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I got a new phone last winter, and I never realised it didn't have a 3.5mm headphone jack until today, when I wanted to listen to music on a walk in the (relatively) nice spring weather. I don't have any wireless headphones, so I pulled out this MiniDisc player I bought in 2002.
Thankfully I remembered to remove the AA battery from it before storing it away, so there was no corrosion inside, and it started right up when I put a fresh one in.
nemo20000
I have an MZ-R55. Transferring CDs *digitally* from a Discman, automatically creating separate tracks and then just deleting or moving them!
WrongUn
Im still very irritated that these didn't last. Mine was (and is) robust as fuck, solid machines. I loved them
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
tmpvisitor
Had a sharp I think. So much good punkrock.
mattywgtn
Linkin_park_numb.mp3
amp99
dghughes
I liked the tech but it was expensive. And then when I had money I hated Sony for their rootkit mess a few years later.
amp99
Yeah, you're not wrong there :)
supermario182
Dope af
Runkafjassur
I use a Sony Xperia phone for its jack =)
doobiedoobop
Dude i still have that same model. Still works after 20 years
amp99
Yeah, they really seem to be built to last.
ItsRainingOutsideAndiDontWantToAdult
I had one of these!
Tubbygold
Me2
FongSaiYuk
Same
KungFuChimp
Me too! Such good memories.
Stev757
Heads up for all the MD fans. You can now burn on NetMDs without that buggy SonicStage software. Search "Web Mini disc" by Stefano Brilli
Fidregore
WHAT!? Brilliant, thank you!!
amp99
Ah, now this looks quite interesting. Much appreciated, thanks! :)
Stev757
No problem. I was thrilled when I found it. Really makes the format more usable
ChloeRed
One of my previous cars actually had MD as an option. You could have a tape deck section of the head unit, or CD, or MD. I have no idea 1/
ChloeRed
which level of MD is was, as the manual didn't bother to include this info, and I had the CD option. 2/2
fformulaa
The net md player! Always wanted to get the net md. Had the entertainment system one & standard player as a bundle. Those things rocked!
somethingstupidandclever
Xmas "99 my brother got the mini disk on post and I got the rio 500 mp3 player. Not sure who won that one. Both of us.
fformulaa
People were all like, " dont get it. Waste of money. It's never going to take off." Well, who's laughing now!
amp99
:D
Nizzus
Man I use to have one of those!!
MrWobblyHead
There are USB DAC dongles that you can use with phones. Don't cost a lot either. You can still use your good wired headphones or earbuds.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
I had one for my pixel 3, absolutely HATED needing to use it. Such a pointless pain in the ass lol. Got a phone with a jack, not goin back.
amp99
Yeah, I'm going to take a look at some options to see what's available. Will keep this in mind, thanks.
MrWobblyHead
I got one on order by a brand called ESR. It's got a USB C power input as well as the 3.5mm output. Charge at the same time as listening.
amp99
Thanks, I'll take a look.
Haemaelaeinen
I still have my old cassette player, works and all. It's just fun to listen old mixtapes every once in a while.
amp99
Indeed.
chris3spice
I miss Mini-Disc
knudude
I bought a Sony MD because I saw “Freestyler” by Bomfunk MC's! Good times! https://youtu.be/ymNFyxvIdaM
DickFlanagan
Straight from the top o my dome… An all-time banger
amp99
Still a great song, and Finnish Seth Rogen at 1:22: https://youtu.be/ymNFyxvIdaM?t=82
sjhsnz
The 2019 remake video also has a great cameo...
amp99
Hehe, I'd never seen that before.
daddydeezy
my prized possession was the Sony Minidisc car deck. I used to rattle the neon license frame on my ford contour with my dual 12” subs. ?
moonweasel
My 87 Integra, and my 70 Spitfire. I loved my MDs
daddydeezy
This one! I think it’s still in my basement somewhere. https://www.minidisc.wiki/equipment/sony/auto/mdx-c5400
amp99
Nice :)
frankytanky7
Have you seen that unfamiliar circling yet baka Shinji?
frankytanky7
Ceiling*
asmallcat
How did you never listen to anything on your phone with headphones for a year+?! That is wild my dude.
amp99
I only got it in November so I've not really been going out for walks. I do use Bluetooth with the phone in the car though.
asmallcat
Ohhhhh I was thinking last winter as in January 2022. That makes way more sense.
