# General **URL:** https://forum.dccmuseum.com/c/uncategorized/1.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Possible DCC600 red silicon gear cush drive fix](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/possible-dcc600-red-silicon-gear-cush-drive-fix/1465)
**Author:** [@gazeferay](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/gazeferay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/possible-dcc600-red-silicon-gear-cush-drive-fix/1465 "2023-10-25T21:46:45Z")
Ready for the next installment of my DCC Odyssey? Well I fixed my DCC730 and so it now records DCC tapes perfectly. The idea was to then play them back on the DCC600 with the broken record coils (thus protecting the frag… --- ## [Something to think about](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/something-to-think-about/1436)
**Author:** [@Jac](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Jac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/something-to-think-about/1436 "2023-10-03T05:21:00Z")
When DCC was first released by Philips in 1992, the analog compact cassette was 29 years old. 1992 is 31 years ago… === Jac --- ## [DAT 850 (don't shoot)](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/dat-850-dont-shoot/1226)
**Author:** [@HainjeDAF](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/HainjeDAF)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/dat-850-dont-shoot/1226 "2023-09-30T00:13:10Z")
Hi, I have my living room setup complete. Last weekend I was trying to record the vinyl TRON album from Daft Punk to DCC and DAT. My main amp is a Marantz SR7000 which can also do the A/D conversion. I have a Marantz… --- ## [DCC175 recording a compilation with Studio](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/dcc175-recording-a-compilation-with-studio/1428)
**Author:** [@Alex\_de\_Vlugt](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Alex_de_Vlugt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/dcc175-recording-a-compilation-with-studio/1428 "2023-06-05T16:31:36Z")
I feel really silly about asking this question, but I’ve created my first compilation of tracks that I’d like to record back to tape and I cannot find anything that looks like “record tracks to tape” or something similar… --- ## [Hackaday SuperCon 2022: Jac and Ralf Explore the Secrets of the Digital Compact Cassette](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/hackaday-supercon-2022-jac-and-ralf-explore-the-secrets-of-the-digital-compact-cassette/1401)
**Author:** [@Jac](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Jac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/hackaday-supercon-2022-jac-and-ralf-explore-the-secrets-of-the-digital-compact-cassette/1401 "2023-04-05T22:31:40Z")
In November 2022, @drdcc and I gave a presentation at the annual Hackaday SuperCon (I know that sounds really weird in French but it’s just short of Super Conference). Hackaday posted an article today with a link to a Yo… --- ## [Digest E-mail problem on Discourse server DCC Museum Forum](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/digest-e-mail-problem-on-discourse-server-dcc-museum-forum/1385)
**Author:** [@drdcc](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/drdcc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/digest-e-mail-problem-on-discourse-server-dcc-museum-forum/1385 "2023-03-08T13:44:18Z")
Hi, Several people have received e-mails with weekly updates every 4 minutes starting March 6th. We are currently looking into this, but have disabled the weekly update feature for now. Ralf --- ## [Period articles about DCC!](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/period-articles-about-dcc/1132)
**Author:** [@Oldradios90](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Oldradios90)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/period-articles-about-dcc/1132 "2022-12-01T06:46:02Z")
In this thread I’ll share some period newspaper articles from the 90s about DCC! From September 20, 1992 --- ## [About me and DCC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/about-me-and-dcc/1323)
**Author:** [@Erwin.Leerentveld](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Erwin.Leerentveld)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/about-me-and-dcc/1323 "2022-10-25T07:59:11Z")
Hi everybody, Erwin from the Netherlands here. In 1991, I was 13 going on 14 and a fan of Philips. My dad worked there, and the company was part of our lives. I owned a cheap hifi set and dreamed of owning an 800-serie… --- ## [My DCC story so far](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/my-dcc-story-so-far/1287)
**Author:** [@M.Denson](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/M.Denson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/my-dcc-story-so-far/1287 "2022-09-20T15:06:13Z")
Ok I said I was going to write about this in a specific topic and here it is. I first came in contact with DCC back in the days when it was released (1992) But as I’ve already read about Sony’s new minidisc coming out … --- ## [Now Covid is (more or less) behind us](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/now-covid-is-more-or-less-behind-us/1234)
**Author:** [@Fretlessfender](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Fretlessfender)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/now-covid-is-more-or-less-behind-us/1234 "2022-08-16T03:11:36Z")
When I first teamed up, I stated that I thought that DCC was still relevant during these times and that I would explain why… Now that things are more or less normalised (except for the Ukraine) I will explain my self… 3… --- ## [Hi All! New to the DCC format and forum](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/hi-all-new-to-the-dcc-format-and-forum/1283)
