If old music formats are becoming popular again, CD makes a lot more sense to me than vinyl. But I think the physical experience is a big part for vinyl collectors as well.
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
I've started to collect a few Vinyl records lately (some artists still release LPs only), and I think there's much to like for both formats. There's a more tangible ritual with vinyl - cleaning the record, dropping the needle, flipping it over for the other half of the music - but it's not a convenient medium at all because of all that. I can just click a CD into place, press play, and be set for the whole album!
@peterregorsek15047 ай бұрын
First CD is not old music format, it still looks futuristic and somehow not familiar or comfortable. Cassette tape and Vinyl look retro, somehow you feel at home when you look at your vinyl collection.
@Techrewinds6 ай бұрын
Love to see this new generation appreciate CDs. I still like both CDs and Vinyls Good Job ! 👍
@sonic2000gr8 ай бұрын
AIWA is a well known brand, and AFAIR it's now owned by Sony (for some years now). Back in the 80s they were producing some of the best cassette recorder and walkmans. I still have an AIWA walkman around.
@paulb4uk8 ай бұрын
Sony sold the brand years ago the name is now put on cheap Chinese products .
@cunnyfunt307 ай бұрын
Was just about to say that I used to own an Aiwa cassette deck and it's easily the greatest cassette deck I ever used
@sirlordwhitman7 ай бұрын
Yess, i have an Aiwa walkman myself and the bass response is phenomenal. Such a full rich sound
@murishal7 ай бұрын
Aiwa discman!
@linuslam80s7 ай бұрын
Aiwa is now owned an American company. Their products are pretty good these days.
@johnbailey94088 ай бұрын
Aiwa was a big brand in the 80s and 90s. I love CD players like this that let you watch the disc spin while playing! Good Score 👍 🎉 P.S.: Thanks for keeping physical media alive. I think sales of cds as well as vinyl has gone up in recent months. Hopefully this trend continues. Cheers 🍻 👏 ✌️
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
I’m hoping so too! Physical media is such a good way to support artists and keep your music, and I’m so happy seeing CD sales continue to rise again!
@824tonimarie10 күн бұрын
I had one of those when I was young... excelect 👍
@matthewpeterson33298 ай бұрын
Liner notes and cover art are the two main reasons I continue to buy vinyl and CDs. On my system, CDs and streaming sources sound way better than vinyl, but I keep buying old records so that I can geek out on the notes. IMO, artists don't put much thought into the cover art these days. Take a look at old Molly Hatchet covers... super cool. Look at the liner notes from Tool's Undertow... it's like it was designed by the same guy that did the opening credits from David Fincher's Se7en. Super creepy and actually instills additional emotion as you listen to the music. Without the liner notes, it's like being able to smell the food but you can't taste it as you chew.
@simoncowbell.67837 ай бұрын
Also, the effort it takes to take a record from the shelf, put it on the platter and give it some carbon brush before you can play it makes listening to it much more worthwhile compared to randomly tapping on a track on spotify.
@sangyeoncupids46628 ай бұрын
literally been obsessed with this player so i randomly searched up the model on youtube to find a review, didn't expect to see one uploaded so recently 😭😭 thank you!
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
Wow crazy timing! Hopefully I could help you learn some more about it! ☺️
@MAXLAND77 ай бұрын
Very good move. The audio experience with a cd player is all about the quality of the dac inside. With a good external dac, listening to cd want only a cheap transport. I have cd that are 35 years old and still working.
@d.r.martin63018 ай бұрын
That is a seriously cool player. Wish I had one. But my need recently was for a CD changer for my living room system. A new changer now would cost many hundreds; just saw a Yamaha that went for $900. Yikes. So I did what I always do...cruise Craigslist, FB Marketplace, Next Door. Found a nice Sony for $25 on FB. Works great, sounds great. No reason to buy new.
@stephenmorrissey12548 ай бұрын
I was wondering how someone could make a 20 minute video on an old micro system from Aiwa. Thanks for pointing out more than specs. Older gear like this was supposed to give an emotional response and I appreciate your impressions and expressing your feelings about the thing.
