Recommend me a Cd player

[n00brx]

No. On both of my CD 200s, I can tap the tray firmly enough with my finger to push it down—and doing so from the front is no problem either. I have to push it in by more than a millimeter before it closes.

Have you ever disassembled the drive mechanism?
Most likely, the tray is seated one or two teeth too far inward on the gear.
Could you please take a photo from directly above, perpendicular to the front panel (with the edge of the front panel centered in the frame)?

I never opened my player so I don’t think it is an issue caused by disassemble. But it is not closing every time but sometime I put the cd not very gentle “may” (20%) trigger the tray to close

 

[Roland68]

I never opened my player so I don’t think it is an issue caused by disassemble. But it is not closing every time but sometime I put the cd not very gentle “may” (20%) trigger the tray to close

In that case, please post a picture as described; that way, we can at least see whether the position of the drawer is correct.

 

[thekingbeyond]

Why purchase a plain CD player when a BluRay player can be had for the same or less money?

I have a Panasonic ub450 4k blu ray player, if I am watching a movie my wife might want to listen to a cd through headphones or visa versa, or maybe in the bedroom via zone 2

 

[diddley]

Denon 9000 NE after reading Flo's review i bought one and am very happy with it.

 

[Sal1950]

Typically, there is no display;

True enough, but they all have remotes. How many accessible features does a CD have?

CD loading times are long; and playback is often accompanied by distracting drive noise.

Just out of curiosity I just inserted the David Gilmour - Live at Gdansk CD-1 into my Sony UDP X800m2 player. It loaded the CD and began playing track 1 in 6 seconds. This 8.5 lb player has possibly the quietest loading and playing transport I've ever owned, maybe only equaled or bettered by my late 1980s JVC XL-Z1050TN, a truly top level player.

Newer units suffer from the same CD compatibility issues as many modern desktop CD players, and some feature only an HDMI output, lacking coaxial or Toslink connections.

???, I haven't found any, and it does have coaxial out.

OTOH you lose the ability to play most of these sources, CD-R/RW, SACD, DVD-Audio, DVD±R/RW, DVD, CD, DVD+R DL, BD-ROM, DVD-R DL, Blu-ray Disc, CD-DA, BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, MPO.

I have a Panasonic ub450 4k blu ray player, if I am watching a movie my wife might want to listen to a cd through headphones or visa versa, or maybe in the bedroom via zone 2

Good point. Buy a second used player off the net for around $40 shipped.
I currently have 2 4k capable bluray players connected to the system and 2 transports loaded in my music server computer.

It's up to both y'all choice, I just can't see spending more money for lots less features yet the same sound quality.
Besides the fact that optical media is a dying format with literally millions of used players available for peanuts.

 

[Redacted]

My CD transport shows all the tags and cover art for currently playing CD on the main colour display of my streamer amp and runs off the same remote and off the phone app. Nice trick, but I'd like to sell it soon, and my CDs for that matter - the main reason it is on the shelf is that my wife wanted a unit that looked just like the amp we have. I don't mind, it was her money!

 

[Sal1950]

Nice trick, but I'd like to sell it soon, and my CDs for that matter

Better hurry, demand is falling fast.
Or hang on for 20 years and hope for a CD revival like the insane LP market. LOL

 

[Redacted]

Nah, plenty of people happy to buy at the right price over here! Not worried.

I have CDs going back to when they were first invented. I check Discogs regularly, and some CDs, if the right version, sell for silly money - and unlike vinyl, they still work and sound as new (sold all my vinyl well before the recent trendy vinyl boom and was surprised what I got for it - all junk to me).

 

[Chanur]

CDs are definitely bouncing back some just like vinyl.

 

[Redacted]

CDs are definitely bouncing back some just like vinyl.

Interesting as the possible debate is, I'm sure I'll be able to sell mine with no big drama!

 

[Roland68]

Besides the fact that optical media is a dying format with literally millions of used players available for peanuts.

Better hurry, demand is falling fast.
Or hang on for 20 years and hope for a CD revival like the insane LP market. LOL

CDs are definitely bouncing back some just like vinyl.

I believe the developments of the last 8–10 years have completely passed you by.

For years now, CDs and vinyl records have recorded an annual increase in sales—a trend that has been remarkably consistent and continues to rise.
Global music revenue is currently comprised of streaming (approximately 76%) and—in roughly equal parts—physical media (CDs and vinyl), accounting for about 22%. The remainder consists of paid downloads and other categories.
When you consider that the majority of these CD and vinyl sales are driven by high-quality music—rather than mainstream fare—that 22% figure carries significantly more weight; indeed, for many musicians and labels, it has become absolutely vital to their survival.

Consequently, CDs and vinyl records are definitely not a niche market.

Furthermore, prices for used CD and SACD players are rising year after year. Some units—even after 15 to 25 years—are now trading at their original retail price, or even higher.
Some CDs and SACDs—whether from my old collection or purchased within the last decade—have seen their market value double, or even increase tenfold.

Added to this is the steady stream of new CD and SACD players hitting the market every year. In just the last two years alone, over 20—yes, 20!—new, high-quality desktop CD players have been released, with even more already announced.
This, too, is no longer a niche market.

 

[Redacted]

I'm only thinking of selling because I'm running out of space, not because I'm missing a market window or some such. There are people who buy used LPs - a bit weird in my book but fair enough if collecting stuff is your thing.

I can, in theory, put my entire 2TB FLAC collection on a thing the size of a finger nail. (But I use multiply-backed-up RAID/NAS - a shockingly huge 8" cube on a shelf with currently a paltry 24TB raw).

