Used CD players fetching crazy prices !

[Barry]

Sadly despite being good, there is very little desirability cache with Electrocompaniet kit, especially the CD players. The only collectable Electrocompaniet is the first amp/pre they made. http://www.hifinews.co.uk/news/artic...-vintage/10017

That first amp: "The Two Channel Audio Amplifier" was wonderful. It was a fabulous amp with which to drive Quad 57 ESLs. The only difficulty was it had a lower than usual input impedance, so required a pre-amp with an output impedance of no more than 75Ohm; which was rare at the time.

[Macca]

I don't know. But I had a good long listen to a Sony CD1 and it was very good, as much as I could tell through an unfamiliar system (Halfler pre, huge HK valve power amp and Radford transmission lines)

[Barry]

I don't know. But I had a good long listen to a Sony CD1 and it was very good, as much as I could tell through an unfamiliar system (Halfler pre, huge HK valve power amp and Radford transmission lines)

I was talking about a Philips CD player, though since Sony and Philips co-developed the CD you would have thought the two machines might sound similar.

[Macca]

That's what I am saying I suppose. But never heard the Phillips so can't comment.


I guess your system was pretty much the same as now? I suppose the vintage valves and speakers system might have flattered the Sony a bit. They still fetch a high price though. The build is superb.

[walpurgis]

It's not just CD player prices that are creeping up. I've noticed that MiniDisc units seem to be doing the same.

About time too really in my view. I got the impression that MiniDisc was underappreciated when it hit the market.

I bought a new Pioneer MJ-D707 about twenty years ago and it's a lovely, versatile bit of kit. The sound quality really is vastly better than any cassette deck I've heard.

[nthall]

CD s might be cheaper in the States but in the UK prices seem to have stabilised. New releases are still ten quid or more. I speculated a couple of years ago on here that they wouldn't be able to give them away by now. Ah well.

I bought two boxes with 800 in each for $35 bucks a piece. They are missing the jewel cases, but I always put them into binders anyway.

I bought a lot of 120 new ones still in the cellophane for $40. I traded most of those in for credit at the record store.

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[Macca]

Yep that is cheap. Agree the jewel cases are kak anyway. Not seen any deals like that here.

[agk]

I was talking about a Philips CD player, though since Sony and Philips co-developed the CD you would have thought the two machines might sound similar.

Initially the Sony was very like nails down a blackboard as were the early Pioneer efforts.

[farflungstar]

A long long time ago I went out with a wad of cash with the intention of buying the new fangled Phillips CD player I'd seen on Tomorrows World. I sat and I listened and I quickly bought a Pink Triangle set up. It was an appalling sounding machine though looked very cool. I didn't look at CD Players until many years later when I heard and bought a Roksan ....



Still regret selling it...

Adey

In perpetual pursuit.

[Michael loves music]

Philips CD players fetching very good prices on eBay now and not just CD players speakers and amps !! Is it with records making a come back ???