ShriDurga Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 It seems only fitting that I read about Sony's announcement to cease production of MD Walkman while visiting Japan this summer. In the last couple of years I've stopped collecting music, sold 5000 CDs, and gave away my MD collection to a friend who was also an enthusiast. I've kept my two walkman and use them in the gym, but that's about the only use they get anymore. I'm sorry to see them go. They represent a period of my life that centered around music. While walking through the central shopping street of Kobe I stopped in Yamada Denki to snap photos of the only two units I could find that included an MD player/recorder. And at the 100yen shop, I photographed their collection of blanks. Hope you enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippeC Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hope you enjoy. Maybe more, I have foam at the mouth looking at the MD blanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugbahr Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Maybe more, I have foam at the mouth looking at the MD blanks ! They're making me drool too! Yumyumyumyumyum :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azureal Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Great pictures! Thanks for sharing, these are sights I would never see in my town ... :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hi Jeff, I'm curious about 2 things: 1. What are the 90m disks in the third picture? I had no idea that such a thing existed, and would order some in an instant if I could 2. What is the model # of the "NetJuke" and what does it do? So far I have not seen an MD unit with an ethernet connection. Nice to have you back here with us Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azureal Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Stephen, Those look like audio cassettes right next to the 60 minute version of the same brand ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Stephen, Those look like audio cassettes right next to the 60 minute version of the same brand ... Ha! tyvm John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azureal Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 No problem! :-) I would love a 90 minute standard MD too !!! That would make me drool for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 funny, I looked again and it really looks like they are the std MD dimensions. But I am sure we woulda heard about this from Sony, who always included all possible lengths in their docs for every unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 thats nice . thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azureal Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Note the fourth picture, it is a zoom of the lower left of the third picture. It looks pretty clear to me that it is a 60 minute cassette tape, the next row over is just more of the same, 90 minute variety ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 It's all in the perspective. So many times have I seen such pics of MD's and equipment only to be knocked sideways when I realised how TINY it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShriDurga Posted August 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Sorry, Stephen, but those are cassettes. As for the Sony bookshelf system, I don't know a thing about it but from the photo found the model number and then through a google search found this page at Sony Insider (from 2007): http://www.sonyinsider.com/2007/09/14/new-sony-netmd-micro-system-cmt-m35wm/ Sony's Japanese page is here: http://www.sony.jp/system-stereo/products/CMT-M35WM/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 A neat little beast, lacking only one thing of course.... HiMD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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