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You can buy new discs on Amazon. While there are many minidisc players on eBay, my best finds are on Craigslist. Why? Demographics. The old guys who find them i
by LiquidPolymer 3y ago
You can buy new discs on Amazon. While there are many minidisc players on eBay, my best finds are on Craigslist. Why? Demographics. The old guys who find them in a shoebox in their closet think they might be worth $20. I’m not exaggerating- I travel a bit and in large or small towns I’ll scan local CR for “minidisc”, “mini disc”, “minidisk”, etc. I recently acquired five players from a single seller in Bend, OR for $50. All in nearly pristine condition.
I buy empty minidisc clear cases from Japan (similar to CD jewel cases) on eBay. I have a photoshop template for printing card stock on my Epson that allows me to create art and graphics that fits perfectly in the case. Once the completed minidisc is placed inside it fits like a glove. I find it all very satisfying.
I also bought a Sony MXD-D3 ( hard to find and expensive on eBay) so I can quickly rip an entire CD. Or I can use the “Rec-it” button and just capture a single track.
One of my other decks is a Tascam MD-301 MK II which has a keyboard port so I can easily tag albums and tracks with text that dances across the player screen on most playback devices.
- ace2358 3y agoAll of this is so cool. I’m in Australia so minidisc gear is still damn expensive here. Having said that I have a marantz cm6000 that can auto rip a CD. Sadly the minidisc half doesn’t record anymore :( I have to put in the metadata on my other Sony deck using the rotary encoder :)
- mkirsten 3y agoYou should put this on a blog. Would be cool to see
- noman-land 3y agoThis miniaturization and attention to detail is reminding me a lot of model trains and the model building hobby in general. Sounds fun.