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post #1 of 9
9/23/10 at 9:47pm
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Firstly I'm a newbie here regarding audio stuff so bear with me :-) 

 

I'm looking for a portable CD player (the one that you can carry around), budget is about $100, 

can go up to $200, if it's a good value for money. 

 

Again I don't know much about this area, so the 'default' choice that I can find is Sony DEJ011,

which judging from reviews on Amazon.com is not a very good product. 

 

TIA


Edited by afton - 9/25/10 at 3:52am
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post #2 of 9
10/2/10 at 7:49am
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nobody uses a portable cd player anymore? smily_headphones1.gif

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post #3 of 9
10/2/10 at 8:03am

The PCDP that has the best SQ is player before 1992 and they are not really portable.

 

What is the reason you want PCDP?
 

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nobody uses a portable cd player anymore? smily_headphones1.gif

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post #4 of 9
10/2/10 at 2:13pm
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just wanted to go retro smily_headphones1.gif

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post #5 of 9
10/2/10 at 2:33pm

There's always a reason.

 

When travelling longer distances to other parts of the country, I always pack with me my Sony PCDP in case I find an interesting CD in a music store or in second hand markets. It's not always you got the patience to wait until you come home to listen to a CD.

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post #6 of 9
10/2/10 at 2:42pm

Here's some reviews:  http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/368633/cd-players-through-the-years-a-a-s-collection

 

There was another review thread but I can't find it.

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post #7 of 9
10/2/10 at 3:10pm

Here's the other thread -> http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/31233/personal-cd-players-through-the-ages-a-review-updated-10-05-2003

 

Crazy prices on eBay, one might end up with a defect, but -> http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/29323/the-diy-discman-repair-thread

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post #8 of 9
10/2/10 at 5:18pm

Don't bother to buy the PCDP with "DE" series.  They don't sound good.

 

if u don't mine they are not portable, d321,d350,d303,dz555,d100,d50,d25,d33 are good choices.

 

Try their phone out and u will be "WOW". 
 

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just wanted to go retro smily_headphones1.gif

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post #9 of 9
10/3/10 at 4:36pm
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How about D-EJ885 ?

 

http://www.walkmancentral.com/products/d-ej885

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