**Author:** [@M.Denson](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/M.Denson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/hi-all-new-to-the-dcc-format-and-forum/1283 "2022-08-15T20:32:00Z")
Hello everyone! Im new to the DCC format and I’ve recently managed to come across two DCC players. One 300 and one 951. Both are having issues wich I will adress in another post. Just wanted to say hello and introduc… --- ## [Other tape formats (split off from "When did you first hear about DCC")](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/other-tape-formats-split-off-from-when-did-you-first-hear-about-dcc/1153)
**Author:** [@Oldradios90](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Oldradios90)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/other-tape-formats-split-off-from-when-did-you-first-hear-about-dcc/1153 "2022-06-04T00:48:36Z")
I’m kinda doing the same thing \[looking into other tape formats – Jac\] on a smaller scale. I even got the oldest way to record yourself Wax Cylinder machines…do you have machines like the Playtape, Wire, RCA Victor tape … --- ## [900 series Brochures Dcc](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/900-series-brochures-dcc/1218)
**Author:** [@Troy](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Troy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/900-series-brochures-dcc/1218 "2022-04-26T10:59:24Z")
How often do Philips product brochures including 800 series dcc / 900 series hifi come up for sale ? --- ## [When did you first hear about DCC?](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/when-did-you-first-hear-about-dcc/1152)
**Author:** [@Oldradios90](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Oldradios90)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/when-did-you-first-hear-about-dcc/1152 "2022-04-21T23:07:17Z")
For me, it had to be around 2011-ish. I was going through an old magazine from 1993 and I came across this ad. I had never heard of this format before. And by that point I was already collecting vinyl and analog tapes bu… --- ## [VU meter upgrade](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/vu-meter-upgrade/1210)
**Author:** [@HainjeDAF](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/HainjeDAF)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/vu-meter-upgrade/1210 "2022-04-06T19:21:21Z")
Hi, Just watched the ‘VU meter upgrade’ video for DCC730/951. How would this be possible in a less intrusive way? e.g. an external case and tapping signals from inside… My 951 is pristine and I think adding the VU by… --- ## [DCC felt pad helping hands](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/dcc-felt-pad-helping-hands/1065)
**Author:** [@T\_Drogt](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/T_Drogt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/dcc-felt-pad-helping-hands/1065 "2022-03-31T23:01:22Z")
While trying to swap some felt pads of my pre-recorded DCC’s i thought of a little helping hand. Its just a small 3D print to stand the tape upright and keep the door open, but its a lot easier than using tape to kee… --- ## [Philips cassette DCC 60 makes noises, recording not possible](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/philips-cassette-dcc-60-makes-noises-recording-not-possible/1148)
**Author:** [@sadomskyj](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/sadomskyj)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/philips-cassette-dcc-60-makes-noises-recording-not-possible/1148 "2022-01-11T21:36:56Z")
Hi, I recently bought a Philips dcc cassette 60 min. which makes noises when playing and recording, around 6 kHz or so. Maybe higher. It is not possible to make a recording with the cassette. The cassette makes an incon… --- ## [Hi Everyone - Just joined](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/hi-everyone-just-joined/1129)
**Author:** [@gninnamag](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/gninnamag)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/hi-everyone-just-joined/1129 "2022-01-08T20:02:35Z")
Hi all Just joined tonight as sorting out a few gremlins with my Philips DCC 730 player. I had one around 20 years ago and sold it on a few years later. Bought the current player about 3 years ago and been in the garag… --- ## [Charity Auction. A DCC 175 plus cable. Proceeds go to the HomeComputerMuseum in the Netherlands](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/charity-auction-a-dcc-175-plus-cable-proceeds-go-to-the-homecomputermuseum-in-the-netherlands/1111)
**Author:** [@drdcc](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/drdcc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/charity-auction-a-dcc-175-plus-cable-proceeds-go-to-the-homecomputermuseum-in-the-netherlands/1111 "2021-11-30T19:26:54Z")
Help us to Help the Help the HomeComputerMuseum in Helmond. This is a Charity Auction to help the HomeComputerMuseum in Helmond, the Netherlands. Due to Covid and other unfortunate events, they need our support. The D… --- ## [Clean head problem, anybody's know how to resolve it?](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/clean-head-problem-anybodys-know-how-to-resolve-it/1103)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/clean-head-problem-anybodys-know-how-to-resolve-it/1103 "2021-11-24T13:44:13Z")
