The worst CDP for the money is a broken CDP.
No question that one that plays is (usually) better than one that is silent.
My first doorstop was the first 1983 Sanyo $1,000. entry model.
That Sanyo had a tilt drawer and lasted about a year, Lucky that it broke BEFORE the warranty ended so I got it fixed and immediatly sold it.
The the Sony 102. (or was it the 110, or 201,, anyway the second generation thingy) That never played right. It sometimes took several tries of putting the CD in and pressing play to get it to work. Sold that to someone who was not in a hurry... She had it for many years, Happily reinserting CDs when she used it.
Then I had a Philips 880 (the fancy 1986 or so model for $750. That lasted ten years, and then a cap failed and I took a hammer to it.
Then the Sony 89ES changer, That died after 100,000 hours of constant play.. Hammered that sucker into dust too.
(I enjoy destroying things that gave me pleasure...)
Now one of my Sony five disc is acting up. can still use it but the heavy arm of distruction is not far off.
I also have a Sony SCD777ES and other assorted CD dreck. Soon enough they will all die a tragic death. And another Cd gizmo is added to take the place of the trash bin'ned sucker.
So far they ALL are crap.
Play it for 100,000 hours and the sucker decides to wear out... no way cheap junk!!!!
No question that one that plays is (usually) better than one that is silent.
My first doorstop was the first 1983 Sanyo $1,000. entry model.
That Sanyo had a tilt drawer and lasted about a year, Lucky that it broke BEFORE the warranty ended so I got it fixed and immediatly sold it.
The the Sony 102. (or was it the 110, or 201,, anyway the second generation thingy) That never played right. It sometimes took several tries of putting the CD in and pressing play to get it to work. Sold that to someone who was not in a hurry... She had it for many years, Happily reinserting CDs when she used it.
Then I had a Philips 880 (the fancy 1986 or so model for $750. That lasted ten years, and then a cap failed and I took a hammer to it.
Then the Sony 89ES changer, That died after 100,000 hours of constant play.. Hammered that sucker into dust too.
(I enjoy destroying things that gave me pleasure...)
Now one of my Sony five disc is acting up. can still use it but the heavy arm of distruction is not far off.
I also have a Sony SCD777ES and other assorted CD dreck. Soon enough they will all die a tragic death. And another Cd gizmo is added to take the place of the trash bin'ned sucker.
So far they ALL are crap.
Play it for 100,000 hours and the sucker decides to wear out... no way cheap junk!!!!