Sony Playstation 1 for a CD player ???

Tried 2 older ps1 again. Still no magic just ok sound. Used good cables units are in good working order. Both sound the same. We will use for linkied ps1 games as a cd player not so good. But as with all things cheap in audio folks will say best ever, a giant killer heard this so many times with so much cheap kit. PS1 is not a giant killer but for $25 it will play cds. Maybe thats the whole deal not sound quality but that it can sound ok for peanuts. So if $25 for cd play back sparks you go ps1.

Bummer Johnk. You make it sound like it was a $30 cd player or something.

I have a 3 year old Sony DVD player, NSH52P I think, cost $100 at the time. Has incredible timbres and a smooth analog sound. Not the deepest bass and rolled off on the treble, and it doesn't have the greatest detail or imaging, but the timbres are shockingly good. Vocals extremely realistic sounding.

I compared it to a $3000 MF A5 in a high end store and the owner's son could not tell any difference.

It is ahead of a PS3 I have. Much more natural sound, but less detailed. The DVD Player also responds very well to IC upgrades.

I just put an MDF shelf under the PS3, it was sitting on glass. Sound is seriously good now, better than the DVD player - good timbres, great tonal balance, good detail. Clear bargain as a standalone CD player for $300 or so. It is far better than my current Audiolab 8000CD (new series Audiolab).

Given it does so much else, a HUGE BARGAIN.

Has anyone compared PS1 to PS3?

Yes I have a fried who uses their Sony Playstation 1 for a CD player. I have to admit that their music sounds great when they have it playing. And, of course, the only paid about $300 to acheive that sound.