Ojotango
I have one of these. It had two 3.5mm sockets so I could go from headphones to in-car cassette adapter, to headphones to desktop speaker,
Ojotango
without missing a beat.
Rangetroop
Still got this model and it works great! Sometimes plug it into my home stereo and listen to my old music. Excellent little player!
amp99
Indeed :)
d3ltabrav00
Same, my kids love some of the old techno I had on there.
UnitConversionBot
3.5mm ≈ 138 thousandths of an inch
rbudrick
Or 1/187th of a banana.
amp99
Good bot.
spookyactionatadistance
If you are looking for good wireless headphones the XM5 are killer but pricey. I found the XB900n to be just as good for half the
spookyactionatadistance
2) price. 25-30hrs battery life and recharges quick. The XB dont connect to 2 sources thought
amp99
I'll keep those in mind as an option, thanks :)
370zSteve
Still very popular in Japan
amp99
Yeah, both Techmoan and This Does Not Compute have done a few videos on their history and it's good to see there's still an audience there.
370zSteve
I had two minidisc players. Absolutely loved the fact you could record.
RabidDingo
I had the portable and a stereo system deck. I loved it.
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
Pretty sure these are expensive af now.
UnremarkablyInteresting
Depends on the brand, mainly sony ones go for higher prices
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
Just checked... $600 on ebay.
MuffinProof
But do they actually sell?
whyexactly
Hot damn, maybe I should try to fix mine then.
Jimbohere
I'm in Japan and have one. It has THE worst software EVER. Great hardware, but the software sucks dick.
amp99
Someone mentioned software by Stefano Brilli which might work (I haven't tried it yet): /gallery/C83zB4e/comment/2310048993
370zSteve
I take it it’s still first party only software? Surprised there hasn’t been a workaround yet.
amp99
Someone mentioned software by Stefano Brilli which might work (I haven't tried it yet): /gallery/C83zB4e/comment/2310048993
Jimbohere
I'm not expert, but I did find this that might tell you: https://www.minidisc.org/NetMD_faq.html
fredhoffman1968
I made over 100 concert recordings with mine from 2000 to 2011 ..lol..worked well :) and i have 2 units
amp99
That's great! :)
fredhoffman1968
that is the machine i did it with ..my work https://youtu.be/ZuQBu2_sOc0
amp99
Very nice, thanks.
LokiAtItAgain
@OP you missed one very important thing on the post… what was on it?
amp99
Disc in it had a 'vintage' rap mix including Dr. Dre, Snoop, Scarface, Eminem, Ice Cube etc. Only other one I checked has Zero 7, Air... 1/x
amp99
Boards of Canada, Röyksopp, and Björk. Got more than 10 full discs in total, with a few blanks (including one in the original wrapper). 2/2
LokiAtItAgain
Nice! I’m sorry you had to use “vintage”… I’d like to think my music tastes aren’t that dated, but often shown to be incorrect in the matter
amp99
Hehe :)
Thewayofthebear
Aw man, I remember having one in the early 2000s. Was so rad. Remember trying to record Tools Demon Cleaner cover via optical
amp99
Probably the coolest thing about this post has been people like yourself sharing their memories with these players.
Thewayofthebear
Was fun figuring out how to do it and the minidisks looked so cool back then. I had coloured see thru ones. Makes me feel old but think 1/
Thewayofthebear
2/ I might need to get another just for the nostalgia.
amp99
Yeah, I've got a bunch of multicoloured TDK discs (red, orange, green, blue, and black) plus purple Sharp ones. Good luck finding a player.
Thewayofthebear
I bet they're pretty rare now, don't even know what happened to my old Sony
ThatBobbyG
What did you listen to?
amp99
Disc in it had a 'vintage' rap mix including Dr. Dre, Snoop, Scarface, Eminem, Ice Cube etc. Only other one I checked has Zero 7, Air... 1/x
amp99
Boards of Canada, Röyksopp, and Björk. Got more than 10 full discs in total, with a few blanks (including one in the original wrapper). 2/2
ThatBobbyG
Awesome. And vintage? Lol. I still have my walkman sport w/ auto reverse.
amp99
Hehe. Nice. I did also find my old cassette player in the search (a Panasonic RQ-X11 in blue). Went straight from that to the MD player.
ThatBobbyG
I want from records & tapes to cds to mp3, back to records and streaming.