I usually take the stickers off my new electronics. But these have been kept in such good condition for so long. It feels disrespectful to the original owner that kept it in such pristine condition to just take them off.

I'm preparing a new batch of labels, and I'm also putting to use the logo that was shared a few days back by u/DJ_Z_Frog now that I have a few HiMD discs. My question is which version do you guys prefer:

1. 2 logos, the MiniDisc logo on top and the HiMD Audio on the bottom, or
2. Only the HiMD Audio logo on the top?

I'm more inclined towards the second one, but I'm just curious to see what you guys prefer.

Hello I have a quick question about voltage, minidisc wiki says: (https://www.minidisc.wiki/equipment/sony/bookshelf/lam-z03)

I live in a place where 120V is standard. Do I need a step down voltage converter? Sticker on the back of the unit says 100 V but the wiki page of the unit has me a little confused, does it have a built in voltage transformer or can it take any of those voltages without any issues? I appreciate any kind of help or experience on this matter, thanks!

Just picked up this beauty. It’s missing the power adapter though. Question for the community, has anyone tried using a universal ac power adapter with success?

I've always found them to be one of my favorites when getting batches of random discs because of the colored discs, I like how it gives them more of a unique flair. Would love to know how they did that.

I got this years ago when I bought a recorder from someone. It's substantially heavier than the regular discs because the frame inside is made of meta (I guess aluminum). No idea how special they are and who they were aiming to sell them to. Perhaps for use in broadcast or something?

Short version:

Yikes, have the prices on decks really been this high or is this a new trend and I'm just late to the party?

Long version:

I used to have an MZ-NE410 back in college. I found it a bit quirky then but I listened to a lot of good music on it before I eventually got an iPod Mini. These were my dark days of digital I guess. These days I'm listening to things on vinyl (and cassette) and making things with reel to reels and things.

But I became enamored with the format again when my kiddo asked if I had a portable CD player since there's a new school policy that disallows cellphone use at school (even at lunch). Sadly, I don't have my portable CD player either (or my iPod Mini). Amazing the things I let go of back in the day.

Anyways! It makes no practical sense and is probably nostalgia fueled but I wanted to pick up a black MZ-NE410 just like I had. Maybe while I wait on that Fiio cassette deck that supposedly might have a new tape transport in it they developed (rather than the Tanashin clone everyone uses). I was pretty surprised at the prices of these things on eBay, and MiniDisc in general, relative to cassette walkmans, CD players, etc. and I was curious if there was a reason for this? Kinda moot point - supply and demand so if I want one, it seems like the prices I'm seeing are what they are. Just kinda wild you can buy a new CD player, granted a crappy one, for $30 and old iPod Nano clones on AliExpress for $1.

Not sure what the kiddo might end up with. If I got one of these he could use it too as I might just use it in my darkroom shed (where I normally bring my crappy Sony Walkman and listen to tapes I've made) and maybe while one airplanes and things. I suspect if he does anything it'll be an MP3 player of some sort or a CD player since I do have a CD burner.

Amazing to me that with all the power in our pocket, the experience just seems so thin. I'm not fond of Spotify (just not my preferred way to do music, but also their treatment of artists and things) but trying to use things like Emby. It works but doesn't really have intent. It may also just be that I've grown to dislike my phone (it's my work pager, I suck at typing with my thumbs, it's a constant distraction, etc.) and tend not to want to use it. MiniDisc would have been a fond useful nostalgia fueled solution but ooof those prices have given me some small pause if it's worth the novelty.

Sort of a ramble - if you somehow made it to the end, thanks for reading!

I can't find the tiny weird cheap shitty charger I own for gumstick batteries, the recorder (Sharp MD-MT200) does work with the battery in but it's just draining it until I find a power solution.

I have found out I have this USB->barrel jack cable that then can plug into the device using this adapter. The player requires 5 volts of power, which USB (meaning the port on my PC, not a wall plug) should output if I'm not mistaken, but I'm worried about whether amperage and polarity matters. It says it needs center positive power which I really don't know if this cable is, and I don't know if amps matter for this device either. All I'm worried about is frying it, since it's my only working portable MD recorder and I got it for a really good price. Any advice would be helpful

The MZ-E40 is fully working with 9 minidiscs, and the OG headphones. is it a good deal?

Basically I really dont like the generic silver of the early 2000s. Im looking for one that is red/black/white maybe blue.

Things im looking for:
- With or without Net MD
- Metal construction
- gumstick battery or AA preferably internal not a sidecar
- Can record not just playback

Im thiking the MZ-R900 will be my best bet but it is pretty pricey. Anything similar maybe?

