My very first cd player. I spent a lot of time teaching maths to kids to pay for it. A-B had another use: skipping portions of the disc. If you, for example, wanted to skip tracks 2 and 3, you could mark the beginning of track 4 as "A" and beginning of track 2 as "B". I gave this cd player to a friend and I miss it a lot.
I found the same one at a thrift store a few years ago too. Picked it right up when I saw it. Works flawlessly. Back when CD players were up and coming and we're still made of quality!
When I wanted to get my first CD player in 1992, I really wanted one that had search buttons that were separate from the skip buttons. I ended up getting a Nikko NCD760 as a Christmas gift, which also had the A-B repeat. In 2001 its door didn't want to open and the display backlight stopped working, but I fixed all that (the door needed a new belt, and the light had a loosened connection) and now it works like a charm!
That's a very nice player. I've never even heard of the index feature before, that's pretty neat. I've got a BSR 6-disc changer from 1991 whose incandescent backlight burned out. I opened it up 5 or 6 years ago to investigate the possibility of replacing the bulbs, and then threw the backlight module away like a dipstick because I had no soldering tools. Edit: And only now I've scrolled down and realized I commented here half a decade ago. lol
The first CD player I ever bought was when I worked at Radio Shack in the '80s and I paid over $200 for it back then. It was a Realistic CD2000. Had it for well over 15 years.
That's a really nice CD player! Sounds good, and as you would expect from such an old machine, it has a very high quality. My oldest CD player is the Philips CD 204 from 1984.
Bought same in a second hand store for € 8.50 with a defect they said... the cd drawer went open time after time, after connecting the player at home it did it only for twice, now after using it for 6 weeks no problems anymore, i am very happy with this solid vintage sony cd player.
Holy shit that CD player is EXACTLY as old as I am! I was born Nov. 3, 1985 lol That really is a cool CD player. And BTW Sony products today are just glorified plastic crap.
That's back when Sony smoked EVERYONE in build, aesthetics and quality. My girlfriend has an old Trinitron tube from the 80s that still produces a fantastic picture. Those old Sony products never die.
Very nice Sony CD player, and some older high quality players are better than the new mid priced ones. I have 3 older CD players, a McIntosh 7008 , which turned out to be an excellent investment it sells today for far more than I paid. I also have two Kyocera CD players that I also found at thrift stores. They were 500 to 700 new and also play CD-R discs. I found the remotes to them on ebay. I wonder which one of us is going to run out of room first with all these bargains we find.
I can think of one non-classical music CD from the 1980s that divided one music track into two indexes on it. Genesis 13th studio album _Invisible Touch_ the 6th track on that CD titled "Domino" which the song clocks in at about 10 minutes and 45 seconds is divided into two parts, part 1 is titled "In the Glow of the Night," and part 2 is "The Last Domino" on the LCD display from the zero minutes and zero seconds up until about 4 minutes and 27 seconds shows it as track 6 index 1, then from about 4 minutes and 28 seconds to 10 minutes and 45 seconds the display shows it as track 6 index 2. I remember playing that CD a lot on a CD player that shows both the track and index number since my mom used to own that CD.
Enigma’s MCMXC AD has a track with index marks too. I’ve never had a CD player with index capability, but it shows up in CD cue sheets when ripping whole-disc images for archival to my NAS.
@@nickwallette6201 Rush 2112 CD the first track, which is also the titular track that clocks in at twenty minutes and thirty-two seconds the first track are divided into seven indexes.
Back then, those were built to last. I bought a 1987 Kenwood DP-460 CD player in 1997 which I nicknamed "The Rock" because you simply couldn't kill them. Unfortunately, I did eventually have to let it go as it got to the point where the motor kept skipping. I think your Sony will do you good for at least a few years. :)
That repeat feature reminds my of Max Headroom. I can remember back in the days when I had my first CD player by Goldstar and demonstrated it to some friends and relatives. I even said that I could make it sound like as if Max Headroom were conducting. I actually pressed the reverse search button repeatedly since it didn't have the A-B repeat feature.
Got my first CD player in 1987,branded Montgomery Wards (but possibly actually a Fisher going by how the writing and logos were) with a new Stereo for Christmas. Also got some CD's (Beatles, Molly Hatchet, a Motown sampler, Ratt's Dancing Undercover along with two or three others).
I wonder if they had overheating issues? My CDP-30 was made in May of '85 and it doesn't have the vents on top. Thanks for letting me know about the features! I got mine from a friend who was going to throw it away since he didn't use CDs anymore! Nothing is even wrong with it!
look at the cd tray! beautiful. i have a 1986 sanyo cp-700 and it makes screeches when you skip tracks. i think the rails need to be lubed. plus, the tray screeches when going in or out and sometimes you have to "help" the tray. other than that its amazing! these old cd players are the best. this vid deserves a thumbs up.
