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Does anyone still use a portable CD player?

post #1 of 13
11/20/09 at 6:02pm
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Well, like the title says, does anyone still use their portable CD player? I'm asking because I do and I want to know if I'm alone here. I have an iPod and a Fuze but I still prefer the sound of my CD players over those mp3 players. One of my CD players is the Optimus CD-3440 (not CD-3400). Based on Radioshack website, its specs are: 16-bit Dual D/A, 4 times oversampling, 25mW output per channel, and of course a line-out, no digital output though. Its headphone output is pretty powerful compared to my other Discman/CD players. I'm not here to write a review. I just wanted to know if anyone here is a portable CD player user. And if you are, state which PCDP you have.
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post #2 of 13
11/20/09 at 6:10pm
Yes, I do. On my lawn with my iBasso D10 using the optical out. The player is a Sony, NC something. I got it about six or seven years ago, just before digital went all out.

My wife wanted to borrow it recently. Horrified, I said no. It is apparently irreplaceable. I've looked for them without luck. It has an optical line out.
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post #3 of 13
11/20/09 at 7:38pm
Absolutely, a Sony D-NE920 optical out to an iBasso D10. Goes with me on all business journeys and get set up in the hotel room. I also have two D-EJ1000 as backup but prefer the controls and on unit display on the D-NE920.
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post #4 of 13
11/21/09 at 2:29pm
I like PCDP also. I have high end panasonics and sony's. I got carried away on ebay and bought a whole heap of them. I always thought the sound quality from mp3 players was inferior but that's starting to change.
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post #5 of 13
11/21/09 at 9:13pm
I sadly do not have any high quality cd players, if I did, however, I would use it.
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post #6 of 13
11/21/09 at 9:27pm
Valiente and his SR60s
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post #7 of 13
11/21/09 at 10:27pm
I have 1 , a Panasonic SL-S260C portable player with a lineout , bought brand new on ebay , still can''t believe it . Sounds great too . I will never give it up as long as I live . In a lot of ways , I like it better than my DAP's , but I know in the future , that will change , I believe DAPs will get better .
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post #8 of 13
11/21/09 at 10:33pm
I use a Sony D-2, circa 1989, with my 22 year old Bose Roommate II speakers, it makes a great portable system.
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post #9 of 13
11/22/09 at 3:36am
I have an old all-metal Sony Discman, D555, with an optical out! TOSLink to a moodlab DAC, then to a Head-Direct EF1. This is a fab system, my "upstairs" rig. Listen with HD600s or HF-2s usually. I have posted the pix before, but here it is again:

http://picasaweb.google.com/wavoman/...01938032038386

The Sony portable CDP sits nicely on top of the DAC.

(I don't use the GS1000s with it anymore, not the DIP upsampler)
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post #10 of 13
11/22/09 at 8:46pm
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Originally Posted by wavoman View Post
I have an old all-metal Sony Discman, D555, with an optical out! TOSLink to a moodlab DAC, then to a Head-Direct EF1. This is a fab system, my "upstairs" rig. Listen with HD600s or HF-2s usually. I have posted the pix before, but here it is again:

Picasa Web Albums - larry - Misc. Headpho...

The Sony portable CDP sits nicely on top of the DAC.

(I don't use the GS1000s with it anymore, not the DIP upsampler)
that thing is a beast, are you the first owner?
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post #11 of 13
11/22/09 at 9:53pm
I use a Sony FX930 portable DVD player in the office which I use to play music CDs mostly. These days I can't be bothered to spend the time ripping all my CDs to the iPod. It has an optical line out and is great paired with an HD595.
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post #12 of 13
11/25/09 at 3:01am
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Originally Posted by VARO View Post
that thing is a beast, are you the first owner?
No, got the 555 off eBay. There was a thread here (can't find it anymore) on which old Sony's to buy, the 555 was one of the top choices, so I just kept scanning eBay 'til one came up, then bid wildly. Can't recall what I paid, but it was not super-cheap.

Still one of the most satisfying purchases I ever made ... works great, form factor is perfect!
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post #13 of 13
11/25/09 at 5:51am
This is how I use mine

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