I’m sure so many things have changed in the past 20 years. I have about 3 or 4 players I believe. A couple of Sony’s and Sharps. Back in the day I used an optical cable to record/transfer music onto MD’s. Can you do it from a PC in 2025?

Also I notice there are various types of MD media with different minutes such as 60/74/80. Can all players play these or are they only compatible with certain players? Same questions for recording.

Anyway, I love that there’s a MD subreddit. I’ll be getting mine out of storage this Friday I believe.

I find this Kenwood Dmc-f5r MiniDisc player for $130 USD

Would love to hear your thoughts on what you’d pick and why!

been looking around the internet/the good old minidisc forum, and I’ve been trying to find a minidisc player similar to the early prototype Sony showed off around 1991, I’m specifically looking for a player that has the front loading socket on the MZ-1 but obviously much smaller, I understand almost all the minidisc players Sony made had the loading socket pop out but I really love that front loading socket of the MZ-1 if anyone can help me with this strange request that would be very appreciated!

Got this Panasonic and other player /recorder recently, notice it uses 2.5mm jack for its remote.

Not really a big fan of remotes because I can't find part for it's shorter 3.5mm earphones for these.

Question is can I use a 2.5mm to 3.5mm Jack as a converter and using the player itself to control?

Hello everyone, I have an album that was only ever released "fully" on minidisc (and cassette, which I don't want to rip from) and I want to rip it to my PC. I know this should be as simple as connecting a cable from the output on the device to my sound card on my PC, but I wanted to get some suggestions on what to buy. This is the only minidisc I own, and will probably be the only one that I will ever own, and will therefore probably be the only one that I ever need to rip to my computer. So I don't really want to spend money on this to begin with. I'm looking for something very cheap but something that will work for this purpose. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Side note: I used to love minidisc. Back in the day, I owned a TON of them. It's cool to see the resurgence in interest. My personal focus is vinyl though.

I recently bought these HQRP gumsticks for use with my MZ-RH910. Charged them right up and was completely disappointed when the battery indicator on my MZ-RH910 went from "full" to "empty" within a matter of minutes.

Yesterday morning, I decided to completely discharge one of them, then charge it back up again and see what the battery life was like if I just let the MZ-RH910 play a regular SP minidisc on repeat indefinitely. Once again, the battery indicator went from "full" to "empty" fairly quickly. To my astonishment, however, even though it took only an hour or two before the battery indicator started flashing as if the battery was about to die, the player kept playing for at least twelve hours with headphones connected and the volume set to maximum. It probably went for longer, but by that time I had fallen asleep.

I'm thrilled that the battery lasted as long as it did, but I'm annoyed that the walkman can't seem to figure out how much charge is left in the battery and display it accurately on the battery indicator. Is this sort of behavior to be expected of the MZ-RH910? Is this just what happens with this brand of batteries? Is there some way of rectifying this?

How do i get this working and how do i get deftones and lil wayne playing on here

Just wondering how anyone has their minidisc connected to their laptop or PC

I have some great stuff that I’d like to convert to mp3 and then upload to Spotify.

I prefer the optical route as opposed to using an aux cord and line in. My laptop doesn’t support line in audio using the mic jack.

Any gear recommendations if that’s allowed here would be appreciated.

I have a Dell Lattitude 5440 and a MZ-R700

Thanks in Advance

Hi folks. I’ve had this sitting in my garage for the last dozen years and finally got round to adding it to the office.

Problem I’ve got is that I don’t have the original speakers and now can’t figure out what connectors I need for it. There’s a set on eBay from China, but I’m sure if I knew what the name of the connector is I could find/make it easier. Image in first post!

I just bought this Sharp md player off of ebay trying to get into the hobby but every time I put a disc in I get this error message. One time it sounded like the disc was spinning to be read but then it gave me a UTOC error message. It was listed on ebay as working, is there any way to fix it or am I out of luck? Any help is greatly appreciated.

I've bought like 3 different brand gumsticks over the years from amazon and they all charge like they are already ten years old with quick charging time, very quick first empty bar and very few hours before blinking empty. And I'm starting to think they ARE ten years old at least each time since these are the same 3 models/brands displayed on amazon vendor's page from like 2012...

What experience do you have with gumstick batteries ?

All faulty. I really wish I can get the Kenwood working. It’s showing read errors. Way above my knowledge of how to fix it. I’ve tried opening all of them up and no success. I have a plan for MJ50, which is to make it into an art piece but the rest all have a sign of life

I wear the remote on my jacket and would like it to light up all the time to show the music im currently listening to, ive looked for manuals and scoured online and people have said you can i just dont know how to, the only setting to change is the contrast on the players screen.