"Gumstick"
The infamous gumstick. Best known as the NH-14WM. Devices using the gumstick
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AA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AA_battery Devices using AAs
Accessories
Batteries Battery database Sony Sidecar (External Battery Case) Compatibility List Modern Replacement Batteries List Battery Capacity Testing Remotes Remote database Remote Commanders Misc Miscellaneous accessories Bluet
AD-MS10BT
Devices using the AD-MS10BT PageRelease date Pioneer PMD-P11996/10 Pioneer PMD-R11996/01 Sharp MD-100EX1995/01 Sharp MD-MS1001995/12 Sharp MD-MS2001997/01
AD-N55BT
Devices using the AD-N55BT PageRelease date Sharp MD-DS302003/09 Sharp MD-DS332005/01 Sharp MD-DS52003/02 Sharp MD-DS552004/07 Sharp MD-DS772004/09 Sharp MD-DS92002/09 Sharp MD-MT66 / MD-MT8662000/09 Sharp MD-MT770 / MD-
AD-S20BT
Devices using the AD-S20BT PageRelease date Sharp MD-S201995/03 Sharp MD-S251995/05
AD-S30BT
Devices using the AD-S30BT PageRelease date Sharp MD-MS701 / MD-MS7021997/08
AD-S31BT
Devices using the AD-S31BT PageRelease date Pioneer PMD-R31997/10 Sharp MD-MS7211998/09 Sharp MD-MS701 / MD-MS7021997/08 Sharp MD-MS7221998/07 Sharp MD-SS3111998/03 Sharp MD-SS3121998/03 Sharp MD-SS4011997/08
AD-T50BT
Devices using the AD-T50BT PageRelease date Sharp MD-ST5211998/08 Sharp MD-ST6011998/01
AD-T51BT
Devices using the AD-T51BT PageRelease date Sharp MD-MT8211999/02 Sharp MD-MT8311999/08 Sharp MD-ST531 / MD-ST6311999/09
Batteries
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Battery Capacity Testing
This page contains data on the capacity of various aftermarket batteries for portable MiniDisc units. This data is derived from user testing on small samples, and will not be 100% accurate! Battery capacity can vary from
Bluetooth Transmitters
Bluetooth headphones and speakers are very common as of 2025, but no MiniDisc portable was released with built-in Bluetooth support. You can use an external 3.5mm to Bluetooth adapter to adapt your MD player to Bluetooth
BP-DM20
Devices using the BP-DM20 PageRelease date Sony MZ-E31995/03 Sony MZ-E20 / MZ-E401997/01 Sony MZ-F401997/03 Sony MZ-R31995/05
BP-MZ1
Devices using the BP-MZ1 PageRelease date Aiwa AMD-1001992/12 Sony MZ-11992/11 Sony MZ-2P1992/11
BT-T51
Devices using the BT-T51 PageRelease date Onkyo MD-P301999/10
C cells
Devices using C cells PageRelease date Aiwa CSD-MD152000/11
D cells
Devices using D cells PageRelease date Casio MDH-5051999/06 Kenwood MDX-F31999/10 Kenwood MDX-F552000/12
LIB-902
Devices using the LIB-902 PageRelease date Aiwa AM-C80 / AM-F72 / AM-F75 / AM-F801999/10 Aiwa AM-F65 / AM-F701998/12 Aiwa AM-F71998/06
LIP-4WM
Devices using the LIP-4WM Note added 25 Feb 2026: For availability of LIP-4WM batteries, see under Sony MZ-NH1 in the HiMD section
LIP-8
Devices using the LIP-8 PageRelease date Sony MZ-R501997/10 Sony MZ-R5ST1997/11
LIP-10
Devices using the LIP-10 PageRelease date Sony MZ-E21993/12
LIP-12
LIP-12 rebuild guide Devices using the LIP-12
Marenius Pro MD1
Marenius Pro MD1 minidisc mixer / recorder (interface). Accepts a MZ-R55 recorder. 15V power supply in 4-pin XLR and battery Marenius is a Swedish brand specializing in professional audio equipment. Dedicated bag. Conten
Miscellaneous accessories
This includes printers, storage units, FM adapters, and (almost) anything that isn't a battery or a remote. Misc. bca-mze810sp marenius_pro_md1 mini_disc_cabinet mzp-1 rm-x69rf rpt-m1 sh-cp30 sony_md_rack
Modern Batteries
For some of the earliest MiniDisc portables, they used proprietary batteries. They are almost all guaranteed to be dead by now; no longer holding a charge, or chargers not detecting it at all. Here we want to show you a
mzp-1
Sony Product Page Sony Product Page (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) Sony Archive Page Sony Archive Page (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) 18,000yen msrp * Compatible with Sony MD Walkman only (excluding MZ-1, MZ-2P, MZ-F40, MZ-B3) Word: App
NB-L5
Likely a clone of the AD-MS10BT.
Onkyo RC-410MD
Remote for use with the Onkyo MD-101A, MD-105TX, and MD-122MX. Content adapted from: Amazon Japan - RC-410MD, RC-410MD RC-410MD (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) Manuals Repair Photos Have photos or data to add? Edit the page! We d
Onkyo RC-659S
Remote for use with the Onkyo FR-N7X and various (many) other Onkyo bookshelf units/revisions. Manuals N/A Repair N/A Photos Have photos or data to add? Edit the page! We do not accept contributions via email..
Otari CB-159
OTARI remote control unit CB-159 for Otari MR10 MD recorder and Otari MR10-P Playback model Manuals Repair Photos Have photos or data to add? Edit the page! We do not accept contributions via email.
PC Link
PC Link PC Link kits are a pre-netMD way to connect a device to a PC. Using either serial or USB, the device outputs to a control port and digital input on the device. The control port is used to command the device along
Remotes
Remotes are devices that control playback on MiniDisc devices. They were most commonly used as an inline connection from a portable MD device to headphones, allowing the remote to be clipped to a shirt, belt loop, or bag
RP-BP30L
Devices using the RP-BP30L PageRelease date Panasonic SJ-MJ972004/02 Panasonic SJ-MJ992004/10
sh-cp30
Panasonic SH-CP30-W. Supports printing titles read over "md network" and pictures from photo/video output devices. Japanese User Manual Press release page 1 Press release page 1 (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) Page 2 Page 2 (Mini
Sharp AD-M20RM
Sharp AD-M20RM. Came with MD-M20.
Sidecar battery holders
Pages in this namespace: sony-compatibility test
Sony BCA-MZE810SP
Sony BCA-MZE810SP MD Speaker dock compatible with the MZ-E810SP The speaker used was Foster Electric's 373791 8Ω 1W speaker. There are two operational amplifiers, NJM2076. Manuals Repair Teardown: https://orz7.web.fc2.co
Sony MD Rack
Sony MD Rack / Stand for retail display Photos Have photos or data to add? Edit the page! We do not accept contributions via email.
Sony MiniDisc Cabinet
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