Some years ago I modded a few Sony PS1's following a cult following on Diyaudio. These were picked up for around a tenner each and sounded pretty good. Sadly they will not play all CDs and really don't like CDRs. I was up in the loft recently looking for something that could not be found and came across a PS2 that my son must have had in the past. It has an optical dig out and I thought I would give it a go as a transport.

Well blow me, it has made me want to play CDs again. A very musical and full bodied presentation. The fan was making too much noise for me, so I swapped it out for quieter one.

If you see one at a car boot for a tenner I would buy it and see what you think....oh you will need a controller as well. You can also get remote control plug in doodahs which I got when messing with the PS1s (they are PS2 remote controllers, but work with the PS1 as well)