Vertical CD players: are they more fun?
Vintage vertical CD players can be very expensive, so I dipped my toe into the water with a budget model first. The Soundesign 5044 won't win any design awards, but the appeal of the form factor is undeniable. This one was very quick to read a disc but unable to start playback. That was clearly due to a stuck pickup, but I wasn't expecting it to be quite so literally stuck. Meanwhile, the very bright VFD needed taming so I experimented with a filter. Outro music: Calvary by TrackTribe
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More thrift store CD player finds! Can I repair all four?
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Style over substance? The peculiar Consonance CD16B
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Soviet CDs And CD Players Existed, And They Were Strange
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The HP ThinkJet: First Consumer Inkjet Printer
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Marantz CD-150: it seemed so simple
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I'm Shocked! What is REALLY behind the CD Comeback!
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You can still buy a New (old stock) Uher Reel to Reel tape recorder*
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The Toshiba XR-35 and the Curse of Gabriel
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The Gemini CDJ-10 'Professional' CD player
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A JVC quartz locked turntable with several issues? Don't get me started...
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Another vintage CD player, another self-inflicted problem.
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Can you hear the difference between CD players? Let's test it!
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Two donated units with display issues - but for different reasons
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The Sears own brand CD player that's surprisingly brilliant
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Let's Break IRIX!
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Saving a German thrift store reject!
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The cheap '90s stereo systems that spawned today's cheap cassette decks
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Dynaco CDV Pro CD player with vacuum tubes - let the torture begin
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REVIEW: Philips Fidelio FT1 Vinyl & CD Player
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