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Do you remember your first cd?

There was a thread concerning Bose 901s the other night and it started me thinking about how early cds sounded on those speakers. The first cd I purchased was Scarecrow by John Mellancamp way back in 86 I think. That cd sounded ok back then but if I were to put it on now the sound would drive me out of the room. I haven't been able to listen to it since the 901s left. Another early cd is U2s The Joshua Tree which also sounds horrible now.
Just wondering now how many can recall their first cd purchase and whether they are listenable still?
timrhu
jrinkerptdnet
430 posts
 
... purchased at Wall to Wall sound the same day I purchased my first disc player - A Sony 5 disc. What I remember most was how unimpressed I was with CD after all the hype. Thought my Technics SLB-10 w/ pmount AudioTechnica cartridge sounded just as good or better (albeit with more "noise").
sdatch
204 posts
 
Yes - Close to the Edge, 1990, high school graduation present. Sadly it has oxidized and no longer is playable. So much for perfect sound forever. Thankfully, it is the only CD in my possession to have met that fate.
clbeanz
192 posts
 
Roxy Music-Avalon 'the very first' CD to arrive in our area
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jond
5,692 posts
 
I still have it, Wynton Marsalis, "Standard Time Vol. 3", I bought it from the store I worked at, it had been dropped from the rotation to play in the store and I picked it up for $2. Sadly, being 20 at the time, 1991, I didn't even have a cd player, but I figured for $2 I just couldn't pass it up. I didn't even know I would like jazz at the time, but now I very much do.
rosstaman
455 posts
 
Glenn Miller Orchestra - In the Digital Mood
Don Henley - Building The Perfect Beast

Still have both of them. The Glenn Miller was used to demo the speakers I purchased in 1984 which were Polk Audio SDA-1.
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