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
I wondered how I ended up with 20 minutes of me rambling about my feelings about a CD player myself! I appreciate the compliment and thanks for watching ☺️
@michaelbowen8407 ай бұрын
Wow young man, it's good to see your generation appreciate CDs. I still like both CDs and Vinyls. Keep up the good work 😁👍🇬🇧
@JoeyM19918 ай бұрын
Yes I would like it. I collect cds and i have like 300+ cds. I would play some jazz cds. 😊
@shonen847 ай бұрын
That’s a really cool CD player! I just picked up a new unit with all sorts of modern bells and whistles like Bluetooth, USB DAC function, etc. But I still have my old Discman with a line out that keeps chugging along. This 90s/early 2000s tech doesn’t die!
@goodnightmoon2 ай бұрын
thanks for this video, now the younger generation who watched/will watch this will get curious about CDs so it won't die
@spencereeves2 ай бұрын
That's what I hope! It's an awesome medium for the younger generations to learn about and use!
@FS.DJParty8 ай бұрын
Great find! This can give you a new appreciation of music. The art of crafting an album has been lost. I started out listening to my parents 33's and 45's. I got my first cassette (Purple Rain Soundtrack) when i was in 5th grade. By the time i hit high school cd's were becoming popular. So i have seen the different medium used to replay music and its effect on how we listen to it. It was common to put the album in and listen both sides. that was the same with tapes, then CD's allowed you to listen without having to flip. Most albums were crafted with that in mind so there was a flow or feel that you got by doing that. It created a connection between the artist and the fan that seems to be missing today with digital singles. As you get more cds start listening to it from beginning to end. you will especially notice this with older artists and music that came out prior to the digital age. I love music, and have made a career out of playing it. (DJ) I hope this retro device allows you to get what us older folks got out of music.
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
It was great to read about your music experience through the years, and so cool to learn how the medium used changed the way artists crafted their work too. My grandpa was a radio DJ when I was younger, so I definitely got my appreciation for music from him! I always loved when he would show me the different formats of music he would use at the studio and all of the cool audio equipment he collected over the years. This player really does make my music experience so much more enjoyable and I hope to keep inspiring younger generations to try the physical media experience as well!
@alwhitney687 ай бұрын
I often see CD players like this and small bookshelf stereos from the 80s and 90s at my local Salvation Army. They’re dirt cheap. I may pick one up just for fun next time I’m in there and see something again.
@markorondovic96946 ай бұрын
CD possess the great quality of sound. Uncompressed, dynamic, clean hi-res sound. Each CD is a story for itself: it has artwork, lyrics, different informational details regarding that particular album. Many friends asks me 'why do you collect CDs?' I don't think i collect them, I just buy them, occasionally listen to them, and put them back on the shelves, same as i did 20+ years ago.
@GamingRevenant7 ай бұрын
It’s always been like this. Ever since streaming came along, over a few years time people realize that it’s never permanent. And while physical media eventually degrades over time, it will last 40-50 years. With good care even longer. Slowly but surely the same is happening with Blu-ray’s as well. I have a full HiFi system with receiver and external amp for both stereo and home theater, have a CD-player, Vinyl player and lots of CD’s and records, and from everyone I know, NOBODY has this. Literally nobody has a system even remotely the same. They all have these JBL boxes (which IMO are pretty great for the money and design), but when they come over and listen they realize it’s nowhere close to the quality of a fully fledged system. Unfortunately it’s also very expensive, so it makes sense the younger generation no longer grows up with these things.
@technics-n-thuiast83468 ай бұрын
This thing has dual DAC so I bet it has a pretty good sound and channel separation. I have had AIWA portable CD player that was so good that was on par with some quite expensive actual CD players from the back in the day. It also utilized dual DAC ( by looking at your unit, i guess they have same laser pickup. )
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
I didn’t know about the dual DAC - that’s awesome to learn! I just have some Sony bookshelf speakers as the output right now, but the sound I’ve experienced out of it so far is excellent quality. Can’t wait to see its full potential when I eventually hook everything into a proper audio setup!
