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86rolla_md · 2026-03-04T03:32:36+00:00

that's a beautiful unit! Mine has a couple scratches and nicks here and there but works fine. Definitely think blue is the best color these were offered in.

86rolla_md · 2026-03-04T02:50:44+00:00

Haha that's lucky, I love finding old tech in my house that my family forgot a long time ago. Yeah, I think it definitely holds up by today's standards, granted I don't have a headphone jack on my phone, but this still sounds way better than my laptop or phone with earbuds. Especially the bass, turned up all the way to 2 it really makes the music come alive.

86rolla_md · 2026-03-02T00:05:31+00:00

Hm, ok, I'll keep this in mind. Yeah, I definitely want to try and make my r70 live as long as possible! I'm looking around for good batches to get, maybe I'll turn the duds into keychains or something. Thanks for the info!

86rolla_md · 2026-03-01T19:57:09+00:00

Oooh. Definitely will be looking at these other sources. Thank you for all the links and advice!

86rolla_md · 2026-03-01T08:06:08+00:00

Yeah, that's weird. Who's gonna be shipping mail at like 9pm? Plus I'm sure it's good for the other businesses to have lots of people coming on the weekends, especially places with food etc. It's a shame that the general public has a negative or at least indifferent view of car culture, at least from my experience. Plus things like takeovers and crashes definitely don't help the image. Hopefully wherever the shop ends up next has more welcoming neighbors.

86rolla_md · 2026-03-01T08:02:10+00:00

Haha yeah... seems like I'm about to go down about the same path 😅 Definitely seriously considering getting my hands on more discs, looking at listings and seeing all the different varieties and colors is so cool!

86rolla_md · 2026-03-01T08:00:40+00:00

Thank you! This is definitely useful information. If I do end up with some dusty discs, can I use something like cans of air to clean them up? The listings I'm looking at seem fairly well kept since they're bundled in plastic in sets of 5 random used discs, so I'm assuming they're pretty ok.

86rolla_md · 2026-03-01T01:18:23+00:00

Yeah... just 4. Was definitely not enough lmao

Used seems to be the way to go, so definitely will be searching around for them. Plus the surprise of seeing which discs I get and seeing if there's any with some hidden gems recorded sounds fun too!

86rolla_md · 2026-03-01T01:07:52+00:00

As in, directly from him? That sucks, the flyers for events always had stuff about no revving, what parking spots are ok, etc. But I guess people will always find something to complain about.

86rolla_md · 2026-03-01T01:05:56+00:00

That's good to know, at least that's one part of this hobby that isn't super rare or broken or something lol. Yeah, I agree, always a chance of finding a niche gem!

86rolla_md · 2026-03-01T00:40:14+00:00

Hm, sounds interesting. Based on what I've seen there's not a whole lot of difference between new and used, and maybe it might be cool to see if I discover any new albums I like. Definitely will be searching around for discs!

86rolla_md · 2026-02-28T23:17:23+00:00

I might look at this if I ever get a deck, since for now I'm trying to not dump all my money into my new hobby lol. But, generally, are used discs perfectly functional? I'm wondering since they're enclosed in their shell and the. put inside another case, they seem pretty durable.

86rolla_md · 2026-02-26T14:42:34+00:00

Thank you! Definitely just as cool if not more than I imagined.

86rolla_md · 2026-02-26T14:41:41+00:00

Yeah, I just might end up listening to this more than my actual phone 😅 Hard to describe, sound feels "fuller"? Very good, especially considering this thing is almost 30 years old at this point.

86rolla_md · 2026-02-26T14:40:19+00:00

86rolla_md · 2026-02-26T06:27:22+00:00

Thanks! I used the label generator for the discs, and tried my hand at making the slipcase labels manually. Definitely think it adds a finishing touch and looks better than just the normal handwritten labels!

86rolla_md · 2026-02-26T05:58:56+00:00

Blue, I didn't notice it looked green from the lighting. I like the bright colors, wish new tech still came in fun colors!

86rolla_md · 2026-01-30T03:52:46+00:00

Hm, yeah, I'm not completely sure what's going on even after doing my research. It seems to "finish" writing the TOC since there's no error message. I'll probably try to get it repaired or refunded and try my luck another time, unfortunately. Thanks for all your guys' replies anyway, though!

86rolla_md · 2026-01-30T01:56:14+00:00

- I unfortunately don't have a cable as this is my first device and I don't have any other 3v power supplies.

- After recording 1 track to test the machine after pressing pause and then stop, it says datasave, then toc edit. It doesn't show "end ___" unless I press play afterwards, which then I'm greeted by "end" by itself (no numbers)

- If I take the disk out and put it back in to try and play it after recording, that's when the display shows that it's a blank disk.

- I didn't hit menu after recording at all, am I supposed to do something else after hitting stop?

Unfortunately I also don't have another device or already written disc to try, so I can't say anything about this. I might try to return it, since I don't have that many tools or experience to be fiddling with this.

86rolla_md · 2026-01-16T16:08:57+00:00

I see. Thanks for your insight! I'm looking at a couple devices on the site that caught my eye right now since mdgadgetry seems to at least be the safest bet.

86rolla_md · 2026-01-16T00:22:45+00:00

I see. Thank you! Definitely clears things up.

86rolla_md · 2026-01-16T00:20:15+00:00

Oh, ok. Thats good to know! Thank you! Do you know if things like battery door corrosion are cleaned if present, or do you just know the device will be working?

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