Word is that the PS1 (or at least a production run thereof) used a rather sophisticated chipset and significant processing power that partnered to make a superior-sounding CD player, especially if you can live with using a wired game controller as your "remote." If you google, you'll come up with enthusiast sites where some people have picked up used ones at garage sales and Craigslist for under $20 and then installed the guts in a nice chassis with walnut cabinet and anodized aluminum faceplate.
