Portable CD player?
 

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Is it possible to buy a good quality portable CD player these days? By portable I mean like the old Sony Discman things - no amplifier or speakers, just a headphone output.

I had a look a year or two ago, but couldn't find anything.


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 12:51 pm
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The world has gone digital , man.


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 12:53 pm
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I know - I've given up looking for a Sony Walkman Pro, and decided to join the digital revolution by buying a Discman.


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 12:58 pm
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[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00JLDWBRM ]Amazon[/url] do a nice one


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 1:09 pm
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You haven't looked very hard have you
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=dp_bc_2?ie=UTF8&keywords=personal%20cd%20player&node=10395481

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Posted : 01/07/2015 1:11 pm
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LOL at the prices.

TBH though, they all suck compared to solid state. If you want to look retro get a Cassette Walkman, but it's going to be expensive.....

Actually, if I HAD to buy something like that I'd buy a MiniDisc player - much more reliable, smaller, better battery life, no scratches on the disc....and probably easier to get hold of.

Or DAT. Jebus - DAT..... Wonders off muttering....


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 1:18 pm
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[i]if I HAD to buy something like that I'd buy a MiniDisc player[/i]

Still use mine 🙂


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 1:24 pm
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Thanks for that. I'll have a look at some of those, although at a quick glance some seem to be used or refurbished.

I had a look on the Sony UK site - they list one portable CD player, but it's no longer available to purchase.

The days when manufacturers made 'high-end' versions of these things which sounded quite good are obviously long gone.

A solid state player might be the only current option, but a CD format player would be handy for me. DAT or MiniDisc aren't suitable in this case.


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 1:54 pm
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eBay? I expect there's plenty of folk who've joined the 21st Century and want rid of them?


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 2:02 pm
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Or even [url= http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9384617.htm ]Argos[/url]


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 2:04 pm

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