Technics SL-PD9 5-Disc CD Changer
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- Device Type: Changer
- Number of Discs: 5
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Impress your friends. Have dinner on Technics.
Pros
Price, optical out for digital sound, change discs in rotation without stopping playback, PRICE!
Cons
Remote is limited to CD player operation, as expected for a CD player remote.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Your friends never have to know that you only paid $90 for your CD player. Take them to dinner with the money you save if you want to impress them.
There are plenty of more expensive CD players out there.
Dumping megabucks on an overpriced, "high end" Harmon Kardon player might impress your friends.
Call me old-fashioned, but my friends and I can only listen to one CD at a time. No matter how many CDs I accumulate, the most we're ever going to be able to listen to is one-at-a-time.
For that reason, I really don't see the point on spending big bucks on a CD player that holds hundreds of discs. I have had a hard enough time keeping the my CDs matched with their jewel cases since I bought my first Technics single CD player with MASH technology back in 1987.
I have since owned four CD changers (both 5 disc carousel and 6 disc cartridge models), and three of the four were equipped with an optical digital output. Other than that, I noticed little difference in sound quality and overall performance between them.
For me, the main advantage to the carousel models is that the listener can change the other discs in the rotation without stopping playback. Spiral, single disc and all disc shuffle modes combined with the repeat modes and 32-step program play allow for endless combinations of your favorite music.
This particular model changed between tracks and discs about as speedily as any of my previous players, with no exaggerated pause between discs during playback.
In the past, I have found Technics equipment to outlast the similarly-priced Sony models. All of the Technics equipment I have owned is still working (mostly in the homes of my parents and brothers), and they still get regular heavy use. There's no reason to expect the SL-PD9 to break from this tradition.
The remote is pretty vanilla, but it certainly serves its purpose well. Using the remote to take advantage of the program play feature actually simplifies the task.
Sound quality plugged into my Yamaha HTR-5550 with optical digital connection was much better than average. I am currently using 1987 "vintage" Yamaha NS-1000's as my main speakers with a pair of 2-way JBL 6X9's that I originally bought for my car in 1998 for surround. My center channel is a newer Bose VCS-10 with a relatively unremarkable Polk powered subwoofer.
Dumping megabucks on an overpriced, "high end" Harmon Kardon player might impress your friends.
Call me old-fashioned, but my friends and I can only listen to one CD at a time. No matter how many CDs I accumulate, the most we're ever going to be able to listen to is one-at-a-time.
For that reason, I really don't see the point on spending big bucks on a CD player that holds hundreds of discs. I have had a hard enough time keeping the my CDs matched with their jewel cases since I bought my first Technics single CD player with MASH technology back in 1987.
I have since owned four CD changers (both 5 disc carousel and 6 disc cartridge models), and three of the four were equipped with an optical digital output. Other than that, I noticed little difference in sound quality and overall performance between them.
For me, the main advantage to the carousel models is that the listener can change the other discs in the rotation without stopping playback. Spiral, single disc and all disc shuffle modes combined with the repeat modes and 32-step program play allow for endless combinations of your favorite music.
This particular model changed between tracks and discs about as speedily as any of my previous players, with no exaggerated pause between discs during playback.
In the past, I have found Technics equipment to outlast the similarly-priced Sony models. All of the Technics equipment I have owned is still working (mostly in the homes of my parents and brothers), and they still get regular heavy use. There's no reason to expect the SL-PD9 to break from this tradition.
The remote is pretty vanilla, but it certainly serves its purpose well. Using the remote to take advantage of the program play feature actually simplifies the task.
Sound quality plugged into my Yamaha HTR-5550 with optical digital connection was much better than average. I am currently using 1987 "vintage" Yamaha NS-1000's as my main speakers with a pair of 2-way JBL 6X9's that I originally bought for my car in 1998 for surround. My center channel is a newer Bose VCS-10 with a relatively unremarkable Polk powered subwoofer.
