Fabulous collection!. You're definitely a man after my own heart..totally agree that minidisc fares much better against those solid state formats that came after, both aesthetically and sound quality wise.The players themselves are a marvel of engineering and artistry. I think Minidisc has been unfairly maligned as a failure, which is ridiculous because the units were manufactured for almost 20 years and Sony still make blank discs. This was great to see. Many thanks.
Thank you. It's a pity but then again there's stacks of discs and players up for grabs online. It's the best portable format without a doubt and I don't care what they say about iPods, believe me I've been down that dead end road, MD is the best fun you can have with a digital format and the discs are super-sexy!!!!
Yes dude! Love the collection there fella! I've been using minidisc solidly since 1998 and i love the things. Managed finally to get a tdk rxg pro like yours, a sony md2000, a 1992 left slide sony 60 and a 1992 left slide tdk. Mega thanks for the walk through. Gen z are discovering the 90's again atm so technically.. we are cool again lol xx
Hey wow! I thought I had a lot of MDs until I saw your collection. I have about 120, 74 & 80 minute and 10 Hi-MDs all bought around the time Minidisc was out.. Great collection my friend.
Impressive collection! my thoughts exactly on ipods and sound quality. I still use MD on a daily basis. I have an MZ-NE410 which looks like thrash and its held together with tape (unlike any of yours!) but its still going strong since 2003.
I've gone back to Minidisc too. bought the Technics MD Deck and a Sharp MD MS100 from eBay. just need the battery, charger and the headphones remote I regret getting rid of my MD back in 2005.
Very impressive collection, and very nice to see them in regular use. I was heavily into MiniDisc in the 1990's, then gave it up in 2004 in favour of iPod. That only lasted 5 years and now I'm back completely with MiniDisc, as it is FAR more robust....
Many things to see , many great things to buys ! Since 1980 to 2000 years ago ! Cd , dvd ,ld ,video cd ! Early than this ,will be reel to reel ,long play's !dat !cassette !mini disc !!! Solid ! Never give aways ,or throwing aways ! Because moneys can't buys !!! Years are walked as watering rains ! Gone
Amazing collection mate! I just got back into this forgotten format and never realised how good it sounds, I was lucky to have picked up 53 MD's yesterday of a gentleman who was selling, and it sounds wonderful on my Sony MDS JE510. Great video mate.
Thank you. I no longer use the old MDs! I’m using CD at home, vinyl also and on the go Sony Walkman NWA40 which is a designated audio player and it sounds awesome especially with the Sony wireless XB700 earbuds!
I loved the minidisc and was sad to see it never really become a mainstream thing in the USA, but I blame most of it on Sony, with their heavy DRM management. Like LPs, Tapes, and CDs, I liked collecting albums, and listening to them, something you don't see anymore with MP3s and other digital file format.I was proud of my collection but never felt the same, same with a digitial file audio collection.
Great video! I loved Minidisc back in the day. I had a Sony MD component that sat on top of my Sony midi system. I later had one of the orange Sony portable players too. When I first heard MD, it was when I recorded "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" from a CD to MD. I was totally blown away by the sound quality. I know it's compressed but coming from cassettes to MD was like a different world.
I'm just getting into the mini disc format wish I knew back then silly me I was sold on the cassette but still love vinyl but now as a musician I'm about quality sound which is now why in diving into the format. For a forgotten format the players and disc are really expensive but I suppose worth it. Your decks are compact players are awesome. You have an awesome collection and your right about iPod vs mini disc they got one over on us cause I wonder really why they discontinued the mini disc format...those that know the true difference have held on I see. Nevertheless I'm excited to start getting my player,disc and all I need to get going but you my friend got a lot of disc... Thanks for sharing ("
Not really, iPods can play cd quality lossless audio, store more albums than a minidisc can on the same device, the battery lasts longer, it’s easier to digitally label the files, track titles and album details and it has a visual screen with album art, plus options for lyrics. There’s a reason minidiscs are worthless redundant technology.
