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.
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?
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?