Bas V
pfm Member
You're lucky if Poing! from the Rotterdam Termination Source didn't reach your shores... Must say, it was excellent on CD
top ten iconic CD players
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You're lucky if Poing! from the Rotterdam Termination Source didn't reach your shores... Must say, it was excellent on CD
chartz
If it’s broke fix it!
halvis
pfm Member
Krell KPS-20i
Teac VRDS players
Meridian 200 series or perhaps 500 series
and Micromega Stage series (as most commonly seen, with the lid off) ;-)
As previously mentioned ,the Micromega Solo if that’s the one with the glass lid was very cool.
Linn CD12 surely?
The Electrocompaniet EMC UP is it? They have quite a following too.
The desktop Technics job from the 80s at a push
Teac VRDS players
Meridian 200 series or perhaps 500 series
and Micromega Stage series (as most commonly seen, with the lid off) ;-)
As previously mentioned ,the Micromega Solo if that’s the one with the glass lid was very cool.
Linn CD12 surely?
The Electrocompaniet EMC UP is it? They have quite a following too.
The desktop Technics job from the 80s at a push
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
I’d also suggest the TEAC VRDS10, as the industrial design style set the tone for a lot of subsequent players.
Beobloke
pfm Member
Technics SL-P1200 h
Er... the original was the CD-50!
Ok then, the original. Truly iconic, like much B&O stuff anyway.
Er... the original was the CD-50!
In terms of iconic players I think Pioneer CDJ-1000 (in all it's iterations) maybe deserves a spot in the list. It's been an industry standard for 20 years pretty much becoming the CD equivalent of a 1210.
Yup, the best ones these days are lovely. Here’s Amelie Lens, three cats, and two (snappily-named) CDJ-2000NXS2s...
(Alternatively...)
If and when I get my amplifier built a 47 Labs style makeover ought to be in prospect. At the moment it's a bit bland and based on a repurposed grey rectangular case with a heatsink on either side, which is a bit unimaginative. A funky front panel would cost next to nothing and would help it no end.
Tony L
Administrator
Naim’s pivoting door mech & puck e.g. CDI, CDX etc clearly needs to be here somewhere. I really liked it as it removes belts and nylon draw-mech gears from the ‘inevitable failure’ list, but they dropped the ball in making it possible to lose the puck inside the player. 6/10, good effort.
Roog
pfm Member
Yes they missed the puck recovery 'cat flap' from the design!
I think that for one of the ten places I would propose the Cambridge Audio CD3 by Stan Curtis.
nmtjb
pfm Member
I don't play CD's very often these days but when I do I still like my old AS Transcend- DAX Decade combination (prefer this to the Discrete) for a analogue type presentation. Possibly not iconic but a good player worthy of mention IMO.
CD and DAC by Neil Tully, on Flickr
CD and DAC by Neil Tully, on Flickr
Rockmeister
pfm Member
Philips CD 100
Micromega CD F1
Philips CD 850
Meridian 508.24
and then it was a matter of cost, but I'd not add Esoteric whatever the myth...ear bleeding time i always thought.
Micromega CD F1
Philips CD 850
Meridian 508.24
and then it was a matter of cost, but I'd not add Esoteric whatever the myth...ear bleeding time i always thought.
Whaleblue
Southbound
Most certainly.
Mike P
Trade: Pickwell Audio
The CD960 is a very good shout because not only is it an excellent player in it's own right but it's also the basis for numerous other legendary players such as the Marantz CD94, CD12, CD99, CDR95, Wadia WT3200, Micro Seiki CD-M2 and CD-M100 etc.
chris geary
pfm Member
The Linn Karik was the first CD player I heard that sounded actually good.