Album wall art that plays itself - km5 CP1 wall-hanging CD player

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Most wall mounted CD players are hampered by copying a design Muji introduced in the 20th century. The km5 CP1 gets a lot right by taking a different route.
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@tuomas_h Жыл бұрын

One more cool trick the Beosound 9000 CD mechanism had up its sleeve is that after spinning your discs, it would always leave them in the exact orientation you placed them in - so if you had CDs worth looking at, they would always remain the right way up.

@kelownatechkid Жыл бұрын

That's an incredibly nice attention to detail

@thesteelrodent1796 Жыл бұрын

until the rotation sensor failed and it couldn't tell which way round it was ;) But it (at least on the later versions) would also read the discs faster than it played them - effectively the same concept as shock protection - so the music would keep playing while it changed discs. That machine really is a display piece more than anything, since many of them have reliability issues because it uses optical sensors for aligning the player and the discs, which makes it sensitive to dust. One of my friends in school (or rather his parents) had one and it ended up only being able to play discs in the one slot after a couple years because it couldn't find the other slots anymore. The Beosound 2500 had similar issues with its sliding doors where the drive belt would snap, or it'd just stop being able to tell if the doors were open or closed.

@dcpayne5264 Жыл бұрын

I really wish B&O would make a new cd player. And while I’m at it, an affordable record player (I can dream)

@lucasRem-ku6eb Жыл бұрын

@@dcpayne5264 Forget B&O if your that cheap ! cheap dreams ? Absolut formats .... Record ? LP ? Ortofox element is enough, any direct drive player, $100 max ???

@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391 Жыл бұрын

It was a sad day when BnO stopped making CD players.

@smartpug967 Жыл бұрын

If I were rich, I would buy a TON of these and display my favourite albums one large wall. Then, whenever I want to listen to a specific album, I'd just press the play button.

@elmerseiscientos Ай бұрын

😄

@johnnychang4233 Жыл бұрын

It's incredible we reached a generation that already consider a CD a rare vintage occurrence after 40 years of it's conception.

@MeriaDuck Жыл бұрын

We've also seen ISDN telephony come and go, buy yes, remember it being very new in 1983

@bntrs Жыл бұрын

Or a collectable - Often times Kpop singles/albums will come out in multiple versions just like variant covers for comics, and as far as I know fans must like collecting them

@katrinabryce Жыл бұрын

In the 1940s, we had 78rpm records, which were utterly obsolete by the 1980s and only found in museums. Whereas you can still buy new CD players and CDs.

@jamspaper Жыл бұрын

40 years is a long time.

@mysticmarble94 Жыл бұрын

Ehmmm ... 40 years is almost half a century.

@aristo999999999 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, the second one really looks nice. It is also smart that it doesn't even try to mount the speaker by itself and let say if connected to ceiling speakers, it might even be neater. A few of those mounted on walls, color matched, and you are set to have a museum look.

@wagesof58 Жыл бұрын

Even better, mount some jewel cases and play the tracks from your iPod to the Bluetooth speaker you need for this to work...

@warrenblack2350 Жыл бұрын

Is your pfp an edited image of Yu Narukami?

@Scroogs Жыл бұрын

@@wagesof58 this does not spark joy

@PlanBrian7 5 ай бұрын

@@Scroogsthat's a matter of perspective.

@shawnswitenky1158 Жыл бұрын

I will never stop smiling at the protective plastic removal scenes. Best creative embellishment on KZfaq. Excellent work!

@adamwallacefineart3407 Жыл бұрын

A Techmoan protective plastic removal scene compilation I think would be so popular, it could break KZfaq.

@pascalbruyere7108 Жыл бұрын

I think it should be done a little slower…

@CandyAppleBlue Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Techmoan, for using our album Second Sight on the compact disc format to demonstrate the features of the wall-hanging CD 💿 players in your latest video. The km5 CP1 is a beautiful-looking device! Thanks for shining a light on it! 🍬🍎🟦

@dashcamandy2242 Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU, for providing excellent music, and letting that music be freely available for tech KZfaqrs to use in demonstrations, without fear of DMCA or Content ID/Monetization issues! 👏

@DmitryGorbushin Жыл бұрын

I discovered your wonderful music only because of this funny video by Techmoan. Never heard about your band before!

@padraigcollins6525 Жыл бұрын

Mat, though I have no interest in buying this product, I’m still grateful that you made a video about it. You make Saturday nights (I’m on the other side of the world) better. Especially cold winter nights like this one.

