Digging through my dad's pile of old electronics is always fun, and today I happened to come across an old CD player (circa 1987) called the D-10. Luckily, my dad is a bit of a pack rat and keeps just about everything he gets, so I was able to easily locate the battery and charger, both of which still worked. First thing I noticed about the CD player is the weight - this thing is a monster, and feels like you could run over it in a tank and have it survive with flying colors. Encouraged, I put in Dark Side of the Moon. The thing starts up fast and reads almost instantaneously, and all of the controls function perfectly. It sounds extremely detailed, analytical, and bass lean, but not neccessarily dry. It's good enough to suffice as my main CD player until I can buy a replacement, but let me say that I'm extremely impressed all around. One more thing of note is the power of the headphone output. I turned the dial all the way down before plugging in my RS-1's, but when I pressed play I had to double check to make sure that I really did lower the volume. Seriously, on "Min," the lowest the CD player can go, my RS-1's were at a comfortable volume, and one time or another I actually wished I could turn it down even further. Sure Grado's are an efficient pair of headphones, but I'd be willing to bet that the D-10 could drive even K701's with authority.
Anyways, I was just curious to see if anyone else had or knew about this CD player - it truly is a little gem.
Anyways, I was just curious to see if anyone else had or knew about this CD player - it truly is a little gem.