Is anybody know how to resolve clean head problem --- ## [MP3 on normal compact cassette](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/mp3-on-normal-compact-cassette/1082)
**Author:** [@LeeFang](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/LeeFang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/mp3-on-normal-compact-cassette/1082 "2021-10-09T18:49:46Z")
Hi Guys, Totday i crossed on something extremely interesting! Not sure if this is a scam or really possible, but certainly worth checking. I thought normal cassettes don’t have the density of storing such an amount of d… --- ## [DCC calibration cassettes](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/dcc-calibration-cassettes/1039)
**Author:** [@tom](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/tom)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/dcc-calibration-cassettes/1039 "2021-07-12T13:09:39Z")
Hello, Managed to get a set of DCC calibration tapes (sealed) on a local site in the Netherlands. Someone sold multiple sets, never saw them before. --- ## [Philips invente la dcc](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/philips-invente-la-dcc/1032)
**Author:** [@Plasto](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Plasto)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/philips-invente-la-dcc/1032 "2021-07-10T19:24:11Z")
Hello I am Xavier the french I own 3 dcc cassettes deck : -1 dcc 300 HS bought 2008 -1 dcc 730 HS OK HS bought 1996 -1 dcc DD82 OK HS OK now bought 2005 Around twenty dcc cassettes and some broken My personal opini… --- ## [Custom DCC j-cards - by EB](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/custom-dcc-j-cards-by-eb/837)
**Author:** [@ericB](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/ericB)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/custom-dcc-j-cards-by-eb/837 "2021-06-09T17:13:19Z")
Last year I created a bunch of j-cards for analog cassettes, I thought I would give cards for DCC a try as well, this is the first attempt. --- ## [Link to the DCC Release Party May 1st](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/link-to-the-dcc-release-party-may-1st/967)
**Author:** [@drdcc](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/drdcc)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/link-to-the-dcc-release-party-may-1st/967 "2021-05-04T11:22:30Z")
You will find all the information and link here. http://liebrand.com/zoom/ Zoom has added the possibility to use High-Def, Stereo Audio, but a wired connection would be preferred. Make sure you download the applicatio… --- ## [Panasonic Early Brochure and victor advert](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/panasonic-early-brochure-and-victor-advert/973)
**Author:** [@GidionDehaan](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/GidionDehaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/panasonic-early-brochure-and-victor-advert/973 "2021-05-02T07:38:17Z")
Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) - Catalogo giapponese dei titoli disponibili (1992).pdf (9.3 MB) Okay can not read japanase but love these vintage brochures --- ## [Logitech Harmony Universal Remote Controls Discontinued](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/logitech-harmony-universal-remote-controls-discontinued/954)
**Author:** [@Jac](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Jac)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/logitech-harmony-universal-remote-controls-discontinued/954 "2021-04-21T19:01:17Z")
We regularly get questions on our Facebook page and here in the forums about DCC recorder remote controls. Understandably, these are somewhat rare because owners of DCC recorders don’t usually keep their remote controls … --- ## [Technics RS-DC8 Spare Parts](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/technics-rs-dc8-spare-parts/951)
**Author:** [@Chrigu](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Chrigu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/technics-rs-dc8-spare-parts/951 "2021-04-15T12:29:34Z")
Good day to all and best regards. I am new here and would like to thank you first for this great site with all the contributions. I am very attached to my devices, but they have been broken for a long time and now they … --- ## [Philips DCC Cleaning kit \> can it still be used?](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/philips-dcc-cleaning-kit-can-it-still-be-used/926)
**Author:** [@Cornelis](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Cornelis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/philips-dcc-cleaning-kit-can-it-still-be-used/926 "2021-03-31T22:52:37Z")
So now and than I see an original Philips DCC cleaning kit for sale. Now I am thinking: " this is almost 30 years old, so not usable anymore" or " Using this might damage my DCC machines". But…am I right? What do you … --- ## [Change of karma](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/change-of-karma/919)
**Author:** [@Ton](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Ton)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/change-of-karma/919 "2021-03-31T22:23:24Z")
Today was a good DCC-day! It startend with this in the mail : I cleaned it and now it looks like this: In the afternoon i did a trip from Eindhoven to The Hague. And i picked up these items: The pa… [Previous page](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/c/uncategorized/1.md) [Next page](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/c/uncategorized/1.md?page=2)