r/minidisc

99€ too expensive for me but it's true that this serie is hard to find...

https://www.theminidiscshop.com/product/idemitsu-color-full-serie

Found my minidisc player last week with Limp Bizkit - chocolate starfish and the hotdog flavoured water album and one with various songs. Got some blank discs as well which is a bonus! God I love it. Even the sounds it makes when it’s loading the disc up is comforting.

Found my old player in storage today along with all my old MiniDiscs! I was so excited to listen to them again, but unfortunately my player is apparently no longer working.

At first it did not detect any discs at all, but after cleaning the lens off with a puff off compressed air and a little alcohol on a q-tip, its able to detect that there is a disc, but not actually read it.

Instead, it just seeks the playhead forward and backwards like this and then eventually the display just says “ERROR”

The disc itself is spinning and the read-head and gears move freely.

I’d really love to get this working again and would love advice!

I thought I'd share my small mod for the MJ15, the picture is from my dog. I have the one with the blue chihuahua aswell, however I wanted to have mine on it.

FYI, this is probably the easiest player to personalize.
But mind you buying one, many have one if the following things:
- broken gear (won't work anymore and needs a gear replacement - happens quite often)
- broken front controls (I guess one if the switches inside breaks down and it won't work anymore- also not uncommon) - replacement is hard as they are intended to be non replaceable - will only work with remote then
- front panel LEDs not working - controls work but LEDs won't (less common but I have seen it a few times)
- dead lasers (less common but also happened a few times)

Apart from that, nice device, cheap and great to personalize.

Since I’ve started this hobby for almost 2years ago (yo I was 16?!) I always wanted the RH1 for its design and oled screen and I finally got it !!

It wasn’t cheap but I got it for a good price still a collectors price but with the oled screen replaced to sir68k(REV-F+) and the whole accessories for 100000¥
(633＄)? Still expensive🥲 but hunting it for 2years all I can say is finally I’ve got it

Just the MD players and recorders I have bought over the years. All working and keep them scratch free by putting them in a little hip pouch when travelling. I record via optical on the Tascam (fantastic remote for naming tracks) and copy all sorts of stuff, including laserdisc concerts. The hi-fi is tremendous fun. Whacky loading tray. Out of all of these players, I do enjoy the little Panasonic. It’s EQ’d to a very 00s flavour and it’s tiny. I’m passing two of these down (along with my album and soundtrack/ radio series collection) to my little one when she’s old enough. Trying to get her into the Sanrio Victor players 😅 I love the creativity involved with MD and the scene. I print in the latest canon selphy and have a little die-cutter machine (graphic designer for over 25 years eek!) And I think every player and manufacturer deserves a go. I love how a player marks the identity you want on a particular day with an album when heading outdoors. Doesn’t always have to be Sony. Just enjoy what you like! Prices are a bit mad these days but still worth every penny if you ask me 🙂❤️ I’m planning on getting my wee girl into minidisc making, aside from playing. Perfect album size for a kids room and an introduction to artwork, curation and just making anything you want and commit it to a disc. The haptic physical joy of music. Because you’ll cherish it when you’re older. Side note. I recorded my first EP in 1999 on a minidisc and it served me well. Released an album a few years back on vinyl and followed up with a minidisc version - limited copies of course 😅 big shout to everyone on this marvellous Reddit channel who contribute and share their love and knowledge for the format. It keeps me and many others enthused and inspired.

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These colors contrast with the first Sony blank Minidisc that were released !

I realized that I didn’t post this beast !
I found this MZ-R4ST as a junk in hard off once again for 10000¥ 4months ago
The screen has some age in to it but it works totally fine
Fixing the screen would be my next project but kinda scared to actually do it

I am looking for some friends to swap discs and stuff with in or near my city. I live in Chicago Logan Square area and love making collage discs and mixes. Apart from getting to see some minidisc people at Vintage Computer Fest Midwest this year, I haven’t really found anyone near me that is also into this hobby. If you would be interested in meeting up or being friends online let me know. I can give you my account handles and stuff if you reach out.

Best, Z

🦾💽🎆🐬

I bought this from a sweet lady today on a local marketplace, for $30. She got it in Japan years ago. I've wanted one ever since I was kid, when my brother brought one from Japan, and I listened to Pet Sounds all the way through for the first time. They're so neat. I recently ditched Spotify, and I'm eager to return to more physical media.

I've lost this little fucker three times already today.
That means that at least two miracles happened today as I found it each time.

I'm scared of trying to put it on again.

Mastodon and Friends (Megadeth) in one of my MurrayAndSons3D storage trays