Ooh, I don't know. Sony ended on Hi-MD which was a 1 Gig disc that offered PCM stereo and by now they could have had a 10 Gig disc who knows. I still like the idea of recording to tape and MD and the portable MD players are amazing!
@@KRAZEEIZATION I record to cassette from vinyl and would love to record on a modern version of md that has 10 gigs and maybe something like dsd recording and 24 bit192khz capability or something. Tascam has a solid state recorder that does this but a new version of md would be much better to me. I used md back in 1998 and stopped when my sony deck mechanism broke in 2001.I debated whether i was gonna buy a higher end kenwood,yamaha or even a tascam mini disc back then. I decided to try a better cassette deck with a Nakamichi mr2 and then sold the nak and bought a pioneer 609 CD recorder.I sold the pioneer as well. Iwish I still had the nak. I still want kenwood,Yamaha or tascam home recorder .deck.A friend of mine has a very well built Kenwood deck I may see if he will let me borrow it to play some of my mini discs I still have.
love your collection and I'm just now moving to minidisc and .flac audio after listening to music in mp3 format, through mp3 players or multiple cell phones over the years. It's a real eye opener to hear Atrac for the first time. I have a blue MZ-N1 that I got from a house clean out from my job and it's got better audio then I've heard in years.
Michael Pierce Thank you and well done for kicking out Mp3. I sold a mint MZ-N1 last month. I have too many, but since they don't make them it's probably better to have a stock pile! Mp3 is terrible, I still love and buy vinyl and then CD if I have too. The iPod and iTunes allowed music to go down the drain in my aural opinion!
mp3 is from ass, i take Back vinyl, rest of my life i think, but i keep my cd collection also, but i buy vinyls now and my nostalgy vinyls i try buy (order) Back..
The Sony optical-magneto method of recording digital data remains the safest and most dependable archive method. Anything truly important will end up on the Sony system.
People wake up! The format is alive and well in Japan! It took off over there but not in the states. This does not make MD obsolete. I use it along with Tascam CD recorder.Had everything on reel to reel, format still alive, and transferred everything to disc.By the way, vinyl is back, along with turntables. MD is easy to get on Ebay.
i have never been this thing, i love vinyl and casette, that what harm me, i sell my vinyls away, that age i dont thinking so much, vinyls selling away is stupid and now i take (try) Back all vinyls.. vinyl is best.
I just bought another portable (lost my other one)so I can line in on my SiriusXM and record while driving (I'm a trucker)and I have a home deck as well, great video 👍🏾
I agree man. I've been on the MD wagon since around 97. The sound is great and there is just something I love about the little discs. I like the tangibility of it all. A ton of music on an ipod just seems like a cheaper experience to me. When I look at a disc I recorded a dozen years ago and I listen to it there is so many memories tied to the music and that very disc. MP3 ipod just doesn't have the same feel. Also, some times less choices in a way is better. It lets you focus on the stuff you really enjoy. Nice vid!
I agree. An iPod is governed by Apple's horrible synching malarky with that awful iTunes rubbish and once they change the software, you are at their mercy and end up chasing your tail. I used iPod for a few years and it actually became a barrier between me and the music I love from the aforesaid issues!
KRAZEEIZATION Yea...To me a minidisc is a thing which has meaning like my favorite shoes of the pocket knife my dad gave me as a kid. Music off the computer/ipod is like vapor to me...
The introduction of digital formats was always going to lead one way and that was bulk information on a chip! I myself still by vinyl and CD, but on the fly I’m using a Sony Walkman NW-A45! Just the way it is!
Great collection of players and music. They were not succesful in america so the were deemed a failure. they were popular all over the rest of the world though. I brought an r50 back to ireland from hong kong around 1998 and it was like something from the future. It was long before netmd so i am getting back into it as that makes it easier! Using sonicstage and an n510 on windows 10!
