This is my other portable CD player, the Aiwa XP-ZV1, which I'd bought about 10 years ago just so I could play my own custom-compiled (i.e. ripped) CDs. Used it for about a year, until I got the Zen Micro. Aiwa was acquired by Sony in late '02, about a year before this purchase, and parts of the design are reminiscent of Sony's, like the remote control with jog dial and greenish-blue backlit screen (similar to Sony's MD players' remote controls and portable MP3 players in USB sticks). Aiwa has apparently ceased production and operation since a few years ago ('06? '08?), so this item is part of the surviving remnant.
The main body of this CD player is gorgeous - a slim, sleek profile with buttons and ports nicely tapered along the rim. There is no screen on the player itself, it's on the remote control, so you have the choice of using the remote for navigating among the tracks, or set the player on Shuffle mode. It plays CD-R and songs in MP3 format, so you can pack up to 700 Mb worth of your favourite MP3 tracks in 1 disc. This is really the CD equivalent of portable MP3 players. And of course, it plays full carbon copies of CDs too, but who still does that these days?
Comes in the box set, which includes the spoilt rechargeable batteries (if you wish) and external AA battery case (black tube at the extreme left of the photo), but not the battery recharging stand. I have a semi-hardcase pouch which fits snugly over the CD player, to be included for free if you purchase it.
It's such a shame that portable MP3 players dominated the market too soon, because the whole package is almost brand new.
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External: 9.5/10
$15
Just noticed your blog, do you still have this item for sale, If so how much?
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