since the hurricane, some very nice folks on the Minidisc.wiki sold me a couple of good machines for reasonable prices (or free!)
the first machine i got is a panasonic sj-mr250. it's my first netmd recorder, and a beautiful machine. it docks into a little stand that has some speakers, and the speakers sound suprisingly good! i'm a big fan.
the second machine i got is a sony mz-e620. it's a very small mdlp player, and i like it a lot. it's very
portable, and it's inline remote is nice. i've been using it for on-the-go md.
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all of my minidisc machines were destroyed in hurricane helene. i had more than just these two, but never got around to showing them off
i had two Sony MZ-R50 minidisc recorders. these recorders are from 1997, and don't have features like MDLP or NetMD. they were both still extremely solid, however.
one unit currently works flawlessly, and the other is broken. it fails to read the disc. the one that works is in amazing condition, with only a few scratches.
i tried to modify the sony lip-8 battery it came with to install a new cell, but failed. i found a Sanyo UR14500 cell, which was compatible with the original 14650 cell, but a bit shorter. unfortunately, i did not order it with tabs welded to it, so i tried to use springs from a battery compartment, but accidentally melted the casing with my soldering iron. i will try again with another battery whenever i get one.
i also had a Sony MZ-E75 player portable from 1999. it's pretty yellowed but works flawlessly.
i had purchased a "prerecorded" md from needlejuice records. it's a copy of Spirit Phone by Lemon Demon. i quite like the printing on the disc itself, it looks really cool.
