▸MZ-E3

018　｜　Sony　｜　'95  03.25

形色升級・機能跳級

缺席了一整年後再登場的Sony，”より快適にデジタルサウンドを"(為了享受更加舒適的數位音質)"理念而打造出MZ-E3~

承襲了前作素面素色的設計語言，莊端方正、稜角分明的金屬色調鋪上磨砂紋理，表面如鋼琴烤漆般映照反射的亮光塗層散發著內斂質感。

縱長的機身仍以一分為二的造型避免視覺的厚重感，半月形的光碟視窗作為焦點，並搭載Player上少見的螢幕，精簡小巧卻一目了然的識別規劃，科技感的液晶線控當然也不可少：曲目、播放狀態、播放設定、電量等資訊能同時顯示，並採分離式特規耳機設計，讓用戶可自行購入替換耳機~也讓E3成為極罕見的MD初　雙螢幕機型~

好好看好好用對Sony來說顯然不夠，還好方便的兼容電池機身，可直接收納附屬充電池或AA x2或無須佔位的外接電池盒，仍能保持在2cm以內的纖薄機身。相較前作續航提升25~33%，價格更是有感地打出-35%的¥36,000～

Functionality first

Functionality above all else, everything else does not matter

The large compact button layout, along with the large R corner design language and striking Japanese lettering, the extremely thick body along with the complex assembled styling language, paired with the hard-edged steel gray metallic body, seems to convey the absolute priority and focus on functionality of the product.

The all new visual focal point is also the soul of this device - the "Jog Dial", which allows changing tracks and text input with a single finger rotation, making editing smoother and more efficient.

The elongated LCD screen simultaneously displays tracks, time, disc status, battery level and more. The new "Position Pointer" feature uses a dot array bar to display disc capacity for easy progress tracking.

Supports Mono REC, recording in mono channel format allows a 74 minute disc to increase to 200% capacity of 148 minutes. In the early days when MD blank discs were still expensive, this solved the penny-pinching time pressure pain points for non-music applications like meetings and lectures.

Equipped with basic remote control functions, and adopted a separate headphone design (Micro Plug) allowing users to purchase and replace their own headphones, but limited to Sony compatible models.

The new nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery, although only providing a weak 2 hours record / 3 hours playback runtime. But the highly functional body design can directly store the included rechargeable battery or AA x2 batteries, eliminating the need to carry a separate external battery case, and AA  are easy to obtain.

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