The Mini Disc & DCC Player Comeback
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- This time Mark has another go at fixing the PROTOTYPE BOSE car Radio / Digital Compact Cassette / Mini Disc player that came in last year. Mark is joined by Ralf from the DCC Museum (@DRDCC ), and Shazad Khan, who provides a few valuable pointers on what goes wrong with car Mini Disc players. Will it end up working?
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Shazad's excitement to be in this video says a lot about how much Mark has made an impact on the audio DIY/repairs community
20 minutes before I go to work. Just enough for a brand spanking new mark video!
Night shift?
@@ThisIsJamesLUnfortunately yes
love his clips!
That Alpine jacket is dope!
Shazad is an Alpine fanatic, well-known among the Alpine collector circles.
@@stopthebus Nice!
What a team! Great to see cooperation and no egos getting in the way of a fix!!
Unbelievable that amount of grace and patience you all have dealing with such a difficult situation. I am impressed
fantastic mechanism right there, tough enough for bumpy road conditions and extreme temperatures.
excellent group effort everyone, this is great
wow, back on the DCC!! Thanks, Mark. My life has been incomplete ever since the first DCC episode.
Reichelt has stock of this ic for just over 3 euros. They are in Germany. Farnell has something that "may" work, but MOQ is 300. Same with Digikey. Cannot see it on RS.
Hopefully you get one soon so that we can see the conclusion of this cursed radio.
Fantastic video guys. Its like the 3 tenors of electronics.
Only 16 minutes long 💔 grateful of course though. God bless mark
And in the next episode, the chip is flashed so it no longer requires a BCM to operate. This is a fantastic video, it shows three great people working to solve a problem that no-one actually has. Just a challenge :)
Great diagnostics, as usual Mark. Thanks to Ralf and Shazad for sharing their knowledge too.
I have an Auto minidisc that will record while driving! It has a buffer in it that will let you copy music off of AM or FM. You hear a song on the radio you like, hit record, and presto. Great content, Mark. Looking forward to part 2. Amazingly, a minidisc can hold 144 minutes in monophonic mode. Great for recording 45s and AM...............
That cooperation was wholesome to watch, wonderful with people with such in depth knowledge you possess.
WHAT ?!?! Another cliffhanger !
Man, talk about an insanely complicated machine.
At time marker 2:30, the label on the side says "prototype material". That alone would deter me from even touching this incredibly packed piece of kit! Ah well, Mark soldiers (and solders) on undaunted!
Probably a reason these have disappeared.
Love MiniDisc! My MiniDiscs still sound like I recorded them yesterday and now going on 25 years plus! An amazing product from the magical geniuses from Sony! 👍
I still use them and they are spot on
A media that was built to look after your music/media. Couldn't get scratched unless you did on purpose.
I had been wondering about this car deck Mark - very interesting progress made. Considering it's a prototype, I have to laugh at how much tech has been 'crammed' into this cage - amazing - all that's missing is a coffee maker !
I just shudder thinking this being rattled around and heat cycled for 15 years in a car. It almost looks like destined to be a failure. It has to be so much easier now to design devices with solid state media and streaming.
legend Mark!! Can't believe we're going to be on another follow up for this player!
Nice collab. Enjoy seeing men passionate about electronics.
"The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation" Bertrand Russell.
“Was that on a beer mat?”
It’s so good to watch this. Especially when you have such excellent assistance. It adds an extra level of feelgood❤
Awesome!! I was rather disappointed at the previous video because that's a very nice unit. Surprised also at the comments there from some really knowledgeable folks. Now I know it'll get fixed in the next one. Fantastic job
I would replace that one cap that had a little less ESR, otherwise I think that with that burned driver chip found, the problem is solved. If the motors survived. Another good video Mark, thank you.🤔🤓
Wow.
That is some international colaboration.
Great work you guys !
You guys are the ultimate team to get this rare device working, I wish you the best luck! I am exited for more videos like this!
Wonderful ! Incredible to see an expert at work with also experts! Impressed ! Thank
Shazad's Alpine jacket is sick
Shazad is an Alpine fanatic, well-known in the Alpine collector circles.
you just came on at the right time I needed something interesting to watch thank you Mark and thanks for the video
Loved you in nutty professor ,man
You’re back! Thank goodness! Glad to see you’re finally getting somewhere with the minidisc, hopefully you manage to suss it out.
Great video Mark and the gang. Yes i also love mini disk in car audio. Will be looking forward to part 2 once you have that motor diver chip. Keep up the good work Mark.
That is absolutely brilliant! Always been a big Dcc fan . Well done guys .!
Oh bloody hell! All star cast and cliff hanger! The IC seems easy to find but will it solve it? So suspenseful!
Excellent work as always man.
Greetings from Mexico!
Good show, Team effort. It always made a difference in my work experience.
Mark is great at what he does love the videos keep up the great work mate
Brilliant! Another Mark video. I'm a fan of minidisc. I own 5 full sized hi fi players and about 10 portables. It's a great format.
