Sony CDP-35 from 1986: International playboy.

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  @DavidSusiloUnscripted · 1 year ago

  This player width is actually a standard width. There are 3 audio component standards. Mini, Midi, and “regular” (approx 17”). Oh, there is another standard which is rackmount at 19”.  This player is a midi width, a popular size upwards to around 2000 in Asian countries.

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  @windowsxp2227 · 2 months ago

  A bit of a story... When I was a kid, about 10 years ago, I picked up a very similar unit at a flea market. A Sony CDP-45 manufactured in 1986. I&apos;ve always loved 80s electronics so this player was especially interesting to me. The man who sold it to me assured me it worked, but as soon as I tried it at home, the loading mechanism did the exact same thing as shown in the video. I took it apart and tried to repair it but couldn&apos;t get it working. I was pretty upset about it at the time and almost threw it away, but for some reason I felt like I should hold onto it. Fast forward all these years, I come across your video. I ran down into the basement and lo and behold, the cd player is still sitting down there. I followed your process to replace that belt and sure enough, the player loads and plays CDs perfect now! <br><br>I&apos;m certainly glad I held onto it. It made my whole day finally getting that old player working after all those years. Thanks for posting this video, you certainly earned yourself a subscriber!

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  @Woodys_Wisdom · 1 year ago

  That&apos;s probably the fastest disc read speed I&apos;ve seen

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  @timbre7999 · 7 months ago (edited)

  Fantastic channel, especially for CD player enthousiasts. Love getting this overview of- and insight into the history of CD players and their mechanisms, keep up the good work!

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  @foxylove7854 · 1 year ago

  I have one of these, acquired back in the 1990s. I used it for quite some time, really loved the super fast TOC / track loading, nice tactile buttons, decent display etc. Used it in numerous amateur theatre shows for sound effects / music, where a quick, easy, tactile intuitive interface are appreciated. It would play damaged / scratched discs in many cases where other machines wouldn&apos;t, so it was just a nice machine to use and have on hand. Still have it somewhere (and I ended up with a second one as well) - getting inspired to dig them out and give them a &nbsp;run again :)

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  @hahnsolo7241 · 1 year ago

  The old machines are very thankful and mostly in better quality than players from the middle 90&apos;s and above, and more rapair friendly in my opinion.<br>Congratulation to bring another vintage cd player back to life !

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  @GrumpyPanther · 1 year ago

  Excellent album choice. &nbsp;One of the best albums - EVER.

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  @specgrade3275 · 3 weeks ago

  This was my first CD player. I got it for Christmas in 1986, when I was sixteen. In 1990, it wouldn&apos;t play a disc unless I barely touched the spinning disc clamp.

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  @AG-un7dz · 6 months ago

  I had that player. It looks like a multi system player that used to be sold on military bases overseas.

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  @TheHeed1969 · 11 months ago

  My dad bought the same CD player in late 1986. So after watching this video, I purchased the same player on eBay as parts or spares and it had the same fault on the video. Fixed within minutes. What a great player, sounds much better than my other mid, &nbsp;late 90s cd players.<br><br>Great channel too, thanks again.

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  @gazyounglive · 1 year ago

  1980&apos;s was the real genesis of the 14&quot; wide midi systems that were ever present into the 1990&apos;s when they tried to kill vynil off with the mini systems at 11.5&quot; wide... so it would likely be intended for CD compatible midi systems or supplied with one optionally in the day... though 1986/87 CD&apos;s were still on the pricey side compared with cassette or LP

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  @Hiphopasaurus · 1 year ago

  Had this one growing up - our first CD player. One very important thing to note - those three pegs with felt can, after enough time, slightly contact the CD and damage it while playing. I know this because my little brother was playing a CD and then put it on pause and forgot about it. When we came back maybe the next day we had discovered a small groove was worn on the bottom of the disc where those pegs were. That was the first ruined CD I&apos;d ever seen in my life. Maybe why you didn&apos;t see that in later designs!

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