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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Showing 1 response by adg101

First player I purchased new was a Yamaha CDX-2 that died about three to four years after I bought it. Next came a NAD 5000 Monitor Series which was definitely an improvement, then an Audio Research CD 2 and currently a Cambridge Audio 851C that I use the DAC input with a Bluesound Vault 2. Haven’t played a CD through the Cambridge since I purchased the Vault. I remember that Yamaha was a cheap, poorly made unit,  but was a lot of money to a kid just out of school. Think the first cd I bought was Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtles which set me back almost twenty bucks. I wasn’t buying a lot of CDs back then, that’s for sure.