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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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bluebull
269 posts
 
Rotel RCD 930 BX , 1992.
tbier
1 posts
 
Denon DCP-100 portable bought in fall of 1990. With a pair of headphones it was my entire system for years. After buying a cheapo Kenwood 5-disk unit it went into a closet only to resurface last fall when I picked up some old gear & needed a cd player. Kind of like an old hammer - it's not fancy, it just works.
ebkesq
17 posts
 
Sony Discman, 1987
jman66
54 posts
 
Onkyo Integra DX-200, 1986, still operational and in active duty.
dgad
782 posts
 
Mine was a Yamaha w. oversampling 2 times. One of the first. I sold it & bought a Maganavox 630 I think. Then I bought the big heavy Marantz. That was a very musical player. All bought in the 1980s. Fond memories. Sold my Yamaha to finance the purchase of a Colnago bicycle. Sold the Magnavox because I didn't like it. Sold the Marantz to go travel. Less choice back then. Wadia, Theta & Krell were great then.
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