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Rare Bird
05-07-2010, 17:28
Mission 'DAD7000'
anthonyTD
05-07-2010, 17:29
sony CDP 63 ?
good to see you back mate.
A...
Dave Hewitt
05-07-2010, 17:30
trio dp750.
Dave.
The Vinyl Adventure
05-07-2010, 17:32
a marantz 6x ... cant remember exactly i think it was a 67
The Grand Wazoo
05-07-2010, 17:36
Mission 'DAD7000'
Snap!
I resisted buying a CD player till 1991. The day I bought my new Gyrodec I also bought a 2nd hand one of these for £150 from the same shop - Jack Lawson's place in Glasgow. I went from there to Tower Records (I think) & got a heap of Zappa stuff that wasn't available on vinyl (You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore series) & Carly Simon's Greatest Hits for my wife!!
twelvebears
05-07-2010, 17:36
Akai CD-A30
http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv187/twelvebears/cd-a30.jpg
Philips CD471 bought from Sevenoaks HiFi Brighton in 1987 still got it and the first cd to play on it was Fleetwood Mac Tango in The night, still got that as well
kininigin
05-07-2010, 17:54
first cd player i had given to me was a technics forgot model and the first i bought was an arcam alpha 8
Beechwoods
05-07-2010, 17:58
Technics SL-PG520A
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss49/aos_images/beechwoods/technics2qe9.jpg
Techno Commander
05-07-2010, 18:02
Teac VRDS 10
http://www.audiocostruzioni.com/r_s/sorgenti/teac-vrds-10/VRDS%2010.jpg
Creek CD60
(bought brand new back in the day, and still looking and sounding good)
I should add, I bought it because I couldn’t find the latest A Certain Ratio release on LP
only CD "Up in downsville"
Teac T10 Eh, Show off :ner:
Naim CD2, first and only cdp, still going strong.
My first CD player was a Sony I bought duty free in Perth Australia. Can't remember the model number, not that it matters
quadsugdenman
05-07-2010, 18:43
I held off buying any cd until 1986 then bought a Phillips CD160. Sounded pretty grim if I remember. Replaced by a Marantz CD 52SE II, the difference was startling. In the loft somewhere.
You lot are too young. I'm with Barry, Philips CD104B.
BTW positive scanners too Barry.
Beechwoods
05-07-2010, 18:53
Two of the 'first' CD players that I now own... both from 1982/83. I like early CDP's, me :)
Toshiba XR-Z90 (http://www.thevintageknob.org/toshiba-XR-Z90.html), my 'daily driver'
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss49/aos_images/beechwoods/toshibaxrz90.jpg
Hitachi DA-1000 (http://vintage-audio-laser.com/Hitachi-DA1000)
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss49/aos_images/beechwoods/947872_1.jpg
Rare Bird
05-07-2010, 19:01
You lot are too young. I'm with Barry, Philips CD104B.
BTW positive scanners too Barry.
I borrowed the CD104B thats what made me buy the Mission further down the line, Mission was like day & night to the standard 104 tho
You lot are too young. I'm with Barry, Philips CD104B.
BTW positive scanners too Barry.
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My first CDP was (I think) a Sharp - bought secondhand in the late 80s.
Truly horrible thing - like having metal skewers poked into your ears while somebody sandpapers your eyeballs. A very, very, painful experience indeed.
I sold it on very swiftly and didn't go near CD again for about 5 years.
Yuk.
Martin
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Decca / London.....now I hope you get it!
Two of the 'first' CD players that I now own... both from 1982/83. I like early CDP's, me :)
Toshiba XR-Z90 (http://www.thevintageknob.org/toshiba-XR-Z90.html), my 'daily driver'
I think that machine was used by Micro Seiki as the predecessor of mine...
My first CD player was a Meridian MCD-Pro in 1985. It's still working...
I think that machine was used by Micro Seiki as the predecessor of mine...
My first CD player was a Meridian MCD-Pro in 1985. It's still working...
My 104B still works too! Whereas my Merdian 588 needed fixing...still that's sold now and PC audio is the order of the day.
The DIN umbilical between main and added sections could get stroppy on the MCD pro, but it was the first machine not to give me a headache after an hour of listening. The B&O CD-X and DAD7000 were good too once warmed up and the B&O is a work of art IMO.
I have only owned two
Philips CD204
Quad 77 which I still have but hardly ever use - I stream FLAC with a Squeezebox
Bought with £100 borrowed from me Dad a Aiwa multi play machine which worked properly for a whole week. I had it for over a year and it gave me nothing but grief..first two CD's were Genesis ''we can't dance'' and a Tangerine Dream compilation called ''Dawn til Dusk'' still got those and they still play.
