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| 1406.1 | Narrow your price range | STAR::JACOBI | Paul Jacobi - VAX/VMS Development | Wed Nov 23 1988 14:17 | 12 |
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>>> what can anyone recommend in the $200-$600 range.
This price range covers about 98% of the entire CD player market. I
suggest that your narrow your price range.
Your note states that you are interested in a CD player with minimal
features. These are available in the $100-$300 price range.
-Paul
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| 1406.2 | Try Sony's CDP-350 | SNDCSL::W_SMITH | 2's complement, 3's a crowd | Wed Nov 23 1988 14:27 | 15 |
| The Sony CDP-350 is a good bet. I'm considering it for a friend
who still hasn't quite got the hang of running their VCR :-). It
doesn't have a lot of extras - just single disc play with big play,
pause and stop buttons. It's programmable, but they all are these
days. It was the bottom of the line as far a features/price, and
was selling for $179-199, depending on where you went.
my $.02 - CD's *really* do change your listening habits. If you're
planning to keep this player for awhile, it would be worth the extra
$100-150 to get a multi-disc player. The two features I could no
longer live without are multi-disc playing and the ability to program
it if I feel like listening to it in a different order. The players
that will store that info are *really* nice.
Willie
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| 1406.3 | | TARKIN::OUELLETTE | Welcome to the island. You are number six. | Wed Nov 23 1988 14:56 | 5 |
| For about $300 you can get the no-feature Nakamichi which to my ears
sound-wise blows the socks off most other players in your price range.
Give it a listen,
R.
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| 1406.4 | Get a Maggie | CAADC::TRAINIPEREZ | The project penguin is dead! | Sun Nov 27 1988 19:31 | 17 |
| If all you want is a good sounding unit with no features go down
to your neighborhood discount store and pick up the cheapest Magnavox
unit they have. It used to be the 460 and I bought a couple for
$149 each. They sound great and cost very little. My 16 year old
has been using one for the last year and it still works great.
If you are interested in more information, jump into the AUDIO notes
conference. There are lots of notes there about players, and the
general feeling seems to be that for cheap, good sounding units
the bottom end of the Magnavox line beats everything.
BTW: I think Sears is selling some version of these units. I've
seen some Magnavox units for as little as $139 and included $20
worth of coupons for discs.
happy hunting,
D
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| 1406.5 | My votes' for Magnavox | PEACHS::HESS | | Mon Nov 28 1988 05:19 | 18 |
| I agree with note .4......I have a Magnavox CDB 650 which I bought
for $329.00 It sounds really great for digital reproduction. You
can get cheaper Maggies ie. 470, 471, 472 for under $200.00 with
few bells and whistles. They sound really good $ for $ than many
others twice the price.
By the way, these are the units that many after-market Modifiers
use as the basis for their players. EX. Euphonic Technology, Musical
Concepts, Mod Squad to name a few so they must be a pretty good
unit to start with.
I don't think that you can go wrong.
Good luck on your purchase and welcome to the world of digital
electronics!
............John
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| 1406.6 | Some info on Magnavox | IAMOK::ROSENBERG | Dick Rosenberg VRO5-1/D6 | Mon Nov 28 1988 06:38 | 6 |
| I believe the lowest priced Magnavoxes around nowadays are the 480
for $110-130, and the 482 for $170-200 (w/remote). A friend of mine
has the 480 and says he likes it a lot (although I haven't heard
it).
Dick
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| 1406.7 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Ad Astra | Tue Nov 29 1988 14:39 | 14 |
| Re: .5
Either that, or they are so bad to start with that they need a lot
of help!
If taping is important, one interesting feature is one where you enter
the tape length and it figures out the optimum split of tracks to
fit on each side of the tape.
My choice in a reasonable price range would be the Sony CDP-570, which
has the feature I mentioned above. A friend bought one recently
for $229.
Steve
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| 1406.8 | my 2 cents | SHANE::MIKE | | Tue Dec 06 1988 07:39 | 18 |
| Personally I think you can't go wrong with either the Sony that
Steve just mentioned or a Maggie. I bought a 473 this past summer
from Harvey's in Manchester and I couldn't be happier. Especially
because I was able to get it for $179.00.
Interestingly enough, a few weeks ago I was entertaining the idea
of picking up a couple of new speakers. I bought a pair of Boston
Accoustic A70's, which were in my price range. I brought them home
hooked 'em up, and was shocked to find that I could barely pick
out the difference in sound quality. Granted, BA speakers are medium
range speakers, but I firmly believe that the quality of the Magnavox
playing capability enhances even a low-end pair of speakers (I have
Yamaha's).
I decided to bring the BA's back, save a few more bucks, and look
at some Snells or Polks for next summer.
-Mike
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