With the annual Awards issue of What Hi-Fi? out in the shops now, I thought it would be a good time to look back a quarter of a century to the November 2000 issue of the magazine. How mad is that, by ...

USB MiniDisc audio After upgrading to Mac OS X 10.2.5, several readers have been unable to use the USB audio out function of several USB-connected MiniDisc players. Peter Wiley writes: “I couldn’t get ...

Sony has announced it'll stop making and selling MiniDisc stereos next month, so it's the end of an era. It’s the end of an era — Sony will stop making MiniDisc stereos next month, two years after it ...

Sony quietly announced the release of the last stereo system that will ever feature its MiniDisc format, effectively killing the format. Frankly, we were surprised to hear the 20-plus year old disc ...

On the face of it, Minidisc was the perfect format to replace the seriously obsolete Compact Cassette. It had most of the advantages of a non-linear optical format, with the convenience of a small ...

MiniDisc combined the digital benefits of a CD with mix tape abilities of a cassette in a durable pocket-friendly package. Time is running out to enjoy MiniDisc as Sony has stopped producing disk ...

Sony has announced that it is stopping production of Minidisc recorders and players after 21 years. Most 20 year old audio enthusiasts would be surprised to hear that they were born after the arrival ...

As of next month, the Sony MiniDisc will be no more. A report by Asahi (via Engadget) says that Sony has stopped producing the portable audio players, which were meant to be a replacement for the ...

UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of MINIDISC (Photo by Gems/Redferns) It’s time to bid a nostalgic farewell to Sony‘s MiniDisc format — those of you who remember it at all, anyway. After upwards of two ...