@proCaylak Жыл бұрын

also hot summer nights over here in the northern hemisphere :D

@uncled39 Жыл бұрын

Hot summer nights in England.

@mjowsey Жыл бұрын

It's so cold and wet in Perth! Almost feels like a Cornish Winter!

@Mikaci_the_Grand_Duke Жыл бұрын

Big thumbs up for the Pete Rock and C. L. Smooth and also for Eric B. and Rakim CDs!👍 Anyhow, an even better solution would be an option to attach the whole jewelcase, without a need to take out the the CD booklet. ( I wrote this before seeing the end of the video. 😊)

@rokucam1958 Жыл бұрын

T.R.O.Y. is still one of my favorite songs

@nickwallette6201 Жыл бұрын

How many times do I have a thought and then read the comments to see other people had the same thought. Given that at least three of us had the idea to put the jewel case in there, what’s going on in those product design meetings? How do they miss this stuff?

@MrJuicekrew Жыл бұрын

@@rokucam1958 Use your condoms, take sips from the brew, when they reminisce over you, listen.

@Mikaci_the_Grand_Duke 11 ай бұрын

@@nickwallette6201 Well, that would probably need a bit brighter cover door and more an more material cost. I don't think that all those people are that stupid not recognizing the better solution, but they chose a cheaper one, unfortunately. The competition and the price war on the cheap "Chinese" market is too strong.

@fearlessjoebanzai Жыл бұрын

David Niven. The idea of having your favourite albums displayed on your wall, that you can play at a touch, is fantastic! Thankfully there's a bunch of ways we could achieve this now! Thank you for the inspiration 🙏

@tooshort4892 Жыл бұрын

You've intrigued me yet again! Thanks for including the Amazon Japan link. This is a collector's piece that just may be added to one's collection. 🙂

@TechBaffle Жыл бұрын

The second one looks very fancy with its clean minimalist design. Looks almost like a picture frame especially with the album artwork. But hey, if they reduce the Amazon one, at that price you can hardly complain!

@lucasRem-ku6eb Жыл бұрын

must be essential gear, Bezos, who bought it ? Indie markets only ?

@SWLongtail Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I've been having a hard time picking a CD player for my work area that would display some of the discs I listen to, and your past videos + my own shopping around painted a pretty bleak image for finding a new CD player that can go on my wall. I had looked at the Amazon wall mounted CD players featured in the first half of this, but always found them a bit to "melted bar of soap" aesthetic. The km5 player is sharp and crisp looking, and the ability to slot in the album art is a win. Perfect!

@shynebox Жыл бұрын

I like it; It's easy to forget album running orders are often considered, so you get an extra creative kick out of sitting down and listening to the whole thing, plus it showcases the cover art, adding more creative back for your buck!

@TommyDeonauthsArchives Жыл бұрын

As a person who still collects physical music cds, or at the very least gets CDs as presents during Christmas or birthdays... this was a neat video. Plus that new Japanese wall mounted cd player does solve one problem when it comes to playing a cd in the Muji one... the Disc isn't exposed.

@sws212 3 ай бұрын

For those wanting to buy from an English interface, Yanko Design has it listed on their shops as well. It's sold as a frame CD player and there's an option for one with a built-in speaker.

@Faroesx Жыл бұрын

I love the obscure tech you show. Been watching you for quite some time now, and every single video is amazing! Thank you for another amazing video.

@gordonwelcher9598 Жыл бұрын

I would prefer " Don't turn it on, take it apaaart. " But he has a much more soothing voice than Dave.

@macgvrs Жыл бұрын

Still amazed at the rather unique things you manage to find. Definitely entertaining.

@Ranger_Kevin Жыл бұрын

An even better idea would be to replace the front window with an E-Ink Display that automatically downloads and displays the album art of the disk you put in. That way you would not have to take out and replace the booklet every time you change CDs.

@glengreenman3921 Жыл бұрын

That's what I was expecting when I saw this video's thumbnail. Once again, disappointing tech...

