Why it is it so difficult to find a multi-CD player that "shuffles"?
My old Onkyo carousel changer also has the random all function.Many years ago, most manufacturers removed the ability of multi CD players to shuffle (random) across multiple discs. This was done primarily in the Pioneer cartridge days due to the ridulous mechanism wear and damage caused by jumping from disc to disc for each track. Carousel players such as Yamaha, Sony etc brought the option back, but not all machines do it. They will have random (shuffle) across a single disc, then onto the next one.
The older Yamaha and Sony have a 'random 1' or 'random all' function.
So does my music streamer. It can shuffle among any or all of the thousands of "discs" on file without needing any moving parts.It has a random playback mode.
I did a quick read on this. Does it shuffle between discs and tracks on different disks?I have one of these:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...BL_CD_C600_Compact_Disc_Changer.html/overview
It has a random playback mode.
I did a quick read on this. Does it shuffle between discs and tracks on different disks?
Perhaps the used market will be the best bet?
So does my music streamer. It can shuffle among any or all of the thousands of "discs" on file without needing any moving parts.
The user manual doesn't make it clear.
@Wombat can you check it will do random tracks from disc to disc?
I can assure you all* the early (non USB equipped) Yamaha CDC-xxx models offered a random1/all function.
*except the cartridge based Yamahas- they have random on each disc, then progresses to the next disc randomly chosen for the abovementioned wear problems.
All these vintage Yamaha machines offer dual mode random, except the CDC-500
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Play-X-Change appeared in about 1991/2 with the CDC-615. The mid 90s CDC-635/735/835 also retained the full random.
The (even more) functional equivalent.Not CDs.
Absolutely. Steer clear of Sony carousels, the sled mech suspension compresses and causes a lot of problems. The Yamahas, Denons, Onkyos have all proved to be bulletproof and outlasted many single machines.
Would you mind expressing your experience and opinions about which if any CD changers put scratches on to the CDs.