A quick dally with a Sharp midi-system sized sh!t box, 2nd hand, before my first "proper" Hi-fi CD player, a Pioneer PD-201 (must have been a What Hi-Fi 5* Supertest Winner... :doh:) I don't ever remember getting rid of it, reckon it is still with the ex... then moved on to DSJR's favourite (!) in 1997 - Marantz CD63 MkII K.I. Signature, 5* What Hi-Hi Supertest Winner, of course...!
Tripmaster
05-07-2010, 22:20
Phillips CD104
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo189/Tripmaster_photo/Philips-CD104-NOS-01.jpg
This gave up many years ago
mine was a yamaha, with a fault, the tray would just return when ejected, got it for 50 quid in '86. Turned out to be an earth off the mech. 1st CD Camel snow goose.
chris@panteg
06-07-2010, 01:40
Phillips CD 101 back in July 1984
some good pics here
http://www.marantzphilips.nl/philips_cd101_cdplayer/
dgdgdgdgdg
06-07-2010, 15:38
NAD 510 - bought in 1996
Haselsh1
06-07-2010, 16:05
A Yamaha CDX1 closely followed by a Cambridge CD2.
Rare Bird
06-07-2010, 16:13
NAD 510 - bought in 1996
Great sounds (your avatar) ;)
A Sony CDP 761E:
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac233/Macca_photos_2009/Sony_CDP-761E_lh_rem_150x100_pixels.gif
Here is what WTF said back in 'Jul 95' :
Packed with features and plays everything thrown inside it with joy and guts
5 stars for Sound -
5 stars for Build -
only 4 stars for features?? ( packed with features)
Price? £250 uninflated 1995 English Knicker. I bought it for £110 brand new bin end.
And you know what? WTF are not wrong - a little self contradictory maybe - but not wrong - I never thought to change this player for ten years until it started the old 'No Disc' thing and I still miss some of what it did.
Techno Commander
06-07-2010, 20:55
1st CD Camel snow goose.
Superb taste Sir. :)
Rare Bird
06-07-2010, 21:21
A Sony CDP 761E:
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac233/Macca_photos_2009/Sony_CDP-761E_lh_rem_150x100_pixels.gif
Here is what WTF said back in 'Jul 95' :
Packed with features and plays everything thrown inside it with joy and guts
5 stars for Sound -
5 stars for Build -
only 4 stars for features?? ( packed with features)
Price? £250 uninflated 1995 English Knicker. I bought it for £110 brand new bin end.
And you know what? WTF are not wrong - a little self contradictory maybe - but not wrong - I never thought to change this player for ten years until it started the old 'No Disc' thing and I still miss some of what it did.
Aye great
Marantz CD63SE
http://www.tnt-audio.com/gif/cd63.gif
basic design was so good that CD63/67 models were popular with tweakers.
A data sheet that I prepared with links at
http://www.gbaudio.co.uk/data/cd63.htm#GB
Marantz CD-63/67 received enthusiastic reviews by the hi-fi press and was winner of many awards and recommendations:
CD-63II KI, £400, (Recommended HFC 169).
What Hi-Fi ‘High Recommended’ in 1997.
‘Best Buy’ awards in 1998 and 1999. “The Marantz fully justify its growing classic status.”
Marantz CD-63, £249, Jun 94
“Upholds the Marantz tradition of lively CD players.” EISA Award Winner
Marantz CD-63SE, £350, May 95
“Taken as a whole, the CD-63SE is one hell of a CD player.” No digital nasties.
Marantz CD-63 KI-Sig, £500, Sep 96
“This is a rare player, greater than the sum of its parts.” EISA Award Winner
Marantz CD-67, £270, Nov 96
“Fine vocal projection and treble. Bass is deep if not that tight.”
Rare Bird
08-07-2010, 19:49
:lol:
:lol:
Your not liking the Marantz sound then I take it?
Rare Bird
08-07-2010, 21:45
Your not liking the Marantz sound then I take it?
:lolsign:
thats a double :lolsign:
smoking something :scratch:
My first was a Sony Discman D-50.
I could not take my hands off of it I loved it so much.
After I got my license I got and adapter to use it in my car too.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss213/jgjpn/discman.jpg
Marantz CD63SE
My first proper CD player was a 63 KI , and I only upgraded it when it started getting fussy about discs and the draw was sticking. (I replaced it with a CD 6000 OSE KI... I tried lots of alternatives, Arcam, Pioneer etc, but this was way above them. When that started jumping 18 months ago, I went buying again, and really didn't want another Marantz... tried the Roksan, Creek and some others, but the SA7001 KI ended up coming home with me.)
