The Big Thread of MiniDisc Information

Corrected, thanks!

 

Stereo Magazine 1995

 

They were always expensive, if they had a sub-$200 USD player/recorder I bet the format would have taken off. For the money they wanted you could get a nice CD player and then 11 for 1 cent CDs from BMG or Columbia House.

I always wonder how younger folks financed this stuff, I was buying $35 Sportsters and recording friends music or buying used prerecorded cassettes.

 

From 1997

 

Sony MDS-JE700 from 1997

 

DCC vs MD from 1994 Stereo & Video Magazine

 

From 1997, it looks like a Marantz? How many were made with MD and CD? Techmoan are you here? Stereo & Video Magazine, the Sony is really nice looking, I had their entry-level model but it was mostly air inside.

 

Another looker from Sony 1997

 

1995

 

1995, Same Magazine as above.

 

From 1991, not sure what this is?

 

From 1991

 

1992

 

Stereo Magazine 1999, this is neat looking!

 

Stereo Magazine 1999, this is a nice looking tiny unit, anybody seen one of these? Is the price in USD?

 

I'm definately not an expert on these but I wonder why they went with floppy over MD, cost comes to mind, maybe MD was priced as a premium product? From 1999, this must have been close to the end for 3.5 disks but huge for digital storage like this application. Obviously the ability to use with most computers was huge.

 

Sharp 1999

 

Yamaha 1999

 

Sharp from 1999, I think I have this one and they are lookers.