@marleyjanim5033 Жыл бұрын

1000

@TrollDecker Жыл бұрын

I was thinking LCD like a pessimistic muppet because even greyscale E-ink displays are still aneurysm-inducingly expensive. D:

@rockybouldr Жыл бұрын

@@glengreenman3921good if we see it in the next iteration

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Жыл бұрын

That's an excellent idea. Heck, at that point it could just be an e-ink display that scrapes whatever is playing on your phone or computer now and gets the art

@Demonboy362 Жыл бұрын

No better way to start a Saturday than with a Techmoan video. I always love seeing your old hip-hop too, T.R.O.Y is a classic

@georgecunningham9175 Жыл бұрын

I have to admit that one of my "secret pleasures" in watching your videos is the seemingly innocuous way you forestall the naysayers and the overly critical with your nuanced "if ya don't like it, don't buy it"......................particularly well founded since you are so complete with the pros and cons of each subject. I would hesitate to get into a verbal sparring match with you - and I'm GOOD at it!

@gabsrants Жыл бұрын

8:35 - "Because of it's origins it does have an effective shock protection buffer" I didn't get that at first, but then I was like "Oh, right, earthquakes!"

@moonshine3333 Жыл бұрын

It’s always good to have the ability to listen to music as your house collapses around you 😳😊

@1969longshanks Жыл бұрын

I'm very slow 😂

@Techmoan Жыл бұрын

nope - the mechanisms origins as a portable cd player - they need shock protection. .

@gabsrants Жыл бұрын

@@Techmoan I realized that too late, and the earthquake explanation is now head canon.

@codingquantum2195 Жыл бұрын

I could imagine the second one being useful for people still wanting a CD player in a modern car. As those often come without AUX-in, the BT feature would be perfect.

@shinigami146 Жыл бұрын

I always enjoy when you are able to slip in some of your appreciation for old school hip hop.

@reyluna9332 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for plating that song. I haven't heard it in decades and the last time I did, I didn't get the name off the radio. They reminisce over you, thank you.

@RaveDecoy242 Жыл бұрын

Man your music choices are great. Much respect for having Rakim.

@JasonStorey Жыл бұрын

I have to say, I absolutely love the passive aggressive pre-emptive responses you sometimes pop into a video. It can be insanely grating seeing the same inane comments, those random barbs always catch me off guard and give me a cathartic chuckle. Great video as always.

@gingerelvis Жыл бұрын

Matt I shouldn't be surprised by this point having watched your channel since you used to do motorcycle helmet cam reviews, but I'm always pleasantly surprised by the classic hip hop that you feature. Always a solid selection

@himselfe Жыл бұрын

This is a nice idea, despite CDs being basically dead for the mainstream market. It would have been great if they could have made some sort of swappable cartridge system which keeps the CD and cover in and just slots in, but that would have made it way more expensive. Future idea for any companies listening: a FLAC playing picture frame with an e-paper display for album art.

@koene2276 Жыл бұрын

I really like the one displaying the album art! I do agree with you it should be able to take the whole case for convenience. On the topic of discs, it might be interesting to do a video on UMD, Sony's proprietary format for their PSP. It was supposed to be a universal media disc, so that means it played movies as well. You could connect the PSP up to a TV as well, if I recall correctly.

@finkelmana Жыл бұрын

I think he did do a video on UMD many years ago.

@batmandestroys1978 Жыл бұрын

Great item. Great video again! Its about time, they give you that knighthood Techmoan, for great service and entertainment you have given us for a number of years on KZfaq. Well done Sir!

@Greenhourglass Жыл бұрын

"Most CDs are not decorative" might be true for your collection but definitely not all. Almost every CD i have has at least the album cover or original artwork on it, which is why i was originally fascinated when I heard about these, I've never understood why there weren't more players that show off the disc inside rather than just hiding it away.

@wizard-pirate Жыл бұрын

The design is super clean, but not sterile. The device includes legacy features (as it is a CD player afterall), as well as some great modern additions. Really neat product.

@ocker2000 Жыл бұрын

Very nice. Thanks for pointing this one out! At least some producers are thinking the right designs today.

@charleswaddington1082 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy all your videos. It's nice with the back stories.

@DrgnSpawn Жыл бұрын

Just looked at their website, and they've added a CP2 to their lineup, that includes a built in speaker.

@JHMBB2 Жыл бұрын

At first I wasn't sure this made sense, but I'm worried my favorite Sony Discman might be on it's way out. I'm actually kinda of tempted.

@treinenliefde Жыл бұрын

Me too! I've thought about buying a walkman to modify and put on the wall but this is actually quite a nice device and will probably look quite a bit better.