I noticed those index markers on my '88 Denon. I think I'll put a bunch of them on when I master my CD (Index points denote the scary parts and the tinkly parts) I've never been able to hear a difference between CD players (except extremely bad ones, I had a Discman that somehow rolled off all the top end) but I love the old '80s single disc models. Does that one have a real 16-bit DAC in?
Den Sony CDP-30 CD Player habe ich auch. Für sein Alter spielt er echt klasse. Der Player ist sehr Trittschall empfindlich, ich habe einen Holzfußboden. Aber sonst ein schöner alter Vintage CD-Player. Er erinnert mich an den ersten CD-Player überhaupt, den CDP-101.
i have a stupid question:can we see the inside of the player???Pleassseee.i can get one,but i can't find anything on the net.if I see the inside it would give me an idea.cause i bought a cdp-315 and there is almost nothing inside.
A low quality CD is about 10 times better than the crap from the iTunes store. A well produced CD on a high end system is infinitely more listenable than any Mp3, ACC, FLAC or even WAV files. It's just an opinion, however shared by many.
Ukiah Spiritt yup original cds played on high quality equipment sounds really fantastic. Definitely CD can sound warm and less digital, but of course not on 10 dollars speakers. Many people doesnt know what good sound is :)
My very first cd player. I spent a lot of time teaching maths to kids to pay for it. A-B had another use: skipping portions of the disc. If you, for example, wanted to skip tracks 2 and 3, you could mark the beginning of track 4 as "A" and beginning of track 2 as "B". I gave this cd player to a friend and I miss it a lot.
I found the same one at a thrift store a few years ago too. Picked it right up when I saw it. Works flawlessly. Back when CD players were up and coming and we're still made of quality!
When I wanted to get my first CD player in 1992, I really wanted one that had search buttons that were separate from the skip buttons. I ended up getting a Nikko NCD760 as a Christmas gift, which also had the A-B repeat. In 2001 its door didn't want to open and the display backlight stopped working, but I fixed all that (the door needed a new belt, and the light had a loosened connection) and now it works like a charm!
That's a very nice player. I've never even heard of the index feature before, that's pretty neat.
I've got a BSR 6-disc changer from 1991 whose incandescent backlight burned out. I opened it up 5 or 6 years ago to investigate the possibility of replacing the bulbs, and then threw the backlight module away like a dipstick because I had no soldering tools.
Edit: And only now I've scrolled down and realized I commented here half a decade ago. lol
My first CD player. I used it up until 2014, when we moved and I haven't seen it since. nearly 30 years old, and still worked flawlessly!
The first CD player I ever bought was when I worked at Radio Shack in the '80s and I paid over $200 for it back then. It was a Realistic CD2000. Had it for well over 15 years.
OMG. That was my first cd player! It was a great model.
good video good player
That's a really nice CD player! Sounds good, and as you would expect from such an old machine, it has a very high quality. My oldest CD player is the Philips CD 204 from 1984.
Bought same in a second hand store for € 8.50 with a defect they said... the cd drawer went open time after time, after connecting the player at home it did it only for twice, now after using it for 6 weeks no problems anymore, i am very happy with this solid vintage sony cd player.
1-bit DACs didn't come out until 1989-1990 or so, so this one most likely has a 16-bit DAC with analog filters.
I love that drawer mechanism. Looks and sounds great!
Holy shit that CD player is EXACTLY as old as I am! I was born Nov. 3, 1985 lol
That really is a cool CD player.
And BTW Sony products today are just glorified plastic crap.
That's back when Sony smoked EVERYONE in build, aesthetics and quality. My girlfriend has an old Trinitron tube from the 80s that still produces a fantastic picture. Those old Sony products never die.
Listening to one now! Found mine in a second-hand hifi shop. All I had to do was adjust the tracking gain and it works great!
Found one for $6 at goodwill yesterday, i love it so far!
They used a lot of metal on those older models real well made.Nice post!
Very nice Sony CD player, and some older high quality players are better than the new mid priced ones. I have 3 older CD players, a McIntosh 7008 , which turned out to be an excellent investment it sells today for far more than I paid. I also have two Kyocera CD players that I also found at thrift stores. They were 500 to 700 new and also play CD-R discs. I found the remotes to them on ebay. I wonder which one of us is going to run out of room first with all these bargains we find.
I can think of one non-classical music CD from the 1980s that divided one music track into two indexes on it. Genesis 13th studio album _Invisible Touch_ the 6th track on that CD titled "Domino" which the song clocks in at about 10 minutes and 45 seconds is divided into two parts, part 1 is titled "In the Glow of the Night," and part 2 is "The Last Domino" on the LCD display from the zero minutes and zero seconds up until about 4 minutes and 27 seconds shows it as track 6 index 1, then from about 4 minutes and 28 seconds to 10 minutes and 45 seconds the display shows it as track 6 index 2. I remember playing that CD a lot on a CD player that shows both the track and index number since my mom used to own that CD.