@jonyoungmusic8 ай бұрын
I have games on Sega CD that use Q Sound from back in like 1994/1995. Sounds amazing on my trinitron CRT speakers.
@matthewhilty42098 ай бұрын
Great Find ! Physical Media is permanent unlike Sony deleting your online movies and shows that you have purchased so Having your favorites in a physical format is not a bad idea. AIWA also made some really cool easy to use Minidisc players too.
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
Exactly my thoughts - it's worrying seeing more and more media companies taking away access to content that people have purchased. Plus there are some artists that will have their music suddenly disappear from all corners of the internet without warning as well!
@sangyeoncupids46628 ай бұрын
see through lids are my favorite, although newer releases usually have bland disc art, the ones from 2000s and back always have such pretty art on them I would wanna see them while its playing
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
yeah, a lot of new releases can look pretty bland now, but I love when an artist I love surprises me and puts a lot of extra effort into the designs of their physical releases. I've picked up some really cool ones recently and it makes me so happy to see artists thinking of new ways to add their personal touches to the disc experience!
@ingarchris8 ай бұрын
Beautiful CD's and CD player too :^)
@Drackleyrva8 ай бұрын
I had an Aiwa cassette deck back in the day---excellent piece of audio equipment. If you can find one, get it!!
@why-why-whywhywhy8 ай бұрын
Considering (unless one just literally crawled from under a rock) that *Aiwa* also manufactured some of the baddest boomboxes the light of day has ever seen back in the day, the least bit surprised they also produced some quality cd players, could not be less shocking/surprising to me, if I tried.
@FS.DJParty8 ай бұрын
I had an aiwa 5.1 souround system that kicked ass! dual cassette with a carousal cd changer. we used it for many years. if i found one like it i would buy again.
@yorkemar8 ай бұрын
I have a new marantz 6007cd player. It's output circuits were derived from the Ki tribute models earlier.. Darn close to vinyl..and unbelievable sound. Even slightly over compressed ones.
@jamescarter31968 ай бұрын
I recently got a Marantz CD platter-changer from about 1993 and it's one of the best-sounding CD players I've ever heard, sure as hell the best one I've ever owned (was using a Technics and have had Pioneer and Sony decks in the past). The platter rotation is so fast and smooth, it's like the Robocop of CD players, and amazingly it'll play burned discs, which is kind of rare for machines of that era in my experience.
@drknstodstny41412 ай бұрын
Good score. If the fan is noisy the oil in the fan motor is drying up. Just open the case up and re-oil the fan motor or look for a replacement from a respectable brand like Noctua. It will run much more quiet and cooler.
@spencereeves2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tips! I will definitely give the motor a closer look to see if I can fix the noise and hopefully extend the lifespan of it as well
@starlight14705 ай бұрын
Like literally my dreams CD player since I don’t really have that many CDs and I just started collecting I just don’t have a CD player and I think it’s a really really cute one and I love how you can change the colors on the dashboard
@simoncowbell.67837 ай бұрын
If that CD player is old then I'm a fossil. :)
@sting64az8 ай бұрын
Great presentation and review on your Aiwa XR-X7 and awesome find at a thrift store. I have found nice things at many local Goodwill's here over the years. I been into the older formats from the beginning. Cd's one of my favorite formats since 1984. I still have my Philips portable player since new. Although CD's were pricey in the early days but later in time came down. I have 2 CD standalone decks. Sony and Teac as I use them to make my own mix CD's. I have found sealed CD-R "music" CD's at thrift stores and now have 400 discs to record and maybe 50 CD-R RW "Music" and the 3" CD-R and RW discs.
@jebeq20078 ай бұрын
Nice find! Aiwa was very good quality brand and they specially made some amazing cassette decks back in the 80's. Your cd player has a nice unique look and features. I am an avid thrift store shopper for cool vintage audio and have found some amazing stuff. I recentley picked up a B&O Beosystem 2500 CD, cassette, and radio system along with a gorgeous Beogram turntable in mint condition with original boxes. I am addicted to thrifting for these awsome audio finds! ALso, you can fix the small scratches on your lid. Use car polish and a micofiber cloth. Just tape the areas that are not the clear acrylic with painters tape and slowly buff the scratched areas with the car polish and the microfiber cloth. This woks, I do this on all my old turntable acrylic covers and they look brand new once I am done.
