You failed to mention the sheer versatility of the format at the time. After recording a Disk, you could at ANY time Label Disk, Label Tracks, Move Tracks, Combine Tracks, Split Tracks, Remove Tracks. (Try doing that with MP3s easily.) I used to use a portable MD unit recording "Desk Tapes" of Bands and then edit on the fly, so I could get 2 "sets" on a Disk. They were often used by some DJs as well, being a more compact format than the CD.
Just 10 brand new 80 min MD from Japan. Seal. All crystal clear. Use them with my 24 year old Sony MZR30. Aluminium case. Battery still holds a charge. Just use for a bit of nostalgia. Sounds good even driving some expensive headphones. Wish it had an optical out though.
I still have my minidisc playersl. They are both Sony‘s, a home unit and one portable. Too long of a story to go into it here but the history of the minidisc vending machines in Japan and the way they were used was really interesting. Also, I wanted to mention that the layout and design on your minidisc player is identical to the Pioneer PDR-609 CD recorder that I own.
I knew a rich kid at school in the 90s with a MiniDisc deck. Sounded the same as CD to me, but they looked cool. Cool enough that a bunch of sci-fi movies had them as futuristic floppy disks.
I used to use MiniDisc to record band practices on, it was pretty useful really as you could make fairly reasonable recordings with the little t shaped Sony mic. The player died though (Sony) and I replaced it years later with another Sony one but it didn't have the hi-md format the first one I had so I still have a handful of discs I can't play 😢.
I always wondered why mini disc did not take off as a format. With its compact size and recordability, it seemed like a slam dunk. I think it did in other countries, such as Japan. If I recall,, the format was more ubiquitous there.
I have a Sony md and I use it on a regular basis I also have the portable version as well you can keep mp3 it’s crap 😂😂I also own the pioneer multi changer with the separate cd recorder, the same model as you have, that also gets used on a regular basis
Why some formats fail while others succeed is ultimately a mystery. Some simply hit the nail on the head, like CD and Vinyl, others become a disposable part of the history....
You failed to mention the sheer versatility of the format at the time. After recording a Disk, you could at ANY time Label Disk, Label Tracks, Move Tracks, Combine Tracks, Split Tracks, Remove Tracks. (Try doing that with MP3s easily.) I used to use a portable MD unit recording "Desk Tapes" of Bands and then edit on the fly, so I could get 2 "sets" on a Disk. They were often used by some DJs as well, being a more compact format than the CD.
I still use my Pioneer MJ-D707 mini-disk recorder/player. Almost identical to the 508 that you reviewed, and I love it...
Just 10 brand new 80 min MD from Japan. Seal. All crystal clear. Use them with my 24 year old Sony MZR30. Aluminium case. Battery still holds a charge. Just use for a bit of nostalgia. Sounds good even driving some expensive headphones. Wish it had an optical out though.
I still have my minidisc playersl. They are both Sony‘s, a home unit and one portable. Too long of a story to go into it here but the history of the minidisc vending machines in Japan and the way they were used was really interesting.
Also, I wanted to mention that the layout and design on your minidisc player is identical to the Pioneer PDR-609 CD recorder that I own.
I knew a rich kid at school in the 90s with a MiniDisc deck. Sounded the same as CD to me, but they looked cool. Cool enough that a bunch of sci-fi movies had them as futuristic floppy disks.
I used to use MiniDisc to record band practices on, it was pretty useful really as you could make fairly reasonable recordings with the little t shaped Sony mic. The player died though (Sony) and I replaced it years later with another Sony one but it didn't have the hi-md format the first one I had so I still have a handful of discs I can't play 😢.
I always wondered why mini disc did not take off as a format. With its compact size and recordability, it seemed like a slam dunk. I think it did in other countries, such as Japan. If I recall,, the format was more ubiquitous there.
I have a Sony md and I use it on a regular basis I also have the portable version as well you can keep mp3 it’s crap 😂😂I also own the pioneer multi changer with the separate cd recorder, the same model as you have, that also gets used on a regular basis
Mini disk was a great format as a portable player but buried by MP3 and then iPod in the end
Why some formats fail while others succeed is ultimately a mystery. Some simply hit the nail on the head, like CD and Vinyl, others become a disposable part of the history....
A- Minidisc sounded better..
Can you review the Denon dm41dab please. Cheers
Felt A was lighter in the bass. Preferred the sound of the cd player.