kpk@gitpyr.UUCP (Kevin P. Kleinfelter) (11/03/85)
Has anyone in netland seen a "Diskman" style CD player besides the
Sony in a stereo store? I see ads, spec sheets, reviews, etc. for portable
CD players by Technics and Yamaha, but can find none. A local "catalog
showroom" has a Technics CD player (NOT the D-5) listed in its catalog, but
not in stock ("We expect them to be delivered REAL SOON NOW").
Have there been problems with production? I know that the Sony D-5 is too
sensitive to vibration to be truly a portable.
If anyone has actually used a "Diskman" style CD player as a portable, I would
be interested in your review. I want to use one for skiing (downhill in
the white stuff...the only kind of real skiing).ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (11/04/85)
> > If anyone has actually used a "Diskman" style CD player as a portable, I would > be interested in your review. I want to use one for skiing (downhill in > the white stuff...the only kind of real skiing). Actually, there was announced a new SONY that actually had the batteries inside it. I saw it in the papers about two weeks ago, but not in any store. SRP $300. -Ron
jib@prism.UUCP (11/05/85)
I have had a Sony D-5 since June and have used it as a portable. I found
it fine for use while walking, traveling on NY subways, etc, but not for
jogging or climbing stairs -- it seems to be sensitive to irregular
motion, especially when the batteries are getting weak. BTW, alkaline
batteries seem to last about 4 to 5 hours; rechargeables (ni-cad) about
2.
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(617) 661-0777 Cambridge, MA 02140ins_ashs@jhunix.UUCP (Scott H. Seidman) (11/19/85)
> Has anyone in netland seen a "Diskman" style CD player besides the > Sony in a stereo store? I see ads, spec sheets, reviews, etc. for portable > CD players by Technics and Yamaha, but can find none. A local "catalog > showroom" has a Technics CD player (NOT the D-5) listed in its catalog, but > not in stock ("We expect them to be delivered REAL SOON NOW"). > > Have there been problems with production? I know that the Sony D-5 is too > sensitive to vibration to be truly a portable. > > If anyone has actually used a "Diskman" style CD player as a portable, I would > be interested in your review. I want to use one for skiing (downhill in > the white stuff...the only kind of real skiing). Friends of mine do have the Diskman. (deluxe is about 240 bucks) They do not use them as portables. They use them as a part of their system, and have been extremely satisfied
rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (11/23/85)
[] I have wondered the same thing. Someone talked about a "D-50, Mark II". None of the stores around here have heard of it. It sounds like a Japanese model as they call the D-5 the D-50 over there, I've heard. Anyhow, the December issue of ...high fidelity tells all about the D-7. Like a D-5 only much smaller (when you consider the battery pack). In fact, looks about the size of the D-5 when it has its battery pack on. So I broke down and called sony (1-800-222-SONY). They said not released in this country until January. I said, "That's a hell of a time to release a new product." "It SURE is!" the young lady replied. The D-7 is similar to the D-5 but several added features including (HF says) programmability, shuffle play and at least some form of repeat. With battery case included the list price is supposed to be $300 - same list as the D-5. -- "It's the thought, if any, that counts!" Dick Grantges hound!rfg