Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #153436 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony
• Model: MZ-E10
• Released on: 2003-01-21

Manufacturer's Description
Listen to the most music on the move with the ultra compact MZ-E10 MD Walkman. You can utilize affordable MD Media for over 5 hours of music on one 80-minute disc with MDLP long time stereo playback. Plus this MD player allows you to enjoy up to 40 hours of listening using the rechargeable embedded battery, offers Skip-Free G- Protection Technology providing quick recovery from horizontal and vertical shock, and enables easy listening through multiple playback modes, "Easy Skip", acoustic sound settings, and more. Supplied with a backlit LCD remote and a battery charging stand, the MZ-E10 is the MD player for you.

Ultra Compact Design is ultra-thin, ultra-lightweight, and is produced by an advanced manufacturing process that results in exceptional portability and high durability

Battery Charging Stand lets you easily use and recharge the embedded battery by simply placing the MD Walkman player into the charging stand when stand is powered with supplied AC adaptor

Backlit LCD Remote provides direct access to the player's functions, with display of song title playback status and battery function is easy to see, even in low-light and has stereo mini-jack on remote for headphones

Battery Level Indicator on remote shows you at a glance when battery level is low

Up to 40 Hours Continuous Playback (embedded memory) is a result of highly advanced Sony engineering and applied technology, providing long battery life

MDLP long time stereo playback (up to 320 minutes/more than 5 hours in LP4 mode) of music on one 80 minute disc plays back music recorded in LP2 mode for over 2 hours of music storage or in LP4 mode for over 5 hours of music storage

Skip-Free G-Protection Technology adds shock protection to the pick-up mechanism, thereby minimizing the loss of position. Skip-Free G-Protection technology continues to provide quick recovery from both horizontal and vertical shock

6 Band Graphic Equalizer (4 Preset/2 Custom) gives the user more flexibility in choosing which sound setting best suits the music. The 4 preset sound settings are Heavy, Pop, Jazz and Walkman Unique. There are also 2 custom settings

Acoustic Sound Settings creates different listening environments by digitally adjusting sound resonation. The 4 preset listening environments are: Studio, Live, Club and Arena

Personal Disc Memory stores your preferred settings, for listening volume and other functions, when playing your favourite MiniDiscs.

"Easy Skip" Group/Folder Function allows easy navigation between multiple file folders

Easy Pop-up Eject Mechanism makes it fast and easy to inset or eject MiniDiscs on the go.

Multiple Playback Modes: Normal--all repeat, 1 track, 1 track repeat, shuffle, shuffle repeat, program, program repeat; Group--all repeat in a group, 1 track in a group, 1 track repeat in a group, shuffle in a group, shuffle repeat in a group, program 1 in a group, program repeat in a group; or lets you play through a MiniDisc from start to end

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Customer Reviews

Sony MZ-E10 Minidisc Player
First of all you'll be amazed at the size of this player. I thought Minidisc players cannot get any smaller.

It's beautifully finished off in brushed silver and a joy to hold. It also has the rare distinction of having a completely new control layout. For operating the main functions of the unit, a little "joystick" has been employed. Not only does this work but you can operate all the major functions with just your thumb.

The sound quality is also amazing for something so small. It has to be the best sounding player I have heard. But try to use the unit with other headphones than the ones supplied. There are several presets of sounds on the unit but I found that setting up my own sounded the best.

The remote has been redesigned and is probably the only weakness of the package - that's if you have big hands. It's just an evolution of the classic stick remote by SONY so no surprises in how that operates. The battery is also built in, but having never taken out a rechargeable battery to replace in any previous SONY minidisc players, this is no problem and adds to the sleek look of the player.

If you've got the money and are looking for a Minidisc player buy this. You will never find anything like it again. It's another classic of the portable audio world by SONY.

It's beautiful, but...
Sony's Tenth Anniversary Walkmans have always been special. Their 10th anniversary cassette walkman had a beatiful titanium shell and cleverly hid the chewing gum-stick battery inside the tape compartment. It was desirably small and light, and extremely well-featured.

The 10th anniversary Minidisc carries on in this tradition. It is less than the width of two minidiscs stacked on top of each other, and only marginally bigger than the external dimensions of the disc. It's so small and thin that it doesn't have an external battery; there's a lithium polymer battery right within the casing which alleges to give 40hrs+ of playback. However, there's no way to extend that if, for example, you're going travelling on a long holiday by adding on a standard battery. It does come with a nice charging stand, but you have to use it as the whole stand which could be an extra bulk if you're going away.

It performs extremely well, and combined with the right headphones and music you'll probably not get a better musical "image". Has enough features, too, to adjust the sound should you desire.

It doesn't allow you to plug the headphones straight in to the player - it has a non-standard remote jack which you can either plug in the supplied remote (this nearly doubles the weight of the player, that's how light the thing is) or a supplied adaptor cord which extends a couple of centimetres from the player giving you a standard 3.5mm socket.

This is a beautiful machine, but the lack of standard headphone socket was enough to put me off buying it initially. I eventually justified my purchase by giving it to my wife for a birthday present to replace her ageing MD player. She absolutely loves it, and carries it everywhere as it's no real burden in her purse.

Rocking beyond belief
What can I say, I've had a mini disc player for several years now so was a little sceptical about what improvements sony could have made. How wrong I was the player is so light that putting a minidisk in it almost doubles the weight, it's stylish, easy to use and is possobly the greatest thing I've ever bought.