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Do You Remember Your First CD Player?

I had owned the first of the first. I purchased the unit in 1982. It was a Sony CDP 101. It was the most obnoxious, raspy, annoying, piercing, grading, non-musical component I had ever heard.

Also, at the time, the complete CD library that was available consisted of about 15 CDs.

Now? I listen to my newest CD rig more than I listen to my turntable. My, how times have changed.

What was your first CD player and when did you purchase it?
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jahaira
108 posts
 
My first CD was Madona's Blue (something...) I remember that I cried like a baby on 12/31/84 while listenning to this CD...NO, it wasn't because of the CD..I was watching the news and saw a Hotel on fire and people jumping from it. Imaging the impact on New Years Eve. Several people died burnned and squashed from the jump. It was terrible, and YES , the CD player too.....

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polidori
1 posts
 
Nakamichi OMS-1 purchased for $300 in 1988. I still have it and it works most of the time. Still sounds better than most of the mainstream junk out there.
mejames
986 posts
 
1987 JVC model who knows? But it had 4x oversampling hadn't had a real system yet so I guess ignorance is bliss sounded better than cassette tape. Digital is much better now that's for sure.
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jetmek
10 posts
 
My first was a Denon DCD-1500 purchased in 1986. It's still going strong today at my friends house. Hav'nt listened to it in several years but as I remember it the sound was prettu decent for a $600 player.
danlib1
819 posts
 
Mission PCM-7000. I thought I had hit digital nirvana. Problem was, digital nirvana was pretty bad at that time! Time and again, side by side comparisons with my far less expensive AR turntable showed just how much my expensive CD player was lacking.

Years later of course, digital has greatly improved. Better than the best vinyl set-up? Not yet.
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