable enough. The remote is coloured black rather than Sharp's silver, but displays its control buttons in the same way, offering volume adjustment, track search/skip, start/stop, hold, display illumination and play-mode functions.
Again like the Sharp, this player has three levels of bass reinforcement: tracks sounded very good on all three, so settings will depend on individual preferences.
The controls are clear and easy to use, the only proviso being that volume controls could be mistaken for track skip/search buttons initially.
Sound quality As you might expect, the Kenwood offers a very similar sound to the Sharp unit. The Faithless track pumped out with strong bass and fine detail, producing fine depth and a real foot-tapping sound, benefiting from the bass enhancement.
Hans Zimmer and Air were both clear and clean, and came across as very atmospheric reproductions. On playing this unit through a domestic audio system rather than headphones, it was not embarrassed by many a lounge-bound component.
Conclusion It would be no privation to sit and listen to this unit all day. Nothing less than a Best Buy flag will suffice!
Features
- Rewritable magnetic and optical disc
- ATRAC version 4.5 system
- Digital input with sampling rate converter for direct digital recording
- Up to 5 hours playback with single lithium-ion battery
- LCD display on unit and remote
- Backlit watch-style wired remote
- 2-mode (single track, all tracks) repeat
- 3-position bass boost
- Supplied with Watch-style LCD wired remote controller, High-performance headphones, Lithium-ion rechargeable battery NB-L10, Carrying case, and AC adapter
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