 

[Joe Smith]

I think CDs will last for a good long while. Like LPs, they are tangible/physical/collectible, and people who love music tend to want to have a collection of their most favored stuff.

The smart play today is to not amass a giant library of physical music as we boomers have, but to buy selectively. Own your most-loved music, stream the rest.

(I love my library, but it is large...housed in many different rooms...not always as accessible as I'd like. A nod to our older home and not dedicating a "music room" per se.)

CDs are indeed compact compared to vinyl...I don't think they are going away any time soon.

 

[Sal1950]

I believe the developments of the last 8–10 years have completely passed you by.

Could be on the issues of used media and hardware, I wouldn't debate that.
I can only speak for myself and I've been committed to computer based music serving for 3 decades now. So after I get a source ripped to my hard-drive, I've little interest in taking up space with the media. I may have to take another look at what your saying. When I retired and moved to FL, I was able to sell off all my 4 decades of vinyl and CD to 2 retailers buying the whole collections in bulk at a reasonable number for him and me. I have zero interest in doing a piece at a time sale on ebay. LOL. Now into another nearly 3 decades in FL, my stack of optical media disc's is once again starting to overwhelm me.

Global music revenue is currently comprised of streaming (approximately 76%) and—in roughly equal parts—physical media (CDs and vinyl), accounting for about 22%. The remainder consists of paid downloads and other categories.

The current 2025 RIAA numbers I got are even bleaker with streaming accounting for 82%, with CD and vinyl about equally split with the rest. IMO this just reveals the general public's ever decreasing interest in obtaining the SOTA music reproduction which I believe peaked in the 70s and 80s when just about everyone had a decent receiver, TT, and a pair of speakers in the living room. I'm not saying that streaming can't deliver a top notch SQ performance, but it's restrictions in not having all of album X choices of mastering's etc, not to mention lossless multich, makes it simply a side show of available sources for me.

Consequently, CDs and vinyl records are definitely not a niche market.

Depends on how you determine a niche market.
Vinyl is all the rage in hipster land, I see it most every day in the background of current TV shows and movies. OTOH no serious audiophile would ever claim that it has the ability to deliver SOTA sound, it's simply something they enjoy playing with for their own various reasons.
CD's along with DVD and BluRay will remain at the top of choices for those interested in SOTA reproduction, but no mater how you slice the pie, a audiophiles concerns remains a niche and ever shrinking market.

Added to this is the steady stream of new CD and SACD players hitting the market every year. In just the last two years alone, over 20—yes, 20!—new, high-quality desktop CD players have been released, with even more already announced.

Kind of like all the new $10,000+ turntables that have come to market for the very deep pocket High-End market to play with and show off. We're on ASR here and I don't believe you would claim these new expensive CD players can deliver any better sound quality than a $50 used blu-ray players digital out into the DAC of choice?
People are buying what they buy for all sort of different personal reasons, the things important to each individual guiding the way.
Personally for nearly 6 decades, it's always been all about the music and hearing into a recording from the best possible source available, outside concerns are mostly irrelevant. The fact that I've never had those deep pockets means I've had to chose the least expensive way to achieve that goal.
YMMV

 

[thekingbeyond]

So my Tascam cd 200 came with a captive power lead and euro style 2 pin plug fitted, the labels were all correct uk, voltage etc and it works perfectly using a euro 2 pin to 3 pin uk plug adapter.
So I contacted the seller who says this is normal for Tascam products in the uk., so I queried if it was a grey import from europe they said they have checked with Tascam and it is legit uk stock. I don't mind I can use the adaptor or fit a uk plug, but it doesn't sound right to me. What do you guys think?

 

[Redacted]

It's a non-issue electrically, apart from bulk and extra cost on you, but I'm wondering if this is actually legal in the UK, supplier-wise?
I don't know the regs, but in many product areas, (food too!) all sorts of standards and checking has been abandoned, possibly in the UK's push to join the 3rd world over the last 10 years!

 

[Roland68]

So my Tascam cd 200 came with a captive power lead and euro style 2 pin plug fitted, the labels were all correct uk, voltage etc and it works perfectly using a euro 2 pin to 3 pin uk plug adapter.
So I contacted the seller who says this is normal for Tascam products in the uk., so I queried if it was a grey import from europe they said they have checked with Tascam and it is legit uk stock. I don't mind I can use the adaptor or fit a uk plug, but it doesn't sound right to me. What do you guys think?

It's a non-issue electrically, apart from bulk and extra cost on you, but I'm wondering if this is actually legal in the UK, supplier-wise?
I don't know the regs, but in many product areas, (food too!) all sorts of standards and checking has been abandoned, possibly in the UK's push to join the 3rd world over the last 10 years!

The device complies with UK Protection Class II (Class II): equipment featuring double or reinforced insulation that does not require a protective contact (no grounding).
Everything is as prescribed and handled in exactly the same way as in the EU.

 

[Redacted]

OK - I thought mains leads required UK plugs if a mains lead is supplied (might be wrong) - but the protection stuff is about the equipment itself and earthing requirements - a different thing.

 

[Roland68]

OK - I thought mains leads required UK plugs if a mains lead is supplied (might be wrong) - but the protection stuff is about the equipment itself and earthing requirements - a different thing.

But that is precisely the set of specifications this device meets—in the UK just as in the EU.

 

[Redacted]

I think we're at cross-purposes.
Can anyone clarify UK mains plug regs for kit imported to the UK?