@ffsireallydontcare Жыл бұрын

8:27 Now that's attention to detail, I expected a crackle as the headphone plug was inserted, and you gave it to us! Well done!

@S777DJT 5 ай бұрын

Just bought a CP1 and am waiting on its shipping from Japan via eBay. Can’t wait to get it and play / hang the many plethora of CD’s I have. Your video was really interesting and insightful - ultimately inspiring me to make the purchase. Thank you

@clivepotts1273 Жыл бұрын

The one you got from Japan without all the unnecessary cables is very nice, I just might invest in one

@rustkitty Жыл бұрын

If you're going to put the booklet into the window I feel like at that point it's more of a permanent fixture rather than something that needs an internal battery. If it wasn't held together with clips I imagine one could easily mod it to take out the battery (for long term safety) and replace it with an appropriate power converter so it can be wired directly into a wall hole as if it was a light fixture.

@thesteelrodent1796 Жыл бұрын

you just have to use the right tools and be careful when you take it apart and put it back together. I do it all the time with laptops and it's really not a big deal. Of couse if the plastic is really poor quality it will break no matter how careful you are, but in that case the whole thing is usually also not worth keeping

@daw1kurp Жыл бұрын

I mean, adding a Qi charging receiver to the back and routing a thin flexible cable to the power socket would also be an option

@ProtoV33MK1 Жыл бұрын

@@daw1kurp Or you could put it on a recessed wall box with a USB outlet and that flex cable. Qi works too, but the USB route would probably be cheaper, and you're already putting stuff in the walls.

@markbrum Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt. Great video!

@DumahBrazorf Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the efforts on the slow peeling.

@PassiveDestroyer Жыл бұрын

That's pretty neat! I like it as an item in a bookcase of CDs, but I'm glad the wall mount is offered. That carrying case looks good too, but I feel that exists so you can surprise someone with playing a CD in a big case! I can sort of see the appeal for the original one, but it almost feels like an idea of "The Future" from the 80's.

@FatherDraven Жыл бұрын

Something like this with a transparent display built into the front glass to digitally display the album art or a visualizer/video while still vaguely seeing the disc spinning behind would be neat. Maybe a multi-CD one for bigger display area and spiffy CD-changer action. Too expensive for me to buy and not something I would even if I could afford it.. but neat!

@bigveganal Жыл бұрын

I have to admit, although I enjoy your videos I’m usually not bothered about buying the stuff - but I WANT I WANT I WANT!!! My favourite album isn’t available on ANY streaming service, so having the CD sat ready on my bookcase would be amazing. And this player is so clean and modern ❤

@razeel2000 Жыл бұрын

Oh, I am so tempted.... Bookmarking this for now. Thanks, Techmoan! :)

@PollenPirate Жыл бұрын

Amazing taste in hip hop!

@cptsalek Жыл бұрын

This is an interesting device. I imagine it would be even cooler if it had an multi colour epaper display and an internal album art database so it would display the album cover sheet recognising the disc.

@jbaldwin1970 Жыл бұрын

I think you’re describing a wall mounted streaming device with an album art display 😅

@jabbany2715 Жыл бұрын

If someone could find an epaper display of just the right size I can see this being an moderate/easy mod to hack together.

@noah.123 Жыл бұрын

That's what I was hoping this was going into the video, although using the cd booklet is neat too I suppose

@timmturner Жыл бұрын

For that much coin it should be this.

@zawacchi Жыл бұрын

I would buy something like this in an instant. Maybe a nice Kickstarter idea? 🤔

@TapeFlip Жыл бұрын

love all the classic hip hop albums you got!

@dyingbreed7740 Жыл бұрын

My dude pulling out dope 90’s hip hop. I see you homie ✌🏽

@iceb-akap77ice93 Жыл бұрын

Yeah man. Like the idea of the 2nd one. BeiBeing able to display your cover art. Nice tunes used. Got Kool g rap on vinyl. And got Pete rock and Cl smooths album on CD and vinyl. ✌🔥

@pervertedalchemist9944 Жыл бұрын

Techmoan is a dyed in the wool B-Boy. He never misses and opportunity to show off his collection from the Golden Age of hip hop. Can't say I blame him.

@iceb-akap77ice93 Жыл бұрын

@@pervertedalchemist9944innit. ✌

@SeverityOne Жыл бұрын

That gave me an idea: it would be cool to have a square LCD screen hanging on your wall, that automatically shows the album art of whatever album you're playing. But square LCD screens appear to be in short supply.

