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I just think they're neat 💽

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i fucking loooooove these things. i miss the way sony used to build their audio stuff... chunky tape players and translucent plastic have my heart forever
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I had a mini CD-RW as a kid, which wasn't the same, but it's the closest I could get to the greatness of the MD in Serbia.
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i know sony used to get a lot of shit for seemingly constantly coming up with proprietary formats for no reason but i think they're allowed this one in my imo. my MZ-N1 got so much use it was unbelievable and i very much miss having a remote you could clip onto the inside of your coat or whatever

i know i can get the same functionality with my phone and watch these days but like. i didn't have to look at the remote to flip through tracks or adjust volume or whatever lol
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I had like a good year and change with my MD player before I got an iPod and it was a real slick piece of machinery

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One of these bad boys to be specific. Couldn't tell you for the life of me WHAT I listened on it but I remember the experience was really cool.
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Moot wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 11:24 am i know i can get the same functionality with my phone and watch these days but like. i didn't have to look at the remote to flip through tracks or adjust volume or whatever lol
media players peaked around the ipod era. being able to control your music without taking your device out of your pocket was top tier UX and it's been downhill since there
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I miss discs, dude!!! Nothing will ever match the feeling of getting to carry around tiny literal tablets of knowledge... mo matter how much time passes I will never stop pining for the tactile sensation of being able to physically handle your data sodreamy
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