Wow really love your collection I'm just getting started. I slept on this for at back in the day for lp's and cassettes but mini disc are my #2 main format #1 is vinyl... I love vinyl. I think mini's are an Awesomeness format well at least for the serious owners/collectors. I do have a question my net n510 was stolen so replacing it. I was recommended to get the net mz-n707 nd was seriously considering getting the sporty net md like you shown in your video. What is your opinion?
remember a program called a.l.f. no ? WE knew you didn't choose to, but we did and still will. rte tv in a country called ireland decided to cancel tomorrows world for alf in summer 1987. never ever to return. that is dublin city in ireland in the e.u.
+borg ship Alf as in that annoying ginger puppet that looked like a cross between a dragon and Ed Sheeran? I hated his stupid floppy fringe. RTE is shite and always will be. They broadcast too much American rubbish and not enough intelligent media. Now they just copy shows from other countries. No wonder I knocked RTE off my TV channels as it's so bad.
One of the greatest gadgets that Sony ever came up with, versatile, independent, VERY useful, both for artistes and personal use alike!...Then Sony STOP manufacturing them!! WHY? Can someone please have a word in their ignorant ear holes? PLEASE!
Well the iPod killed MiniDisc, so you can’t blame Sony! By 2005 Apple iPods were quickly taking over. Sony had HiMD which was an updated system where you could get 1Gb on a single disc and it recorded 90 mins of PCM digital stereo. But the iPod and other media players could hold far more albums and music so MD had to take a bow. MD is not without fault but it definitely did a great job of overtaking the Cassette, as it sounded better and was more compact and versatile.
How do they sound comparing them to CDs and good recorded cassettes ? Never had one so i don't have any experience about them thanks for any reply anyway :-)
@@KRAZEEIZATION I'm mostlly an analog sound lover and cassettes is my favorite format along with LPs but i do appreciate the good digital sound too . The CDs have been destroyed by these bad very high levelled recordings and also this boob-boom as i call it bassy sound , i mostlly injoy my CDRs recorded from my LP & cassette albums at 0 db at max . I don't know if you ever tried to make it ? i mean try to record a CD-R from a vinyl record at the same volume of the play back volume of the record then the CD-R sounds much sweeter and smoother . Thanks for the quick reply dude :-)
No problem. That’s exactly what I’ve been doing with vinyl for 20 years! Sounds great too. Modern CDs are mastered to loud and boomy to match trends in music.
hey, great collection. seeing ass though your a mini disc guy too. do you use sonicstage. i have ss 3.5 or something. tried 4.3. both programs say "transfers not allowed" when i try and move a mp3 in to the MD. it's supposed to convert to ATRAC but i've no idea what's the issue. it's not a big deal as i'm more of a line-in guy but it'd be nice if it worked. any idea!
+fiaz shah Hi. I've never used my MD players with a PC I'm afraid. I just record from CD with Optical and Vinyl in analog using the highest quality, no 4LP or anything like that! It's far easier using a media player when it comes to PCs. I think Sony never really developed satisfactory software for MD. There must be a lot of info online about it. Did you try minidisc.org?
there is loads of info. the problem is, the SS software was designed for PC's back in the early 2000's. your right, the software was/is rubbish. far too many limitations when transferring. if only Sony put some more effort in to net MD. sp and lp2 are still great i think. thanks anyway!
p.s. do you know if the creator of minidisc.org still has a contact address. he sure knows alot about mini disc's and how to fix em. by the way, a couple of hours of surfing the interweb and i've finally come across a solution for my earlier problem!
MiniDisc is the system and all the discs are the same spec. I don’t understand what you mean squarish? The case the discs are inside are pretty much square with a sliding hatch for reading the discs when in the machine.
This collection is not worth a cent if it does not have such performers as Friday People Barry Leef Syntronic Shaneezee Lena Tenaglia Me & Smith Wesson Gazuzu L Vira Elliot Glen Mike Holden Boomerang e.t.c... Do you have it all?
@@matthewjdouglas6471 Hi There is no Net option on that particular model. You can record with a line in or optical cable. www.minidisc.wiki/equipment/sony/portable/mz-b100
@KRAZEEIZATION thank you, I thought so. Could I record from a Samsung galaxy phone to the mz-b100 via an aux cable. Like the type of connection a headset would have. The small 3.5mm jack
@KRAZEEIZATION thank you, yes, that's great. Much appreciated. I just got two devices for a very good price. And I just love the look of them. Very cool bit of kit. Every one should own one.