@adlz518 Жыл бұрын

Well what you could do is since the device itself is a rectangle, and the view window is a square. Is use the bezels of the view window to block off the unwanted parts of the display and have your image only show in the windowed part. I think that technique has been used before for round displays, before they became common.

@jameswalker199 Жыл бұрын

@@adlz518 You could also just use the whole display, and have the part that isn't used for the album art display other information, play time, CD text or other metadata, make it a touch screen and have playback controls there, but at that point you may as well just mount a tablet to your wall

@dblnessa69 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Techmoan, I've just bought it. This is the second great device I've bought from your videos.

@holnrew Жыл бұрын

Always love the snippets of hip hop, very good taste

@boardsort Жыл бұрын

Very cool device! Seems I've been living my audiophile life vicariously through Techmoan. Thanks for the good life Mat!

@RaccoonHenry Жыл бұрын

the new one is actually pretty cool and I would definitely use it, currently I have to play my CDs through my DVD hooked up to a CRT in my room, it would be so much more convenient to just send the audio off to my BT speaker!!

@HansenPL Жыл бұрын

Japanese wall player looks interesting, nice simple design. I have few SHM CDs that are just green with album name barely visible...

@giveall9695 Жыл бұрын

OMG That David Niven with signature on the wall simply shows that You are the man of culture as well :O

@frankposterello1628 Жыл бұрын

Pete Rock - Reminisce - very appropriate for Techmoan talking about CD players. Love it!

@jordy_3d Жыл бұрын

Now for the next evolution of such devices: One that can understand the contents of the CD somehow (the difficult part, I'm sure), and then displays album covers found on places like Discogs or MusicBrainz. Data CDs can just have MP3s with embedded album art, or folders with a cover.jpg or something, but sadly the Red Book didn't really allow for much in the way of metadata from my knowledge.

@jameslaidler2152 Жыл бұрын

CD-G for graphics. It was what the Philips CD-i used. There were some titles in the early 90s which used it, though they weren't marked and are very rare.

@covoeus Жыл бұрын

If it can connect to the internet it could Shazam the audio and download the album art

@YS_Production Жыл бұрын

Lmao. There's much simpler solutions around used decades ago even in Windows media player older than windows xp: an album can be identified by the number of tracks and their individual lengths and positions on the cd.

@joeblankenship377 Жыл бұрын

How bout this... forget the CD player, just make a 12"x12" digital picture frame with a built in Shazam app. You hang it on the wall, and whenever music starts playing, it does its thing and displays the album art. And when music's not playing, it could just be a digital picture frame--cycling through your own pics, or all the album covers you've previously listened to.

@Joe-lb8qn Жыл бұрын

@@joeblankenship377 NIce idea..

Жыл бұрын

This reminded me of that weird CD player which looks like it's embedded into a "door frame" you can see during the intro sequence of Melanie C.'s Never Be The Same Again clip. I always wondered if that's an existing device you can buy or just a functional prop.

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNR1rcmSmZm6dmw.html

@Remmes Жыл бұрын

Sony had a few players that had the disc upright and showing like that iirc. But not nearly as compact as this thing.

@AtheistOrphan Жыл бұрын

Ooh I’m going to have to check that out now.

@thesteelrodent1796 Жыл бұрын

If I'm not mistaken the "door frame" is the actual system, but I can't identify it. We did however have over a thousand brands of audio players in the 90s because very semi-capable electronics company made them, so it's very likely a real system, just not one that's well known

Жыл бұрын

@@thesteelrodent1796 the clip is not very sharp and it's hard to figure out what exactly you are seeing. I've always thought it was meant to be part of the future-minimalist furniture of the house and the CD player is literally part of the house or something. But it's probably some kind of standalone system with the Icelandic LCD text (according to Wiki) added in VFX.

@CTCTraining1 Жыл бұрын

Loved the reviews... especially the ‘why would I want to buy that’ bit 😀👍. Proper down to earth commentary I love.

@evansn79 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for reviewing these, because I really do want one but have never trusted that it'd actually work.

@HeisenbergFam Жыл бұрын

Japan making wall hanging CD player does not surprise me at all

@Jewellerybybarrie Жыл бұрын

Why??? I have a Bush made one here in Spain but is a Uk model. Its a CD/FM radio..B&O made one in 1996 that was amazing...

