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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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bbro
191 posts
 
1985 Magnavox CD 650 which I still use in my main system in my NJ Beach house system: Jolida 102B integrated driving a pair of Spendor S3/5's with a REl Storm III. Sometimes I think this simple system with the Magnavox bests my big rig in my everyday house.
toddg
1 posts
 
dbx dx5. Still works perfect to this day and has some of the best error control ever incorporated into a unit. My view.
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glenfihi
525 posts
 
A JVC unit, for the longest time, I only had just one cd. The music would skip sometimes and I thought it was the player,after all cd's were say to be perfect in every way. I gave the player away to a relative, and went back to lp's, only to find it was the disc itself and not the player. He still has the jvc cd player.
rockinrobin
74 posts
 
Mine was a Sony D5 portable CD player purchased new in 1986. It still works to this day! Amazing longevity after all it's been through. I bought during my college partying daze.
kkm
124 posts
 
Yes, the Magnavox CDB 650 is still being used today. Other components have come and gone.
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