[Mellowship]

  Does anyone use a portable minidisc recorder as a DAC?

 
I use my standalone full size MD player as a DAC (optical from TV, RCA from media player and a bluetooth receiver to the analog inputs). Not the best experience, though... But my amp only has 4 inputs, and I have 7 sources to connect to it...  

 

[razvitm]

  I don't know of any that can take an optical signal and output it over headphones unless i am missing something?!
 
My dead disc drive MZ R50 is right here...!

All minidisc recorders, portable or not, can take an optical signal and output it to headphone out jack.

 

[lyoncab]

would love to see pictures of your minidisc players =P, i still have mine