But apparently we've got cloth-ears Job - Andre's obviously not a fan! I know Dave (DSJR) doesn't have much time for them either - (and is far more experienced than me), but I wonder why this player divides opinion so much? :scratch:
Mine still works a bit - I'm getting it out of the loft later today to see if it rips my ears off! ;)
Rare Bird
09-07-2010, 08:16
But apparently we've got cloth-ears Job - Andre's obviously not a fan!
Understatement of the year ;)
My first proper CD player was a 63 KI , and I only upgraded it when it started getting fussy about discs and the draw was sticking.
Mine still works a bit - I'm getting it out of the loft later today to see if it rips my ears off! ;)Dust is the problem. When that happen clean out the grooves that the draw slides on and squirt a little silicon grease or similar.
Opening and closing actions become silent and a joy to watch.
Also gently clean the lens using alcohol and a cotton bud stick.
This page has a pic that show where everything is
http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/cd67.html
With the cover off there are some easy to mods ....
Thanks Job, I'll give that a go.
Mission PCMII.... My first "real" CD Player... :)
It had a Phase Invert button on the remote control! :eek:
Malek
Marantz CD63SE
http://www.tnt-audio.com/gif/cd63.gif
basic design was so good that CD63/67 models were popular with tweakers.
A data sheet that I prepared with links at
http://www.gbaudio.co.uk/data/cd63.htm#GB
”
I sold BUCKETLOADS of these things back in the day. You were having a bad day if you didn't sell at least one. I have to admit, at the time I thought they were OK, but hugely over-rated.
That was until I picked one up from a car boot sale for £7 a couple of months ago and started doing all of the tweaks. After spending a further £30 or so on components it now sounds better than my Densen B-410 ever did!!! Not bad considering how battered it looks. I guess it had been left for dead as it skipped like a goodun' before I took the whole thing apart and gave it a very good clean.
Sand Dancin Donkey Walker
18-07-2010, 16:32
My first spinner was one of these;
Hitachi DA - 1000 I think.
Can't remember how good it was, but I certainly enjoyed it at the time
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/HyCoignitor/Audio%20Art%20of%20Sound/HitachiDA-1000-1.jpg
Andy - SDDW
Beechwoods
18-07-2010, 16:45
I've got one of those Andy, it still works, and sounds excellent, for 14bit!
The Vinyl Adventure
18-07-2010, 16:52
I'd love one of the vertical cd players... And I don't even listen to CDs!
Spectral Morn
18-07-2010, 17:02
My first good/working CD player was a Marantz 273 Se. I went through two before an Audio Technica and a Philips which replaced it as it did not work. The Philips then stopped working so the dealer exchanged it for the Marantz :)
Regards D S D L
Sand Dancin Donkey Walker
18-07-2010, 20:52
I've got one of those Andy, it still works, and sounds excellent, for 14bit!
27 years on and still working, that must be some sort of record.
They had a reputation of door problems. The CD would not read the disc as the door didn't show fully closed on occasions.
Though mine was fine for the 5 years I owned it. A mate bought it from me and used it for a further 10 years, don't know what happened to it after that.
Andy - SDDW
My first CD player, I tried hard (and succeeded) to forget its model. An Onkyo.
I don't like early CD players' (pre-1995) digital-to-analog conversion. A catastrophic price/quality ratio , to my ears.
Reid Malenfant
22-07-2010, 13:02
Like one or two here my first cd player was a Philips CD104 ;) Built like the proverbial tank with a metal draw. I guess at the time it didn't sound too bad :lolsign:
Only problem with them was they suffered with dry solder joints (or was it the through hole plating on the PCB?) & it was hit or miss if it'd work when it was first switched on, given a little time to warm up it seamed to be ok :scratch:
1983 or 84 i think that was...
It took me nearly 25 years to get another CD spinner with a metal draw, they don't make things like they used to ;)
My first cd player was one of these:
http://nsa07.casimages.com/img/2009/05/16/090516092648337448.jpg
Bought around '87-'88, so not exactly vintage but I thought it was good.
my first high-end CDP, a 1985/1987 DENON DCD-1500;
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/DENON%20DCD-1500/DCD-1500MacG4-12-10.jpg
my second, and permanent, a 1988/1990 PIONEER PD-91;
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER%20PD-91%20AUDIOGON%207-27-10/DSC_2576.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER%20PD-91%20AUDIOGON%207-27-10/DSC_2574.jpg
lastly. my auxiliary, a 1987/1989 PIONEER PD-M90X six-disc magazine changer;
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/PIONEER%20PD-M90X%20MACGYVER/PIONEERPD-M90XMacGyver.jpg
A Marantz CD52.
Still got it packed away in the loft somewhere I think..
Not my first player but my reliable Sony sacd player has just started playing up...Had the casing off and gave the lens a clean with alcohol solution to no avail..It's only five years old and is going out to the bin. I can't replace it right away as I simply don't have the dosh. Been a right Barsteward of a week this one.
