[RobertR]

There's a d88 on Ebay. Is it worth pursuing? Meithkiller has one so any info would be helpful like Battery required and if it has on spot resume etc.

 

[aeberbach]

If you're looking at the auction by the Englsh guy, I wouldn't have posted the link either! Looks like a chance for a good deal.

 

[HighwayStar]

 

[purk]

RobertR,
D-88 is a very hard to find item. It is the smallest Discman ever. It plays both 3" and regular cd. It is the 1989 model. I used to win an auction, but sadly, it was not in operational condition once it arrived at my apt. Nice player, but I think D-303, and other legendary discman is still better.

Purk

 

[HighwayStar]

These are listed as "as-is" untested, so they may not work either. And the seller does advise in the listing that shipping to the US is "expensive". Might be best to pass on these...

 

[martioz]

Meithkiller has D-88?
Not anymore, now I own his unit

,maybe he had more

Battery is a "standard" 4V lead acid battery, according to the manual, battery lasts about 2h in room temp.
Unit is very small itself, battery is placed in attachable battery compartment which holds charger too.

 

[meithkiller]

Yup, I got rid of my D-88, it has returned home to Australia (where I got it used--ebay). The D-88 is really not much more than a novelty anymore. It sounds good, like most of the older Sony PCDP's, but for full sized CD's the exposed playing surface could really be a problem. That coupled with the fact that only the expensive old Sony lead-acid batteries can be used to power it on the go, there a quite a few better choices for a classic Sony PCDP for stationary or on the go use. It is still a really cool little CD player though, and if I can find another one cheap enough, I'll probably get another one.

-Keith

 

[katsudon1]

I think D-88 was engineered with 3" CD single in mind, these 3" singles are damn popular in Asia (esp. Japan). It's ability of paying a full size CD is just a bonus. So, pls don't think it's a joke. A lot of Japaneses have more 3" CD singles than full size albums.

 

[katsudon1]

Can someone post the ebay link here?

 

[Astroinvader]

Hehe...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=1377282168

And this one, talked about in this thread:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=1377026142

These were/are all sold "as is" so either you get a bad deal or a
great one...

I know the one I won was lacking all accessories... but after
e-mailing the guy I felt that there was a good chance that
it worked. And nowadays I am in no economical position to bid
on an auction with a 777 in it