[w1ngsfly] shows us the inside of a Phase Linear 9500 player from 1983. Not only does it have many components, but it is also mechanically unusual. The CD loads into a toaster-like slot and even ...

This compact, half-sized component is beautifully ... but the PD-301-X is much more than a CD player. It also has an FM tuner ...

Basically, a CD player consists of two main components: a CD transport mechanism that spins the disc and uses a laser to read off the digital information encoded on it; and a Digital-to-Analog ...