@m2pt5 Жыл бұрын

I'm also disappointed that it didn't just let you slot in the whole jewel case. Though, to be fair, double cases and half-thickness cases exist and might have made it a bit tricky to be truly universal.

@jrnerdmann2098 Жыл бұрын

I was about to buy one of those and then I heard your advice at the end…. 😂 I really enjoy all your videos and your commentary too. Thanks for all your hard work!

@larse.437 Жыл бұрын

...I need this. Thanks for the video; great as always 👍

@davidg5898 Жыл бұрын

That second one is pretty neat. Only 2 things I'd want changed about it: 1/ As you said, slide the whole CD case in there instead of having to constantly remove/replace just the insert, and 2/ A door on the back with a replaceable battery. At only 7 hours playback time, it'll see a lot of charge/discharge cycles and wear out in a few years (if you primarily prefer CDs to MP3 players or streaming, that is), and then you'll have a USB-C charger constantly dangling from it and ruining the aesthetic.

@RaineWilder 11 ай бұрын

I was even thinking a door with 2 hot swappable batteries, so that while one is charging the other one is used, and it could switch seamlessly during playback, with a color led on each to show when to charge it. Oh well, I'm not an electronics designer, so I guess I won't be making one of these. Would be cool though. I play my CD collection on the regular.

@convega8 Жыл бұрын

Interesting as always... just waiting for an obscenely priced player with an LCD door that automatically recognises the content and displays the album art. Might be the first time i'd buy a Bang & Olufsen product 😉

@thesteelrodent1796 Жыл бұрын

not something B&O would ever make

@convega8 Жыл бұрын

@@thesteelrodent1796 Shame, but I think if they (or someone) made perhaps a slimline LP sized wall mounted player that displayed the album art it would look pretty neat. A gimmick I know, but possibly asthetically pleasing if done with some thought.

@ckeister74 Жыл бұрын

I would never have guessed your great taste in old-school hip hop👍

@scholesysscaleschematics2445 Жыл бұрын

Ooh shivers with just the tease of ‘They Reminisce Over You’, my god!

@give_me_my_nick_back Жыл бұрын

It reminds me the vertical multi cd players that stores used to have so that you could try the new CD releases with all the discs behind glass lids. Now when I got reminded they existed I kinda want to get one hahaha

@Athenor Жыл бұрын

I could see a vinyl record version of this being super popular. That said, it would take up a lot more room, and almost be like a shadow box.

@jameswalker199 Жыл бұрын

Unless it only played 45s, but that negates the point as most collectable records these days are LPs. And it'd still be thick to accommodate the needle

@robinbrowne5419 Жыл бұрын

A very cool CD player and an interesting video. Thanks Techmoan 👍

@DJNeiloSF Жыл бұрын

Super enjoyable video!! You did a really excellent comparison. Might be a cool format for future reviews too. 🙏🙏

@larryf3740 Жыл бұрын

I have no idea where you find these things Matt but I think the Japanese player is a really good idea. The front plate where you "load" the cd booklet doesn't look well designed and looks like it could easily break. However great idea. Personally going back more and more to cds...

@ianscott947 Жыл бұрын

The second one is very interesting, I'm seriously thinking of where I could put one of those to use, but regardless of wherever that might be I'm sure I would probably tire of swapping over the cover art with every CD change, but an arty photograph or something similar would be ideal. Either way, it's given me some ideas about displaying art with a soundtrack.

@lucasRem-ku6eb Жыл бұрын

is it USB CD-ROM too ????

@ianscott947 Жыл бұрын

@@lucasRem-ku6eb I don't believe it is.

@Mystikk666 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could like this twice - once for the usual top-notch content and another time for the Bubba Ho-Tep DVD!

@tentipiwildcamping Жыл бұрын

What a great product, loved it. Great video as always 👍🏻

@dantevortex Жыл бұрын

I think it's fairly easy to get the first device a little bit more appealing by replacing the USB cable with a pretty one of your choice. Like those braided versions and whatnot. Make it a short one (50 cm or less) and use a small powerbank at the end of it that also doubles as a weight and mimic a more proper pull cord that is essentially the power source.

@DicklessHipster Жыл бұрын

You have one of the best KZfaq channels. Just wanted to let you know. Keep up the great content. 👌

@hatthewmartley Жыл бұрын

This looks like a very nice bit of kit. I'm tempted. How's the battery life?