Everything is online now. But Spotify is great fir discovering new artists. I used it for that then I’ll go buy the CD of an album I like. Vinyl, CD, MD are superior to the iTunes nonsense and your ears will thank you!
@@nanotechreviews3064 Or have it fall out on you....the shows I've had swallowed by micro SDs taking an ill timed hike are more numerous than I'd like to admit....Eric Johnson and Mike Stern.....for starters:( One brand of minidisc actually says it can be rerecorded a million times!
I'm stocking up HI-MD players/recorders like a crazy person lol. SD cards or SSDs are not suitable for long term storage. The tiny blocks that hold the charge which is your data will potentially fade over time. 5-10 years in theory unless it's periodically refreshed/rewritten. MiniDisc Media is proven to last at least 30 to 100 years and beyond even unless you store then under the ocean or direct sunlight. So, I'm also using the MiniDisc as one of the means to backup some of my files which never requires data refreshment as the magneto optical storage is quite resilient.
What i don't like about this are the facts a: you write directly on the md's b: you mix up the cases of the md's and c: you put the md's in the wrong way.
I write on them but this comes off when you rub it with a light detergent and you can re-title them when re-recording. If you use a sticker you will soon waste a lot of them and the stickers cover up the beautiful colour surface. As for the cases, I do know that each brand has their own type but a lot of these MDs are from other peoples collections and came like that. I'm not too fussy about matching cases as I use cases solely for protecting discs from dust in my pocket. I often re-record up to two or three discs a week.
No. I just put in the name of artists and album title. I use MD as a portable format mainly. I have 9 portable players and 2 hi-fi units. I play vinyl and CD at home. I don't use iPods or mp3 at all.
That, and...... You're so violently rough with your equipment!!! It makes my eyes hurt! I know you are filming so only have one hand free, but still, so heavy handed man! Go easy on that gear! Must say great video, and entertaining commentary.
I have had iPods in the past and I have iPhones. The audio quality is poor on these devices. I bought a Sony Walkman NW40 designated audio player and it pisses on all of them. MD is better quality than an iPod. I still buy CDs, Vinyl as I have high end hi-if systems. Thanks for your suggestions!
@@KRAZEEIZATION hi how is the audio quality poor, they both use red book digital audio and both have high quality dacs. The digital audio can be passed through any amp and is much more versatile than minidiscs as not all stereos have md players, not really sure what the benefit in minidisc is. You keep saying sound quality but is that just for portable use? Even so, new iPod dacs and alac tracks are high quality. Have you done any blind abx tests to see if it’s not just a placebo? Seems like you have invested hundreds of hours into manually recording minidiscs in real time then typing out track and album titles individually so I get how invested you must be but can’t help but think it adds to the bias.
I love music and recording to MD is no different to listening to the CD except you make a copy simultaneously! I don’t type in the track names. I never used MD in the house only portable. I hardly ever use MD now, that’s an old video. You don’t just throw them away, they’re worth a lot on the used market to sellers. I’ve tons of sealed discs that I sell. The problem with iPods is that stupid syncing with iTunes. The iPod has poor sound quality compared to my Sony Walkman Player.
@@KRAZEEIZATION You can turn syncing off in iTunes it’s not mandatory, you can just drag and drop the albums you want on there. I know I’m coming across as an iTunes salesman but these arguments aren’t really valid. About the sound quality, again, have you done blind a/b tests to see if this is valid or just a placebo? The bottleneck, if any, would be the earphone or headphone quality, not the DAC or the bitrate quality. I used to have the sharp 831 and the Sony mz-n1, had a Sony hifi with a minidisc player built in, sold it all about ten years ago, music playback has got much more convenient at the same quality these days.
I just don’t like iPods. Sold most of them. I usually use Sony earphones. The XB700 wireless earbuds now. The beauty of the NW-A40 Walkman is it can connect via Bluetooth or aux to any car stereo so I have music all day.
