WTS: Aiwa XP-ZV1 portable CD player

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.

Interested? For enquiries and purchasing: find me here

Internal: 9.5/10
External: 9.5/10

$15

WTS: Panasonic SL-SX510 portable CD player

Portable CD players are so extinct by now, that some kids have never seen them. Before burning and ripping became rampant, and even before mobile phones supported MP3 ringtones, this was the must-have for listening to your favourite music on the go.

What you see here was my faithful companion from slightly more than a decade ago. The Panasonic SL-SX510 portable CD player was made in Japan, runs on AA batteries, has an on-board screen, and a nice remote control with its own blue backlit screen (compatible with any standard headphones with a 3.5 mm jack). I was using this on a daily basis during my journeys on the train back in '03.

This CD player comes in the box set (box, manual, remote, earphones, external AA battery compartment). No rechargeable batteries included, since the ones that came in the box obviously don't work anymore. The external condition is pristine, with no scratches or dents. It plays all original CDs perfectly well, but will not play ripped CDs. There is an internal compartment for AAA batteries which doesn't work - only AA batteries will do.

Interested? For enquiries and purchasing: drop me a note

Internal: 8/10
External: 9.5/10

$10