Thermionic
30-07-2010, 09:08
Like a few others on this thread my first CD player was the Hitachi DA1000. (Sorry about the grainy picture.)
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t229/VPR5/DA1000c.jpg
I bought it about a month after CD came out and my local dealer let me take home the few available players to try. The Hitachi seemed to be the best of the bunch and I handed over £500. Almost worth the money perhaps as there is rather a lot of stuff inside.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t229/VPR5/Da1000b.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t229/VPR5/Da1000a.jpg
The biggest problem over the years was the complicated motorised door mechanism which while fun needed mending several times. The last repair I did properly and made a new linkage lever in brass (the glass loaded resin lever would break).
The last time I did a quick comparison to my Marantz CD12/DA12 the DA1000 sounded pretty unimpressive. But t is still working after some 27 years…:)
Pete The Cat
31-07-2010, 16:28
1986 Toshiba XR-30. Still in use in the garage after 24 years, who says lasers don't last ? Pictured here with my 1977 Bryan 9000. Sometimes they have to compete with the tumble drier...
Pete
1986 Toshiba XR-30. Still in use in the garage after 24 years, who says lasers don't last ? Pictured here with my 1977 Bryan 9000. Sometimes they have to compete with the tumble drier...
Pete
i have a KENWOOD branded version of that exact CDP.
it was my very first single-disc CDP. got it at a thrift.
evidently, this model was OEMed by KENWOOD or TOSHIBA
or another firm altogether, and produced for several host
manufacturers. i could swear i once seen an NAD player
with the same chassis as well. the front panel was of
NAD's own typically hideous design, but everything else was the same as the KENWOOD and your TOSHIBA.
my KENWOOD will spin up CD-Rs, but tends to lock up
if you go to skip a track. does your TOSHIBA do the same?
Pete The Cat
01-08-2010, 07:38
Hi,
Very interesting !
The Toshiba functions fine with CD-Rs on all functions.
Needless to say there are one or two CDs that it just can't read which my other players can, but very few. After 24 years it's been a great buy :)
All the best,
Pete
tannoy man
02-08-2010, 20:02
Phillips CD 104, sold it to a mate and it was still working last year.
Just had a count and I've went through about 8 CD players in the last 15 years...no luck at all.
HanTheMan
03-08-2010, 07:06
Come to think of it - I have never owned a dedicated CD player.
In the 80s to early 90s, cassette tape the media I bought and played my music.
By the mid 90s cassette tape was becoming hard to find for prerecorded music of decent quality, I used my family's all-in-one music system (some Sony - can't remember the model) to record CDs to cassette tape.
Sometime around the early 2000s my Aiwa portable cassette player finally died on me & I jumped on to the digital music player bandwagon. Currently my PC and walkman phone serve as my main music sources.
Fisher AD800. I thought it was the 'bees knees' at the time. in retrospect it was pretty awful.
Here's a video someone posted to YouTube of this player. Took an age to start playing once the CD had loaded...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzTrFQl3OU4
Arcam Alpha, didn't sound too bad at the time but long since deceased. Still have a matching Black box 1 somewhere though.
Edward 1
12-10-2010, 06:40
Marantz cd4000. I resisted digital for a very long time. When it seemed that the vinyl is definitively dead I bought this one - i think it was the cheapest player in the shop...
Philips CD104. Wish I'd kept it, it was a modern classic and very well built.
http://www.hifiengine.com/images/model/philips_cd104.jpg
My first was a Hitachi CDA2500/DA 3000 .. not sure... which I bought it in a store in Cambridge. We were 2 weeks in UK with my secondary school in the fall 1986.
I paid 200£, at home it was 300+
I bought 7 CDs while in London; the first was Level 42's World Machine; 9,99£ in a shop near Kingsbury station.
I think that the DA section was only 14 bit, but that was quite common at the time. soundwise hmm didn't matter at the time ... as long as it was LOUD... teenager:rolleyes:
After serious burnin time it died in february 1991. The next day I went down to KT Radio in Brunsgade, Århus, Denmark to listen to a Rotel... but went home with a Luxman D-107u
http://www.guiston.com/fr/promotions_video_hifi/lecteur_audio/luxman-d107-u-lecteur-cd-audio.html
My student budget was suffering for a several months, but at least I had a couple of tubes to keep me warm.
It is still going strong, but is now confined to the office for the occational dusting.
A couple of transportable CDPs have served as well, at work and while travelling:
- Technics SL-XP160 (Pouls Radio Struer 1996)
- RioVolt SP90 (Tottenham Court Road 2001)
BTW they still work
Today it is a digital world as can be seen in my signature.
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