MiniDisc combined the digital benefits of a CD with mix tape abilities of a cassette in a durable pocket-friendly package. Time is running out to enjoy MiniDisc as Sony has stopped producing disk ...

The short-lived storage format that tried to replace CDs (and nearly succeeded) ...

Just because the Western world has poo poo’d the MiniDisc doesn’t mean Japan is ready to let the dream die quite yet. Sharp has release a new MD player, the MD-DS55 Auvi, in four new colors — ...

The early 2000s were the halcyon days of physical media. While not as svelte as MP3 players became, why are those early 2000s machines smaller than all the new models popping up amidst the retro audio ...

I'm looking to get some type of portable music device for college. I'm not the sort who listens to music enough to buy an expensive MP3 player, as nice as it would be. I've seen minidisc players ...

Sony has announced that as of February 2025, it’s no longer going to manufacture four types of recordable media: Blu-ray Disc media, MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV ...

UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of MINIDISC (Photo by Gems/Redferns) It’s time to bid a nostalgic farewell to Sony‘s MiniDisc format — those of you who remember it at all, anyway. After upwards of two ...

Sharp is about to introduce a new MiniDisc recorder that is both the first portable audio device to have that new super high-fidelity 1-bit technology, and the first MiniDisc player capable of 120 ...

I'm going on a 1 year "trip", and I will be spending a lot of it listening to music. I don't have tons to spend (although I don't have an upper budget, it's just spending less is definitely better), ...