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
No way you thrifted a B&O Beosystem 2500, that's another one of my dream players!! The best part of thrifting is you truly never know what kind of gem you'll find. I will definitely try that on the lid - thanks for the advice as well!
@grahameldridge47607 ай бұрын
Cds were Uber before Uber was Uber. If you know what I mean. Compact. Sturdy. High audio quality. Able to hold more music (than vinyl). A wonderful medium. Im glad you are enjoying them and wow, what a great player.
@Gersberms8 ай бұрын
It's a common notion now that "nobody plays an entire album anymore". I fully agree. I used to buy and album and maybe only like 1 song on it. By the time I'd heard it a few times, I liked every song!
7 ай бұрын
Superbe video. Godwill or thrift stores do not exist in Argentina. I so know Aiwa am an engineer from the valvular times so I saw and serviced 70 years of audio and tv. I like that youth like you appreciatw physical media. Cheers Patagonia Argentina
@dennisnielsen42896 ай бұрын
I remember buying this system back in the beginning of the 2000's. For about 3000 DKK/Denmark. I loved it, although the cd player quickly became a bit unstable with playing and the volume knob also quickly became a bit unstable, probably due to poor quality build, sadly. It sounded good with the small speakers that came with it, wish i still had it this day, the design was really ahead of its time.
@pedropaskpask73717 ай бұрын
Great handsome boy with a jewel cd-player!!! . Aiwa is a very common brand in Spain on late 90s and 2000. Very good video!!! Greetings from andalucia ( Spain) .
@kngkrmson21797 ай бұрын
Not only in Spain ;) Aiwa was popular in the whole European market.
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ominchord8 ай бұрын
Aiwa was daughter company of Sony they had a interesting approach in designing to many of their products they where quiet inventive at times you probably could step up your game by hooking it up to good quality dac from the optical out.
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
That’s my long term goal! Hoping to hook it up to a nice reciever/DAC system in the near future to get the full potential out of it!
@AG-bp3ll7 ай бұрын
That is a cool one. There are some absolute finds at Goodwill if you hit it at the right time.
@rrricardo59065 ай бұрын
just found someone near where I live selling one for $20, so I ended up here to learn more about it. and if I'm pretty much sold, I'm still unsure if I should get it aaaaa! ALSO, impeccable music taste omg (A.G. Cook / PCM, Slayyyter, Arca, Charli, YES!!!)
@spencereeves2 ай бұрын
sick! I hope you got it and are enjoying it!! and ty, I love my PCM girlies so much!!
@zachsteinkamp61727 ай бұрын
Omg!! I started my cd collection a couple years ago! And I came across your tik tok and became obsessed with this model ! We have similar music taste so I can soo imagine myself with this cd player! I would play my charli xcx album “how i’m feeling now”! “Forever” and “claws” would sound so good!! I also love the function where you can change the display color to match the vibe or album cover of the cd that is being played 💿
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
Taste!! How I’m Feeling now is one of my top Charli albums! It definitely sounds great on the player too, you might just get the chance to try it for yourself!!
@zachsteinkamp61727 ай бұрын
@@spencereeves omg I can see the vision now! I would scream of happiness, this player is so magical🥹
@sirlordwhitman7 ай бұрын
Excellent doc. I went retro for the same reasons you explained. Though I chose to get back in the cassette medium. Since im horrible in leaving my cds out, they get scratched all to hell, so I choose to keep them as master recordings and record to cassette. You can leave cassettes out and they won't get ruined. . Unless you leave them in a hot car.
@sungjungro54447 ай бұрын
I bought BEATLES White Album-Deluxe Edition five days ago I can’t believe I own it when you’ download, it’s not the same feeling!
@jaimevillanueva71807 ай бұрын
My stereo is Aiwa but will need to throw it out it no longer works tried to repair it, but unfortunately they no longer make the part. This is a very nice cd player you found for a very good price.
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
Bummer! I’m hoping mine lasts me a good while before I start having any operational issues! Will be hard to give it up when that happens!
