Onkyo MD-185X
Documentation on the Onkyo MD-185X is thin. No production years, no original price, no technical audio specifications (frequency response, THD, converter details) have surfaced in any source we can verify. The record does show a MiniDisc recorder deck - the "MD" prefix matches Onkyo's MiniDisc naming - and the second-generation MD deck built for the popular INTEC185 component series, a Japanese-market line. One Japanese listing describes it exactly that way: the 2代目 (second-generation) MD deck for the INTEC185 system.
It's a compact unit. The only dimensional spec found comes from a single eBay listing: 185 mm wide, 131 mm high, 293 mm deep, weighing 2.9 kg. A gold-faced variant appears to exist - a Russian classified ad refers to a "small specimen of good sound in a compact body and gold livery" - while other listings show a silver version. One eBay sale included the RC-332S remote control. That is nearly the entire documented record.
One more detail: a Japanese YouTube video exists showing maintenance work on an MD-185X, and classified listings describe the deck as "Japan Limited" and "VHTF" (very hard to find). It was a Japan-market product with limited distribution, which explains why so little English-language documentation exists. If you own one and have the manual or service notes, the archive would welcome the contribution.
Known specs, such as they are:
- Type: MiniDisc recorder deck
- Series: Second-generation deck for the Onkyo INTEC185 line
- Dimensions: 185 × 131 × 293 mm (W×H×D)
- Weight: 2.9 kg
- Finish: Gold and silver variants documented in listings
- Remote: RC-332S (included with at least some units)
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