[net.audio] D-5 question

fischer@crystal.UUCP (03/22/85)

I saw a demo of the Sony D-5 unit yesterday, and it is astounding. I have
one question which the salesman couldn't answer. When I listen to classical
pieces, I often stop in the middle, and finish at a later time. The D-5 has
a pause, which keeps the CD spinning, and a stop which resets play to the
beginning when restarted. Is there any easy way to stop in the middle and
restart later? (I know that I can write down the current track number, and
later manually search to the right track. -- I see this as too inconvenient).
Is there something I missed, D-5 lovers?

rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (03/25/85)

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I think the D-5 is not the only CD player unable to do what you ask. The 
D-5 is a no frills unit. If you want to pay several hundred dollars for
the feature you are seeking, go right ahead - it's a free country. You
have the track number and the elapsed time within the track. That can
get you back to where you want to be when you need to return to the middle of a track. I'm not sure that any player will give you what you are asking:
Guaranteed return to the point at which you turn off the system - at any
arbitrary point within a track. Many of the fancy units will give you the 
ability to key-in the point within a track at which you want to start. That
is perhaps less work than finding the spot with the  "fast forward"
capability.

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