Thanks for the video Joe.I have a DenonDCM-440 5 disc that has a remote with volume control. I comes in handy as I play it through my 1967 Zenith console. 😉 Please keep on making fun videos like this. You had me laughing more than once!
Hello Joe, I just ran into this video through a UA-cam suggestion. Coincidently, I am the eBay seller that sold this player to you. It's been a year since you had purchased it. I was wondering if you experienced "Sonyitis" or did the player keep on performing? I've been selling a lot of Sony players and this particular model has been very popular. Personally, I think it's quite the workhorse.
Hi, Joe. I have a pioneer six-disc changer (PD-M603) from the early '90s... also have a mischievous black cat from 2008. thanks for the tour. Have a nice day.
Cleaned and re-belted my Sony CX355 300 disc changer 2 yrs ago. Bought it new 2002 from Circuit City in NY, still a great coinless "jukebox", and excellent storage for all that music!....No more jewel boxes.
I just bought a mint ce357 and it really is a beautiful player. While it looks new, detecting a CD can be intermittent. Load up all five slots, and the player may not detect one - have you experienced this?
Joe thanks for the video, I found a free one exact same on the kerb, It skipped a bit but I pulled it apart and fixed it by watching a channel on here 12voltvids, I love this player listening to it now. Uses a great decoding chip lovely sound that is not improved by a DAC. Getting back into CDs. Much better than streaming services.
Hi Joe, greetings and salutations from CHIAPAS México. I have 2 questions, how do you take care of old hardware like that? I mean, the capacitors don't get old? Do you make something to expand the amount of life electronics have? Second question: Do you still have that issue with the creepy stalker? Please take care and keep the family strong. I love your audio gear, you should do a tour with all your old and your "new" old acquisitions
Thank for the nice comment. I don't hoard all that much stuff but a tour sounds like a fun video. Thanks for the suggestion. As for your questions, I usually buy things that have been refurbished. Caps need checking and replaced if needed on anything more than about 30 years old. This CD player is probably less than 20 years old and Sony didn't skimp on parts so it's probably alright. (It was checked out, though.) The best way to prolong the life of any gear is to use it at least one every month or two. Caps decay just sitting around and they need some voltage to form them up. It's always a gamble with old gear... It can last just a few months or 20 more years. Be super careful with old amplifiers! Don't hook speakers you care about in to them until they've been checked with a volt meter to make sure they are not putting out DC to the speakers. That will fry the voice coils. Ask me how I know? The stalker dude gave up. I waited him out for almost a year.... I guess he got bored and moved on to someone else. :)
@@EzeeLinux Thank you for answering Joe, I learned something from it, didn't know about charging the caps once in a while, really appreciate it. And off topic, do you have dogs or just the infernal pretty cute CD destroyer cat? LOL
I had the 500 CD Changer also. It was just too much for my tastes. I usually listen to vinyl, I have over 6,000 albums. Anyway I traded the 500 CD Changer for the Sony 5 CD Changer. about eight years ago. Life became much simpler after that.
Nice video! I’ve given up on Sony products because they don’t stand behind them. They made some great stuff in the past. Anything from them, no matter how much it costs, just goes to the dumpster if it fails. Sad commentary on a once great company.
Sony used to have best audio quality (and 'reasonably' priced)back in the days at least in India. Before them it was National Panasonic. I believe National Panasonic is dead now.. (India has a very strict import policy in 'good old days' with import duties of electronics usually hovering around 100% to 200%)
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Cool video ! Have a great day Joe !
Thanks 👍
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Thanks for the video Joe.I have a DenonDCM-440 5 disc that has a remote with volume control. I comes in handy as I play it through my 1967 Zenith console. 😉
Please keep on making fun videos like this. You had me laughing more than once!
Hello Joe, I just ran into this video through a UA-cam suggestion. Coincidently, I am the eBay seller that sold this player to you. It's been a year since you had purchased it. I was wondering if you experienced "Sonyitis" or did the player keep on performing? I've been selling a lot of Sony players and this particular model has been very popular. Personally, I think it's quite the workhorse.
Hi, Joe. I have a pioneer six-disc changer (PD-M603) from the early '90s... also have a mischievous black cat from 2008. thanks for the tour. Have a nice day.
Cleaned and re-belted my Sony CX355 300 disc changer 2 yrs ago. Bought it new 2002 from Circuit City in NY, still a great coinless "jukebox", and excellent storage for all that music!....No more jewel boxes.
Love it I had fun with my jukebox too. They are just nerdy cool
I just bought a mint ce357 and it really is a beautiful player. While it looks new, detecting a CD can be intermittent. Load up all five slots, and the player may not detect one - have you experienced this?
I’ve got my copy of “1” CD sitting right next to my 5 disc CD player. Thank you, Joe
LOL... I thought that would be nice eye candy but if I had known the cat would kick it over I'd have left it on the shelf. :)
Joe thanks for the video, I found a free one exact same on the kerb, It skipped a bit but I pulled it apart and fixed it by watching a channel on here 12voltvids, I love this player listening to it now. Uses a great decoding chip lovely sound that is not improved by a DAC. Getting back into CDs. Much better than streaming services.
Any idea how to get one of these fixed? My player would not close and the table kept rotating so I removed all of my CDs. Thanks.
I had this 20 years ago. I used it to record tracks from cds to mini disc. It can pre prgram what songs from what discs it should play
Hi Joe, greetings and salutations from CHIAPAS México.
I have 2 questions, how do you take care of old hardware like that? I mean, the capacitors don't get old? Do you make something to expand the amount of life electronics have?
Second question: Do you still have that issue with the creepy stalker?
Please take care and keep the family strong.
I love your audio gear, you should do a tour with all your old and your "new" old acquisitions
Thank for the nice comment. I don't hoard all that much stuff but a tour sounds like a fun video. Thanks for the suggestion. As for your questions, I usually buy things that have been refurbished. Caps need checking and replaced if needed on anything more than about 30 years old. This CD player is probably less than 20 years old and Sony didn't skimp on parts so it's probably alright. (It was checked out, though.) The best way to prolong the life of any gear is to use it at least one every month or two. Caps decay just sitting around and they need some voltage to form them up. It's always a gamble with old gear... It can last just a few months or 20 more years. Be super careful with old amplifiers! Don't hook speakers you care about in to them until they've been checked with a volt meter to make sure they are not putting out DC to the speakers. That will fry the voice coils. Ask me how I know? The stalker dude gave up. I waited him out for almost a year.... I guess he got bored and moved on to someone else. :)
@@EzeeLinux Thank you for answering Joe, I learned something from it, didn't know about charging the caps once in a while, really appreciate it. And off topic, do you have dogs or just the infernal pretty cute CD destroyer cat? LOL
I had the 500 CD Changer also. It was just too much for my tastes. I usually listen to vinyl, I have over 6,000 albums. Anyway I traded the 500 CD Changer for the Sony 5 CD Changer. about eight years ago. Life became much simpler after that.
Nice video!
I’ve given up on Sony products because they don’t stand behind them.
They made some great stuff in the past. Anything from them, no matter how much it costs, just goes to the dumpster if it fails. Sad commentary on a once great company.
I think I have one of those. Might be broken. I just stream now
Sony used to have best audio quality (and 'reasonably' priced)back in the days at least in India. Before them it was National Panasonic. I believe National Panasonic is dead now..
(India has a very strict import policy in 'good old days' with import duties of electronics usually hovering around 100% to 200%)