Personal CD player evolution


To take a cue from the previous threads 'amp' & 'speaker' personal evolution, I bid you this question...

for me it was a Hitachi small black box circa 1983, bought from a Luskin's discount electronics store (I think I paid around $250), then...

-Yamaha COX-700U (1985 or so, still in use by my father)
-Carver ? model to match a Carver amp I had at the time
-Rega original Planet
-Cary 303/100
-Cary 306/200
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My first was a Magnavox CDP, no remote, "3-beam" pickup, bought new in 1987 from PC Richards. It is still in service(!) in my den. That was followed by a cast-away from my brother, a basic Teac unit, with remote. Actually, it was solidly built and listenable, but vieled. It is now in use in my computer-room system. Currently, I use a Rotel RCD-02, purchased new in 2002. Significantly better than the Teac, but probably my current weakest link. Upgrade planned for later this year.
techniques slp300
rotel rcd 951
pioneer pd65 (wound up using a channel islands dac)
modified philips sacd 1000
apl hi-fi/denon 2900
1988 some basic Phillips CDP
1994 Harman Kardon HK7525
1998 Rega Planet Original (still have this one)
2004 Linn Classik
2004 Linn Genki
2004 Unison Unico CDP
2005 went back to Planet after being disappoinment by the Genki and Unico
2005 Audio Aero Prima MK II

Well, only half as interesting as the Turntable history. Check that one out as well!

Rene
A late developer dragged into the digital age in the late 90's: Ariston player 1997
Copland 266(still used by my son) 2000
Shanling CDT100 2003, heavily modded in 2004