Excellent collaboration! Nice work guys!
There are those little blue SMD Inductors on the PCBs, these act as fuses in case of short circuit. Could be worthwhile to check them...
6:56 Mate, you had me in stitches with the knob and nut jokes 🤣 very unexpected from this channel, but I wholeheartedly welcome it. Cheers!
I can't recall ever using a vehicle tape deck with such smooth cassette loading and ejecting. The differences in product quality tiers used to be more obvious with relatively simple QoL features. ✌️
I had a pioneer Minidisc player in my Sierra Cosworth in 2001 it was awesome.
No skipping
Awesome collab. Great watch during my lunch time.
awesome video. nice to see the guys get involved. retro repair, is so important. the only way to keep these things alive for the future to see.
Minidisc is still a main staple in my music listening pleasure
大変素晴らしい動画です。とても役に立ちます。👍💯
That was great idea to bring in Shazad!
Great video and just shows with a touch of teamwork how far it can go.
thank you , eagerly awaiting a finished job.👍👏🤞🙏
Just need Techmoan to make an appearance now!
Can't beat a bit of teamwork. Well done guys. Good luck in the next episode Mark. Cheers 🍺
I believe we've been treated to a visit by the brain trust! A lot of talent in your lab Mark!
The A/Vengers Assemble :)
Damn that radio (again). Looking forward to seeing it working Mark :)
Hi Mark. You really keep us waiting for new content. I love My Mini Disc's as well. I got out My MZ-1, and got a Plastic Printing firm to print Me out some Battery terminals, so I can now use It on the move again. I get 18 hours out of one charge now as well. It Is quite a talking point everywhere I go with It. As I bought It from new, and still have the carry bag. Good Luck with the chip, hope It works. And You are back soon.
Great job guys and fantastic collaboration. Victory at last
Excellent Mark Great Collab with the other geezers
Two of my favourite RUclips guys ❤️
Long live DCC!
And minidisc ofcourse!
Wow, I bet your guests loved seeing your process
One head is good, but three is better! 😊
What an exotic beast! Good luck with it!
better and better, great stuff, knowledgeable guest stars as well!
Hope this one is not as time consuming as the AWIA FD-990 tape deck repair. Good work so far!
I'd have replaced the SMD electrolytics on the spot, the 90s ones were notoriously bad, tons of Philips DCCs died because of the caps eventually leaking.
Well done fellas, looking forward to next time.😊
wonder what the neighbours thought was going down ? 😂 always a pleasure 👍
This is like a thriller! You're getting closer thanks to your fellow agents; once you find the secret Driver Chip this leathal mystery will be solved! I love it. This is online/IRL mystery solving at its best
A very positive person, nice to look at. Thank you, it's nice to learn how to repair))
DCC never did it for me (I already invested in a DAT at the time) but I'm *still* a very happy MiniDisc user. That format is seriously underrated.
Mark this is Royalty! Wow!
Talk about the right stuff!!!! What a team.
Great work , can’t wait until next episode 👍😎
Thank you for posting 👍👍
Cool surprise! Would be nice to have them all in the same room next time, as we can learn from the mutual thought process.
That one electrolytic might possibly be a good candidate for a change, as it might have been sitting in the heat for a long time.
This is like a new electronic audio brains trust. I love it.
A labor of love. Today some software and a computer and off you go. I have a recording studio in a spare room. Sounds as good as any studio. $800.00 and change. People record, polish and publish. No agents, no fees.....I love the CDs etc, but they're never making a comeback. I'm glad dedicated people keep the past working. TY.
Nice Team. More plz!
Great collaboration. 👍
Good job Mark! It's a complex device! Great you could hook up with some experts for advice.
I have confidence in you that this unit will be a worker after you've replaced that cooked motor driver chip!
A bit annoying that it requires a truck BCM hanging off it for it to work though!
This is shaping up like the Akai cassette deck saga 😊
Great team work 👏🏼👍🏼
Holy Cow! That little thing is more complicated than the Apollo 11.
Best channel on RUclips.. IMHO !
That is teamwork men.
That was really interesting. Thanks for the video
Skillz. Mind blowing.
I Love Your video's Mark, Thankyou...
i love mini disc's... had a MD walkman and kenwood seperates recorder, for many years...
Man, i wish i could get lessons from you! :)
I am from India, so much like your videos,very useful
These are the heroes the world needs.
Just great! Love it!
Back in the days this would be a dream machine. FM RDS, Minidisk and DCC/CC with Dolby.
Thank you Mark
Magnificent as Ever 💎🥇👂🇬🇧
really love the DCC eject system
Nice find.
Loving the alpine jacket 👍had a Rockford fosgate one back in the day.
Nice video sir ❤❤
Mark, please please please can you post videos more often to help me with my addiction...... I swear I get the shakes and sweats between videos !
now just to find that hens tooth of a part and its fixed good stuff mark.
Love shazad and mark your videos are brilliant :)