1989 Sears LXI Series top loading CD player

[NJRoadfan]

The first 3 digits of the Sears part number indicate who really built the product. 934 is Hitachi.

[cookie56952]

does it play the same tracks over and over

[Lachlant1984]

The bit where you put the CD player next to the Sega mega Drive made me laugh, that's funny. I really don't mean to be ride or insulting, but the music you're playing isn't the kind of music I like that much, but that's my opinion. I personally would play something from the time period of the CD player, like Roxette, The Stone Roses, The Proclaimers or Ian Moss or Susane Vega, but that's simply my opinion. 

[vwestlife]

@Lachlant1984 I chose the Norwegian CD because the songs on it do not cause any copyright problems, and for modern pop music I think it's pretty good.

[Lachlant1984]

@vwestlife OK, that's a fair point, I didn't even think of that, it makes sense. The copyright thing has gone a bit too far in my opinion.

[Lachlant1984]

@vwestlife That's OK, I understand.

[ThePartnerSubscriber]

interesting. i've seen MANY cd players that tell you to NEVER touch the lens lol...

[prisonson]

digital>analog

[BadEditPro]

Hey, I had two of those that I used in my home studio in the early 90's. They were simple, cheap and reliable. Mine lasted for a long, long time even though I beat the hell out of them. The door is supposed to spring up. Nice to see these again. :) JC

[ClactonRadio]

By the way the first CD Player I got was a Sega Mega CD around 92.

I still have this to.

[vintagevideogamegeek]

You faked me out with the Genesis controllers, lol. Isn't that a power switch right next to the play/pause button?

[vwestlife]

@vintagevideogamegeek No, it's just an LED that glows whenever it's plugged in.

[bakonfreek]

mp3 files have been around since the '80s!?

[vwestlife]

@bakonfreek No. MP3s date back to 1994.

[bakonfreek]

@vwestlife what's on pre-1994 cd's then?

[vwestlife]

@bakonfreek All music CDs, regardless of date, contain uncompressed digital audio. MP3 has nothing to do with it, unless you specifically burn an MP3 CD-R on your computer, which can then only be played on a CD or DVD player which supports MP3 playback. (There are no commercially pre-recorded MP3 CDs. It is strictly a format you create yourself on your computer.)

[Lachlant1984]

@vwestlife Believe it or not there actually are commercially available MP3 CD's, I have some, I have a talking book my mother bought me that's in MP3 CD fprmat, years ago I was given a very early portable MP3 CD player, it came with a pack in MP3 CD that I still have today. I believe BBC Audio have published books on MP3 CD in the past, they may still do now.

[Comptekhs]

I wonder if you hit pause then try to fast forward and reverse in the track if that will work then hit play again?

[vwestlife]

@Comptekhs I tried all possible combinations of buttons, but it simply will not seek within a track.

[Amiduffer]

You find bizarre stuff.

[gli7utubeo]

Wow, that's a strange bird! Love it. Thanks!

[Trance88]

Pretty modern looking CD player for 1989. Nice rounded corners etc. I believe some of the first CD players introduce in 1983 or so were top loading too, right?

[uxwbill]

That's a nice find. Any ideas on a maker?

[Mrtechguy94]

Interesting design. But can it play CD-Rs?

[vwestlife]

@Mrtechguy94 Yes, it plays CD-Rs fine.

[Radu287]

These days you won't find a cd player made only for Audio CDs. Now the audio CDs are played in computers, xboxes,dvd players... I wish they were still making these CD Players.

[artifactingreality]

@Radu287 if you wanna buy them there's still loads second hand... so why would anyone made new ones? or you could spend several thousand on a brand new "top of the range" separate cd player that probably doesn't sound any better than a cheapo one.

[wilkes85]

@Radu287 I know! I was looking around in the electronic section in a department store, and all they had absolutely no real stereo equipment, except for some iPod docks. The rest of it is all computer crap.

[talldude123]

I have a Panasonic discman that is pretty high-tech compared to this! It uses AAA batteries, but has an adapter for AA batteries, also with a remote.

[raymondleeleggs]

Norweigen Dance music ! :D That CD player actually looks like a cassette recorder from far away!

[Jallge]

when i saw this in my subscription box, i thought it was going to be a VCR

[clubcar98]

NEVER touch the lens, break the rules!

That thing is really really basic! There is not a whole lot of anything to offer...but it does look cool!

A volume control and headphone jack would be a huge plus for this machine, and it seems logical to have those, even if they didn't include a power button!

[grod75]

@vwestlife

I still have an RCA discman from about 1998, which came with the car kit and some cool features, like back-lit display and a remote control, but the thing that always annoyed me is that it doesn't have a time display as well... But it does have fast forward and reverse... XD

[Twonky411]

I have ""touched the lens"" too many times!!!

[wildbilltexas]

The amazing thing is that it still works.

Most of the cheap-o CD players I back in the eighties (Symphonic) died after a few years.. probably the lazer died.

[DrCassette]

Interesting CD player! I once found something like this at the dump, but I didn't take it with me because it looked so cheap...