MiniDisc is a fun format

Let's look at the history of MiniDisc, repair my broken player, then do some tests on the format and its ATRAC compression scheme. This is probably going to be my one and only video on MiniDisc, so it's packed full of stuff - basically three videos in one. Along the way I discover that MiniDisc really was an overlooked gem of a format - probably my favorite physical format of the 1990's. I have a companion video to this one on my Chatbox channel where I try to preemptively answer some of the comments that I know are going to come up here, and where I talk about home audio and "hifi" as well: https://youtu.be/JJ5TtbGPC-c Here's an affiliate purchase link that I'd love it if you'd use should you decide you want to try this format out yourself: https://ebay.us/6umjBg A few shoutouts/links to other channels/videos mentioned in this video: David Mellor's Audio Masterclass: @AudioMasterclass Techmoan: @Techmoan This Does Not Compute: @ThisDoesNotCompute VWestlife: @vwestlife Music credits (from the YouTube Audio Library): Jeremy Blake - Let's Go Home Dan Henig - Eternal Garden 00:00 Intro/History 12:34 Repair 27:08 Audio tests 47:54 Outro