@petershorrock6128 Жыл бұрын

Great review love your work true legend never forgot 🥰

@clydedenby1436 Жыл бұрын

To be candid, I was surprised you didn't open it up.

@PeterBull1951 Жыл бұрын

Interesting video, and thanks for the useful advice Matt "... not to buy one".

@pb_zep3838 Жыл бұрын

On the show Nip Tuck, they had a cool vertical CD player in the operating room. It looked really cool for the time, I don't know if anybody has ever mentioned it.

@pb_zep3838 Жыл бұрын

I think it was motion activated too.

@NatureOkie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving Bang & Olufsen credit for a wall mounted CD player/stereo

@dr.rexbriefs8564 Жыл бұрын

Didn't know these existed. Don't want one, but I did really enjoy seeing some more gems from your album collection.

@fattomandeibu Жыл бұрын

Not something I'd personally want, but I can appreciate how cool it is and why someone would want one. There's plenty of album art that's worth displaying, and being able to do so whilst also playing the disc back is a nice talking point.

@CrashKinkaide Жыл бұрын

I get the impression that this is for the sort of person who enjoys the ritual of listening to music. It's not about putting on a playlist of some tunes that you're quite fond of. It's going through your shelves, finding that one album you just want to listen to all the way through for the 385th time, carefully removing the disc and loading it into the player. While the first track begins, you peruse the liner notes, even though you know them off by heart. Then finally, you slot the booklet into the display door, sit down, and just listen to the album. All the way through.

@kushith Жыл бұрын

How do I get to the point of being able to afford that sort of time? 🥺

@Kayret 3 күн бұрын

I think this is a hella fun & cool idea, deffinitley will buy one at some point to display my favourite album with!!

@Saxlicker 9 ай бұрын

Thanks....Just ordered mine after watching your video about 10 times I finally took the plunge.

@maxdondada 7 ай бұрын

Did you get your KM5 CD player yet?

@tuonela7114 Жыл бұрын

I'd buy that for a dollar

@just_passing_through Жыл бұрын

It’s a pity that the laser assemblies don’t rotate, leaving the disc still so you can enjoy the artwork on picture discs.

@x35gaming Жыл бұрын

That would be less balanced than a brick in a washing machine

@BenvanBroekhuijsen Жыл бұрын

I think it would be technically cheaper to put a semi transparent oled cover that displays the album art on it :D I noticed there is also a DVD version of the Amazon one, had it been BluRay, I might have bought it :D

@SUPRAMIKE18 Жыл бұрын

Would be a cool novelty to create some sort of scanner that can just look at the whole disc surface and play the data without rotating it.

Жыл бұрын

@@SUPRAMIKE18 or it could rip the disc into memory, then stop spinning and you can see the artwork.

@jabbany2715 Жыл бұрын

Actually, another way to get a the cover art to look like it's fixed on a spinning disc is to use a slightly darkened window and then flash a strobe led at the disc at the same frequency as the disc spins at so every time the disc is lit up it is in the same position and you can just let persistence of vision do the rest.

@John_Locke_108 Жыл бұрын

Never knew something like this existed. Thanks for showing me something new and interesting.

@williambrown319 Жыл бұрын

I'd def use something like this in my craft room. Small enough not to take up valuable space, but able to give really good sound.

@JasperTedVidalTale Жыл бұрын

Wow cd player that hangs in the wall

@squirrel7t7 Жыл бұрын

That would also be cool as an MP3 player with a digital display for the album cover. You get a different piece of cover art depending on what your listening to. I'm surprised they haven't done this yet

@Some-guy-on-the-internet Жыл бұрын

Ever heard of an iPod?

@squirrel7t7 Жыл бұрын

@@Some-guy-on-the-internet Yes thanks. Try and hang it on your wall genius

@Some-guy-on-the-internet Жыл бұрын

@@squirrel7t7 You could probably wall mount an iPod dock then place it on there.

@benjidubs826 Жыл бұрын

A lot of DIYers do this with eg. a Raspbery Pi Zero and a very nice hi-res 4" display called the Hyperpixel Square.

@Kalvinjj Жыл бұрын

Your thoughts on just sliding the CD case entirely was what came to my mind right away as well. Would be FAR easier and make a lot more sense, not only it provides the same effect, but stores the case of the disc being played. Still a quite nice idea, I really like the whole concept of seeing the discs being played, always did.