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Giveaway #11 - 1000 Subscribers on YouTube - THANK YOU - Sony MZ-N1 NetMD with USB-C adapter!!!

Every subscription helps fund more giveaways and content! If you haven't already subscribed, please consider helping support the channel by clicking the YouTube button - THANK YOU!! Keep scrolling down for the Rafflecopter entry widget!  For giveaway #11 and hitting 1,000 subscribers on YouTube , I think it's the best giveaway yet - a special NetMD unit - Sony's MZ-N1 with USB-C adapter for charging and NetMD! I've just moved to Japan as you may have seen in some of my YouTube videos , but I've left the MZ-N1 in the hands of US-based MiniDisc enthusiast MDCon.live who organizes meetups across the US and beyond! I had a whole video about the MZ-N1 because I love this model. The lucky winner will be getting a silver MZ-N1 with the special USB-C adapter from MDGadgetry that allows you to charge and sync with a single USB-C connection. For reference - here's my "all about the Sony MZ-N1" video: Thank you again for your support and I hope I can con...

YouTube MiniDisc - Headphones and IEMs That I Use With MiniDisc Players and Recorders

If you've followed on Instagram, you'll know I've been busy traveling and moving(?) to Japan! With that, I've had to pack up everything again including most of my players, tools, and MiniDiscs. Since I couldn't do a repair video, I realized I've had quite a few conversations and messages about what I use when I'm listening to MiniDiscs.  Note - like the video - this is not a sponsored post - these are my headphones and IEMs that I've purchased. Links to Amazon may be used to help support the site. Besides, some of these are so old they aren't even sold anymore =) While some people are adding BlueTooth dongles so they can use their wireless headphones and 'buds, I'm keeping it old school and staying wired.  Sometimes it can lead to a bit of a tangle with the remote cord + headphone/IEM cord, but I really appreciate this more "period appropriate" set up. Since portable MiniDisc players/recorders don't have as powerful dedicated am...