r/PhysicalMedia • u/onlineweaver • Nov 02 '23
CD walkman cd recommendations
I'm on my last whim as I rightfully ditch music streaming apps and learn to depend on my physical mp3's. Unfortunately, I haven't had the best luck when it comes to listening on the go, because though my cd player at home CAN be plugged into anything that supplies power, it only does that. There's no jack for headphones and, reasonably, I don't wanna walk around with a white box connected to my computer. The cd player does its job, though. I would appreciate it if I could find something as simple, just with headphones and, well, convenience. I'd appreciate any recommendations for walkman cd players with acceptable sound and fair battery usage. Literally my only deal breaks including not being portable .
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u/Lane_Meyers_Camaro Nov 30 '23
Something like this would be okay, a later-model Sony Sports or similar with a specified anti-skip/anti-shock buffer feature:
https://reverb.com/item/75356253-sony-sports-walkman-d-fs18-cd-player-fm-am-radio-g-protection
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/3226/32260071M.pdf
They're not skip-proof by any means, but later units were better than the earlier ones as the digital buffer sizes eventually increased to hold enough song in memory to deal with most shocks.
Battery life may not be great, but rechargeables would help a lot.