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YouTube MiniDisc - Sharp MD-SS323 Cleaning and Lubing this Rare and Special Player from 1999

  The Sharp MD-SS323 (1999) is a fairly rare player with some interesting features! It was a thin/light slot-loader for that time period and featured an on-body backlit display and a rotating jog dial that could select tracks (by default) or select EQ/DSP modes (after pushing the Sound button). It's not an Auvi or 1-bit style Sharp, so it uses the "normal" TRS headphone jack and has 5mW + 5mW of power for your headphones. I don't love the little stick remote and the jog dial is so fun to use, that this is one of the rare Sharp models where I prefer to use it without a remote. I have 3 of these, but only one works properly. Because of that, this video is just a maintenance video - I didn't need to fix this one. The first one I had has been cleaned and lubed and taken apart, only to find a broken gear at the end of yet another different Sharp gearshaft design. Right now, I'm stuck trying to fix that one. The second one I had looked great but I heard something l...