Anyone still use MiniDisc, DDC tape or DAT tapes?

Sony never made a DCC machine, Philips and clones plus Matsushita yes.

An era where Sony and Philips parted.

Still using my MDS-JA333ES, MD was a nice format.

@chris_g ,

The unit I gave away was a Sony DTC 75ES. Had I known tape was going to make a comeback, I would have saved it.

@petg60,

I had that same Minidisc recorder. I bought mine from the Sony outlet, it was a B stock.  It died 2 years after purchasing it. 

Will hipsters catch on to these formats?

@stereo5 , that was unlucky. 

I have a pair of Tascam DA20’s DAT players that are not operational — the tray won’t open. Normally an easy fix but the last time I looked a few years ago there was no one who was still repairing them. I thought about giving it a try myself but there’s also a ‘shedding’ problem w/ DAT tapes after about 5 years where they gum up the heads. So I wouldn’t be able to listen to any of my old tapes.

It was a lot of fun while it lasted. RIAA killed DAT but it still had a big following with tape traders. There were a few bands like the Grateful Dead that encouraged taping of their performances. The very first time I heard Dave Matthews Band was on DAT, before they had a record contract.

My DA 20’s are gathering dust. If anyone has any ideas on a good home for them I’d appreciate it.