NEC CD607E purchased in 1983. I remember playing it and trying so hard to convince myself that this was better than my records (because "they" told me it was). I didn't realize it until many years later, but that player gradually turned me off of music. By 1994 when that player finally failed I virtually never listened to music in the home and had sold most of my cd's. (The turntable was long gone, too). I got no enjoyment from it. Luckily I still listened to live music, and when I began regularly attending Chicago Symphony Orchestra concerts in the late '90s I decided that I'd like to have a small library of classical music and I gave recorded music another shot, and now I've got something I can listen to and enjoy. Thankfully.
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?