One of those highly touted (at the time) front loading Magnavox players circa 85-86.
I think the first CD I purchased was either a CBS Masterworks recording of "The Moldau" by Smetana (also the first piece on vinyl LP I ever listened to as a kid), Dylan's "Blood On the Tracks" or Roxy Music's "Avalon".
Next came a Sony for 3-4 years, a Cal Audio for about 10, and then my current Denon. |
Sony CDP-520ES, bought in the early eighties, 1983, I think. Currently using an Arcam FMJ CD23T. |
I have only ever owned one "CD player". I have been a vinyl junkie all along and resisted the move when CDs first hit the market.
My first disc player that would play CDs was a Sony MDP-333 Laserdisc / CD player. I replaced it with a Pioneer DVL-919 Laserdisc / DVD / CD player when DVD hit the scene. That was replaced with a Pioneer Elite DV-59AVi when I sold off my Laserdiscs.
When I put together a dedicated two-channel system several years back I used a first generation Sony Playstation SCPH-1001 for CD playback. I purchased my first real CD player, an Opera Consonance CD-120 Linear that I used for two years. I recently replaced it with a Parasound Halo D 3 so I could also listen to my small collection of SACD and DVD-A that I accumulated when I used the Pioneer Elite universal disc player.
I seriously doubt Ill ever buy another CD player I believe the future is in PS Audio PerfectWave Transport/DAC type products. |
Mine was a Denon DCD 1700 mk2 bought in 1987 for I think USD 700. |
Magnavox cdb 473 fairly good sound at the time. |
A California Audio Labs Icon MkII in 1991. |
Sony D5 diskman portable. There weren't many cd players in 82 or 83 ha ha |
Yamaha CD-1. Listed for 1300.00 USD. Dealer gave me a good price on purchase price. Fantastic sound. It was MIND-BLOWING. |
Talk about bringing an old thread back from the dead. My 1st CD player was a ADC 16/2R around 1984/85. I still have it along with my 1st Receiver purchased in High School (Technics SA-205). The CD Player still works and sounds REALLY Good. This coming from somebody that currently has a Luxman D-08U, Esoteric K-01X and Marantz SA-10. High praise indeed. |
Not really. Maybe one of those 90's Aiwa boxes. But nothing dedicated until my Cairn Fog in 2003. |
My first CDP was a Sonographe (Conrad Johnson codification of a Magnavox?Philips machine). It worked flawlessly for me until I replaced it with a Sony SCD-1 SACD/CD player. |
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The Carver CDP with tubes. Purchased late 80s. Used with a PS Audio Elite integrated, Vandersteen 1Bs and Kimber cables. |
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NEC CD803 in 1982, paid $800.00 and kept till I bought a Phillips CD80 with digital out to a PS Audio Digital Link II with an Audio Alchemy DTI filter between the two, kept that system in play for 18 years.
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Technics on 1984.
It sounded harsh and bright.
My next one California AudioLab which I got 1989 was much better with more refined treble.
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My first CD player was a Meridian MCD. Purchased it somewhere between 1984 and 1985. Sweet sounding machine, especially for its time. But the damn thing would overheat. My dealer got so frustrated with dealing with it that he offered me a very generous credit that I could put towards anything I wanted. I put the credit towards the purchase of a Revox B126 which served me faithfully for 25 years or so until it finally gave up the ghost in 2012. |
Philips CD80. Built like a tank, weighed a ton. |
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.
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Sony ES 520 II. Lasted from 1987 to 2005. Happy Listening! |