@simonhodgetts65307 ай бұрын
Very nice - you can’t beat a top loading CD player. Personally I bought a 1984 Marantz CD54 a couple of years ago to replace a Sony PlayStation 1 I’d been using for a while. I owned one (the Marantz) back in the late 80s, and always liked it, so I sought out another - and like your Aiwa, it has personality, and sounds great.
@draxoronxztgs12127 ай бұрын
I have a fully restored and working Marantz CD-73 from 1983. It is like a top-loader and a front-loader at the same time as the entire drive is built into the door sledge. Easy to clean the laser, and not bending the discs each time I want to swap one that may destroy them over time. I have CD's dated as far back as 1988 and still playable, but vinyl is the format that are most immune to age. What record player to use for vinyls will heavly affect the wear on the records you play on it. The record players that has a plastic arm with a red needle are an absolute no-go to use if you want to maintain the records soundquality.
@jondodauno7 ай бұрын
My friend gave me his childhood ps1 with a broken laser. It’s the “audiophile” model. Is it worth fixing for the audio quality? Is it good?
@jturquoise7 ай бұрын
Dude You handled the disc properly in the beginning of the video. Didn’t watch the whole video yet. But that’s literally the first time I’ve seen a disc handle properly by someone other than myself.😮 😅😂
@iisedward21268 ай бұрын
saw your comment on reddit and here to say the same thing that you took the word right out of my mouth when it comes to why i wanna own cds🤣
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
no way, thanks for watching!! It's so exciting that more people are starting to get into CDs again because there are so many reasons they're a great medium!
@Caleb_Djk_184 ай бұрын
Cool Cd player! Looks amazing
@georgierockwood23557 ай бұрын
way to go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ive been buying cd's since 1981 & haver NEVER looked back !!!!! I haven't bought vinyl sine 1980......cd's are probably the best sound quality period.....dont have 2 worry about skips or surface noise !!!!!!
@mrglasses89538 ай бұрын
Aiwa was bought by Sony in the 80s. If you wanted Sony audio equipment but baulked at the price, you could save a bit by opting for Awia instead as they were basically the same under the hood as Sony. I had 3 Aiwa walkmans in the 90s (HS-P202, HS-PX310, HS-PX347.)
@kolgrillarn8 ай бұрын
I still have my Fisher ad800 cd player from 1983! Has been retired for the last 20years but it has a value for me. First cd player in town 😎
@bestestimesreborn8 ай бұрын
Great Video, great editing and audio. Well shot. Thanks. Enjoyable video.
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
Thanks!! This video was a lot of fun to make! I'm still learning and figuring out all the technical work that goes into videos like this, so I really appreciate your compliment 😊
@mikesaunders46948 ай бұрын
You never heard of AIWA? I feel old! 😀
@pierreduchesne00018 ай бұрын
I'm in my 50s. In the 80s, when you went to audio stores, Aiwa, Sony, Yamaha, JVC and Pioneer were well-known and good brands. Back then, Aiwa and Sony were close competitors, at least this is my perception.
@mikesaunders46948 ай бұрын
@@pierreduchesne0001 I remember it well! Don’t forget Technics!
@bestestimesreborn8 ай бұрын
I remember AIWA in Australia in the 90s. We didn't get the good versions of their brand. So wasn't a great brand here. This looks amazing.
@terratenientesalgo25113 ай бұрын
I been tryng to find a clear lid CD player for a reasonable price for years, so fair i have found blue ray players and portable walkmans, but no clear lid player.
@spencereeves2 ай бұрын
The clear lid style has really become a hot commodity lately as nostalgia for the early 2000s is starting to peak. I hope you can find a nice cool one!
@san_juanito6 ай бұрын
I’ve always loved music, and it has been such an amazing journey of finally being old enough to be able to collect physical copies of the music I love. And it would be just so great to play my cd’s on something nice. And it’s just such a cool cd player so that’s a bonus ❤️ I’d probably play my K-pop cds first 😭
@fairytalepurityanalyser60568 ай бұрын
Get some bootlace ferrules for your speaker wires and crimp them on, they eliminate the problem of whiskers especially with the speaker inputs/terminals on your CD player. You'll probably need 0.75mm to 2.00mm variety.
