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If you've followed on Instagram, you'll know I've been busy traveling and moving(?) to Japan! With that, I've had to pack up everything again including most of my players, tools, and MiniDiscs. Since I couldn't do a repair video, I realized I've had quite a few conversations and messages about what I use when I'm listening to MiniDiscs.  Note - like the video - this is not a sponsored post - these are my headphones and IEMs that I've purchased. Links to Amazon may be used to help support the site. Besides, some of these are so old they aren't even sold anymore =) While some people are adding BlueTooth dongles so they can use their wireless headphones and 'buds, I'm keeping it old school and staying wired.  Sometimes it can lead to a bit of a tangle with the remote cord + headphone/IEM cord, but I really appreciate this more "period appropriate" set up. Since portable MiniDisc players/recorders don't have as powerful dedicated am...

Thank you all for subscribing (if you haven't already, please consider it!) to my YouTube  where I try my best to repair some of these great old devices. For giveaway #10 and hitting 900 subscribers on YouTube, I'm doing a joint collaboration with some great Instagrammers on the MiniDisc scene: HighFidelity1989 and tremxminidisc ! I'm also throwing in a Sony MZ-R900 - one of Sony's most fun MDLP-capable portable recorders! 900 subs ago I never thought this would get this far! Thank you again for your support and I hope I can continue to help the great MiniDisc global community in some form. To celebrate 900 subscribers, I'm doing something a little bit different this time! I'm going to give away this awesome Sony MZ-R900 - a nice MD unit dual jog levers, and I've collaborated with HighFidelity1989 and tremxminidisc for a custom Deep House Mix Vol. II with a fancy custom case and insert! You'll also get a bonus Sony Neige with the same mix but with trac...

Every subscription helps fund more giveaways and content! If you haven't already subscribed, please consider helping support the channel by clicking the YouTube button - THANK YOU!! The Sony MZ-DH10P (2005) is one of the most unique and rare of Sony's MiniDisc Recorders. It combined MD, Hi-MD, and a DIGITAL CAMERA into one unit, just a bit thicker than the similar-looking MZ-NH1. Sure, the 1.3 MegaPixel resolution doesn't sound like much now, but back then it was probably like a piece of the future to combine everything into one device. Thanks to MDcon.Live, I was able to get a chance to work on these beautiful units. The silver one could write to disc, but it had a bad sensor. The black one couldn't write to disc, but had a good sensor. I think you know what's about to happen...  If you want to see more MD units in-person - check out the schedule at https://mdcon.live ! Please check out the video for details, but I've added some pics here for refere...

  Thank you all for subscribing (if you haven't already, please consider it!) to my YouTube  where I try my best to repair some of these great old devices. 800 subs ago I never thought this would get this far! Thank you again for your support and I hope I can continue to help the great MiniDisc global community in some form. To celebrate 800 subscribers, I'm doing something a little bit different this time! I'm going to give away this sweet Sony MZ-E810SP - a nice MD unit with a folding speaker dock, and I'm going to direct-ship some MiniDiscs that I won in Japan straight to you! So the winner will get two packages, one Sony MZ-E810SP, and one set of MiniDiscs from Japan! For this  NINTH  giveaway (completely free to enter!), use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter between October 26th and November 3, midnight US Pacific time. a Rafflecopter giveaway Please see official rules, here!      Privacy policy is included here also - I don't need/wa...

  Thank you all for subscribing (if you haven't already, please consider it!) to my YouTube  where I try my best to repair some of these great old devices. I've been out of the loop for awhile so THANK YOU all for following me on Instagram and YouTube, even when I couldn't get any new videos up! To celebrate   700 subscribers , I'm hosting MiniDisc giveaway #8 - a Sharp MD-DS33 (2005) MDLP Player that's a 1-bit/Auvi device. Yes, that means it works best with balanced headphones, but 3.5mm balanced TRRS cables aren't common. They will sound fine with normal headphones, but you be the judge. Perhaps they'll make you spring for some balanced cables for your IEMs!  If you have any questions about that, feel free to ask! As you know, I love these Sharp Auvi/1-bit devices and the MD-DS33 is a fun, later-model one that comes with a slim "capsule" remote and a DoublePow gumstick battery. You will need a charger, so I highly recommend getting one of these! ...

I hope you can forgive me for being a bit cautious with my first Sony MZ-E10 (late 2002 ) - the world's thinnest and lightest (and most fragile?) portable MiniDisc player in existence! Initially, I tried to remove the battery via the side door, but gave up after a bit of friction. I simply didn't want to break this delicate device that already has board-level problems. Instead, I did a full teardown (and learned a lot) to remove the battery. Now that I've accumulated three of them ( thanks Buyee! ), I finally have one that works! So after some experimenting and consultation with other brave MZ-E10 owners on the MiniDisc Wiki Discord , I decided to make a video about how to get in and out of the side door of an MZ-E10. First, I did it via lid removal which helped give me room to work. After that, I added some "bonus" footage to show how to do it without removing the lid at all! Please check out the video on YouTube if you'd like to learn more. I've added t...