Sony Playstation 1 for a CD player ???

search for 'playstation remote wizard' on E.B. It's the one I use and it works great....wirelessly!

I will say that the PS1 is very interconnect dependent. I used to have an AMR CD-77 and while the PS1 wasn't quite as good it sounded like the cd-77's little brother with a bit less detail and bass. It was uncomfortably close.

There is no infra red sensor on the old PS1 1001, so how does one use a wireless controller with it?

There is no infra red sensor on the old PS1 1001, so how does one use a wireless controller with it?

the remote controller i referenced comes with IR

...The IR unit plugs into the inputs on the front of the unit.