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great advice! I’ll definitely try those out because the terminals are pretty tiny on this player and I’ve been trying to figure out how to manage the wire “whiskers” on mine
@thefreestylefrEaK8 ай бұрын
It's a 16 watt a side unit with 1% distortion. 18 gauge wire stripped at the ends is all that's needed. It's not rocket science. Just clamp them into the spring connectors, geez.
@kabaheesi8 ай бұрын
I totally agree, physical media has unique appeal
@5012khgia3 ай бұрын
i’m sure this never crossed your mind but i think you’re actually missing a piece, the bottom of the metallic circle on the underside of the lid has an insert that is metallic, it’s not meant to be plain white. the pattern is kinda similar to a car tire rim on my player of the same model
@spencereeves2 ай бұрын
I would have never known! Now I wish I had that piece to complete the look!
@gregmarcus30647 ай бұрын
You are a young dude. AIWA was a well known brand in the 80's thru the 90's.
@TitoMariategui8 ай бұрын
It's weird you've never heard of Aiwa brand, but congrats for getting this cdPlayer, it's so beautiful with the transparent lid. Great video, bro!
@1oneguythat7 ай бұрын
Good find. This unit looks great.
@BennieWilll8 ай бұрын
Because... I'd like to own my music rather than subscribe to streaming... plus it sounds great!
@atlas46988 ай бұрын
Really great video! This is definitely more attractive than the average CD player I have seen.
@jimfarrell46358 ай бұрын
Nice player. There is certainly a resurgence in cd listening at the moment, helped by the low price of cds on the second hand market. I have about 1000cds I ripped years ago, but recently bought a nice transport and have gotten back into cd listening. Shanling, a great Chinese company have just brought out a very cool range of players and transports, including the EC mini, a transportable battery powered cd player which is also an excellent digital audio player and headphone amplifier. Also, makes me feel old that you hadn't heard of Aiwa.
@Coneman38 ай бұрын
Old vinyl gone ridiculous on prices. Saw £30 per disc in charity shops. Crazy!
@thefreestylefrEaK8 ай бұрын
The best cd transports were made in Japan. Have fun with the Chinese made garbage.
@jimfarrell46358 ай бұрын
@@thefreestylefrEaK You clearly havent listened to some of the stuff coming out of China. Your prejudice is getting the better of you. Also arguably the best cd mechanism and laser assembly was the CDM 2 by Philips - made in Europe, not Japan, and Shanling do in fact use legacy transports from Philips ( though not the CDM 2 of course ), with laser from Sanyo. My main transport, the Jaye's Audio CD2 mk3 uses a Philips CDM mk4. No one makes decent cd mechanisms these days except Stream Unlimited, a small outfit of ex Philips employees based in Europe. Firms making good transports rely on New Old Stock mechanisms, and yes, some are Japanese. Some of the best and most innovative hifi is coming out of China these days and you are missing out if you disregard it. Lesson over.
@TrudyTrew7 ай бұрын
A really nice piece of kit! Well done
@jasonwilliams60057 ай бұрын
Aiwa made quality items. I have a walkman from the mid 90s that's Aiwa and works perfectly
@harlandawson84477 ай бұрын
nice find ,I have 400 plus CDs ,and still buy them used ❤
@vincentimbesi39477 ай бұрын
Great video! I can’t believe you found that player for such a cheap price. 👍🏼👍🏼
@BunnyslippersEUC8 ай бұрын
A great find. Especially because of the optical-out. Buy a DAC with optical-in to get Hifi sound. A friend gave me a Philips cd deck, but I don't use it. I buy cd's and rip them to flac, to play on my laptop or phone. I always buy car radio with a cd player. And I have a cheap portable cd player. I hate how some songs are only on vinyl and not on cd.
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
I’m really hoping I can pair it with a nice dedicated receiver with the optical out in the near future! And it’s definitely frustrating when some vinyl albums gets exclusive releases instead of CD!
@brunoserwaczek52323 ай бұрын
Jean Jealous of you, bro, looks great!
