[bbophead]

+1 on old heavy duty CD players and turn on, hit play, enjoy.  (but sometimes I have to wait for the tubes to warm up)
 

 

[af0h]

  +1 on old heavy duty CD players and turn on, hit play, enjoy.  (but sometimes I have to wait for the tubes to warm up)
 

What's amazing is that they both play CD-R's perfectly, despite their age.

 

[bbophead]

 

  +1 on old heavy duty CD players and turn on, hit play, enjoy.  (but sometimes I have to wait for the tubes to warm up)
 

What's amazing is that they both play CD-R's perfectly, despite their age.

Yup, so they do!

 

[mol]

Here's my Sony D555 from about 1989. I was still a teenager back then.
This with a pair of Grado SR200s served me well for a long time.
 

 

[soundboy]

Ha! I remember the K2 thing! I wonder, was that the only JVC that had that? Nice machine.

 
Then you need some K2 CD to play on 'em machines....
 

 

[ostewart]

Cleaned up my Marantz CD-52 SE and installed the new CDM4 gear. Working a treat, sometimes the draw sticks a little, but i guess it will be fine over time, hasn't been used in a long time, also could be the belt is a little loose.
 
Either way I love it, and the Coax out is a bonus.
 
Will post pics at some point

 

[smial1966]

My system at university was a Marantz CD85, Audiolab 8000A and JPW Sonata speakers. The CD85 was an aural/visual treat with it's syrupy `analogue' sound and metal alloy chassis.
 

 
I remember purchasing the CD85 and 8000A second hand from Oxford Audio Consultants for £550. The Sonatas were new from Audio-T for about £90. When our student parties became raucous we'd crank up the volume and belt out AC/DC `Whole Lotta Rosie' which blew a Sonata driver on three separate occasions. The third time that Audio-T returned the speaker to JPW for driver replacement (which was free) it came back with a note from the factory politely requesting that I "Moderate my volume level when listening".
 
Happy times and a great sounding CD player!

 

[Mike F]

My system at university was a Marantz CD85, Audiolab 8000A and JPW Sonata speakers. The CD85 was an aural/visual treat with it's syrupy `analogue' sound and metal alloy chassis.




I remember purchasing the CD85 and 8000A second hand from Oxford Audio Consultants for £550. The Sonatas were new from Audio-T for about £90. When our student parties became raucous we'd crank up the volume and belt out AC/DC `Whole Lotta Rosie' which blew a Sonata driver on three separate occasions. The third time that Audio-T returned the speaker to JPW for driver replacement (which was free) it came back with a note from the factory politely requesting that I "Moderate my volume level when listening".

Happy times and a great sounding CD player!

Lovely system. I nearly bought a CD85 myself, but then the second hand CD12 presented itself......! I also still have some JPW Sonatas in a system. Great little speakers, still going strong.

 

[LugBug1]

  Cleaned up my Marantz CD-52 SE and installed the new CDM4 gear. Working a treat, sometimes the draw sticks a little, but i guess it will be fine over time, hasn't been used in a long time, also could be the belt is a little loose.
 
Either way I love it, and the Coax out is a bonus.
 
Will post pics at some point

Classic player. Maybe a little squirt of deoxit might do the trick?
 

  My system at university was a Marantz CD85, Audiolab 8000A and JPW Sonata speakers. The CD85 was an aural/visual treat with it's syrupy `analogue' sound and metal alloy chassis.
 

 
I remember purchasing the CD85 and 8000A second hand from Oxford Audio Consultants for £550. The Sonatas were new from Audio-T for about £90. When our student parties became raucous we'd crank up the volume and belt out AC/DC `Whole Lotta Rosie' which blew a Sonata driver on three separate occasions. The third time that Audio-T returned the speaker to JPW for driver replacement (which was free) it came back with a note from the factory politely requesting that I "Moderate my volume level when listening".
 
Happy times and a great sounding CD player!

Beautiful. Both the cd player and the story. 

 

[ostewart]

All gears have silicone grease.

Made sure none on belt otherwise it slips. But we will see.

It seems ok sometimes.

 

[TonyRoma]

Not so much vintage but a fair few years old my trusty Cyrus DAD7 and PSX R.   

 

[bbophead]

That is one over built CDP!  Probably still sounds good, too.

 

[serman005]

Old thread, but--I have a naim cd2 from the 90s that looks its age and still sounds marvelous through mg 3.6s (no pics--with apologies). Some of these old machines sound pretty darn good, despite their age...

 

[Exacoustatowner]

 I had a Kyocera DA-01 back in 1983! One of the very first CD players made.They started selling them BEFORE CD's actually hit the market. It had a mechanical issue and I sold it to a friend. MISTAKE! Every CD player I bought afterwards had the "edginess" that I HAD thought people were imagining. Until now-

 

[marysdad]

I picked up a vintage Sony CD-85ES and was blown away by how good it sounds. Some early CD players still hold their own. Built like a tank too.

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