Enigma’s MCMXC AD has a track with index marks too. I’ve never had a CD player with index capability, but it shows up in CD cue sheets when ripping whole-disc images for archival to my NAS.
@@nickwallette6201 Rush 2112 CD the first track, which is also the titular track that clocks in at twenty minutes and thirty-two seconds the first track are divided into seven indexes.
Back then, those were built to last.
I bought a 1987 Kenwood DP-460 CD player in 1997 which I nicknamed "The Rock" because you simply couldn't kill them.
Unfortunately, I did eventually have to let it go as it got to the point where the motor kept skipping.
I think your Sony will do you good for at least a few years. :)
Awesome! Great find! Looks to be in great condition too.
Found an identical one at a thrift store for $5.00 still works perfectly
That repeat feature reminds my of Max Headroom. I can remember back in the days when I had my first CD player by Goldstar and demonstrated it to some friends and relatives. I even said that I could make it sound like as if Max Headroom were conducting. I actually pressed the reverse search button repeatedly since it didn't have the A-B repeat feature.
Back in the day when I used to work at a local radio station we had similar cd play's but they where Kenwood brand.
Got my first CD player in 1987,branded Montgomery Wards (but possibly actually a Fisher going by how the writing and logos were) with a new Stereo for Christmas. Also got some CD's (Beatles, Molly Hatchet, a Motown sampler, Ratt's Dancing Undercover along with two or three others).
I wonder if they had overheating issues? My CDP-30 was made in May of '85 and it doesn't have the vents on top. Thanks for letting me know about the features! I got mine from a friend who was going to throw it away since he didn't use CDs anymore! Nothing is even wrong with it!
nice one, I have a CDP-35, its probably the best CD player I have
look at the cd tray! beautiful. i have a 1986 sanyo cp-700 and it makes screeches when you skip tracks. i think the rails need to be lubed. plus, the tray screeches when going in or out and sometimes you have to "help" the tray. other than that its amazing! these old cd players are the best. this vid deserves a thumbs up.
Got the same for my vintage Sony hi-fi system. it's awesome and even plays CD-R's!
almost the same player as the cdp-302ES 1984-1986 build to last, and LOVE the clicking relais sound, so robust, 7kg of symphonic wonder
@1981jilly This is CD, not DVD. The first DVD players were introduced in 1997.
I wonder if stars like Madonna owned cd players back in 1985? I have heard that the first cd players were very expensive.
Got one for 10. Pristine. Works perfect.
Now, that I like! Very nice find... :) JC
Very nice! I have a Realistic CD-1000 that, coincidentally, was from 1985 as well! It has a VFD display, similar to yours.
I noticed those index markers on my '88 Denon. I think I'll put a bunch of them on when I master my CD (Index points denote the scary parts and the tinkly parts)
I've never been able to hear a difference between CD players (except extremely bad ones, I had a Discman that somehow rolled off all the top end) but I love the old '80s single disc models. Does that one have a real 16-bit DAC in?
Remember when you could hear regular music in the background of a RUclips video?
Very interesting. Nice video
Den Sony CDP-30 CD Player habe ich auch. Für sein Alter spielt er echt klasse. Der Player ist sehr Trittschall empfindlich, ich habe einen Holzfußboden. Aber sonst ein schöner alter Vintage CD-Player. Er erinnert mich an den ersten CD-Player überhaupt, den CDP-101.
wow nice compact design
i have a stupid question:can we see the inside of the player???Pleassseee.i can get one,but i can't find anything on the net.if I see the inside it would give me an idea.cause i bought a cdp-315 and there is almost nothing inside.
I have a fisher CD player from 1986, its part of a whole stereo system though.
I have a Sansui CD player from 1987 and a Hitachi vertical loading CD player from 1983 but it doesnt work anymore.
What D/A IC use this player?
i have a sony cdp-c700 cd player from 1989 its beat up but it sounds good :D
no made in china? hehe.. i actualy like old things.. made by "originall" . :)
Hezké
lol, CDs... xD
A low quality CD is about 10 times better than the crap from the iTunes store. A well produced CD on a high end system is infinitely more listenable than any Mp3, ACC, FLAC or even WAV files. It's just an opinion, however shared by many.
+Ukiah Spiritt
But you know that FLAC and WAV can be both lossless?
Ukiah Spiritt yup original cds played on high quality equipment sounds really fantastic. Definitely CD can sound warm and less digital, but of course not on 10 dollars speakers. Many people doesnt know what good sound is :)