@michaeltan48957 ай бұрын
they made some one the best walkmans back in the early 90s
@rabit8187 ай бұрын
Bang & Olufsen inspired. Cool top loading format, just add DAC if it has digital output. Almost audiophile level.
@EastAngliaUK8 ай бұрын
I was given a nice denon one last week for free it needed a new belt but fixed and all going now.
@sungjungro54447 ай бұрын
I like something physical and my collections are also my memories
@verdeazul3337 ай бұрын
AIWA was a very popular brand in Asia in the 90's.
@andrewcutts31977 ай бұрын
2001 is now over 20 years ago. That’s scary. I’ve just gone for a Brennan B2 which is a CD player with a hard drive and internet radio.
@ramanaraomandava67718 ай бұрын
Excellent
@dennisheadley44088 ай бұрын
I remember AIWA from the sixties. They made decent mid price audio gear. I remember them mostly for their tape decks.
@PodaProject7 ай бұрын
You are lucky, Spencer to find such a wonderful device at Goodwill... I've been a couple of times at Goodwill too (while travelling around the US) But I have never come across anything like that though!)) But I've bought an Elton John cd for 75 cents!!))) God bless GOODWILL!!!)))
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
I’ve seen a lot of broken or junk players at goodwills when I go, so I really did get lucky with this one being fully functioning and such high quality! You really never know what you’ll find which is why I love thrifting. Still haven’t found anything as cool since, but I have found so many great CDs for cheap from there.
@heavyearly22327 ай бұрын
That was one thing CDs decided to forgo fairly early on - visual info/entertainment when playing. When I worked at Wal-Mart, the seasonal department had a boombox they played Christmas CD's on, which had the uncommon vertical play feature. I was surprised that the disc spinning seemed to make it sound more "real", but I did grow up on vinyl. I would have grabbed that, too. It's amusing to me that somebody is extolling the tactile virtues of CDs, and they ARE most likely the best bang for the buck format right now. Those pattern CDs look pretty cool spinning.
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
Players that show the disc spinning really add so much to the listening experience! I think that’s part of why so many people enjoy the record player experience as well since you can watch your music physically move in front of you. It’s almost a lost art form that is slowly being brought back since more people are exploring alternatives to streaming music lately. Gives designers more reason to be experimental and creative with all of the graphics included in the physical formats to entice collectors!
@Holychickendestroyer7 ай бұрын
So it’s a mini hifi not just a CD player. Looks very good
@rastislavledaj31108 ай бұрын
It’s very strange you could find that CD player at Goodwill,because it’s not just “an old CD player”. It was top tier of the brand with pretty high tech inside. And more to AIWA - the brand disappeard from marked in 2000 when bought by SONY.
@mikeb86388 ай бұрын
Optic out ? get a bluetooth optic out transmitter/receiver and an optic cable
@iSamYTBackup7 ай бұрын
i still use DVDs to install Windows every now and then lol because sometimes i am too lazy to make a flash drive or i am dealing with a quite old system damn i used a dvd like a day or twi days after the comment to install windows on my dad's huge laptop a 2009 acer aspire 8935g the core 2 duo version it has a massive 18.4 inch 1080p display and it has a Blu-ray drive
@danelectr7 ай бұрын
Subbed. Im into cds,tape and vinyl.
@psyphonyxaudio7 ай бұрын
Nice find
@rennethjarrett45808 ай бұрын
I like that you found a neat item that works well. I have a unit made by BrookStone that has some nice features. Now this one came with its own speaker system designed to be used with it. Tiny 2-way speakers and a small woofer cube. the power supply cube is also about that same size. I got this at a thrift store as well thinking a niece or nephew might want it. well it had a a CD door problem, It all works as it is but the one hinge is broken. I am pretty good at this kind of thing, but have not figured how to open it up without breaking it. Also the whole market has changed so much. So I was stuck with it. I have been using it as my computer speaker system for many years now. Oh your voice and the sound is out of sync, making it just weird to watch and listen to you talk. It looks like a voice over instead of a live mic.
@spencereeves8 ай бұрын
Before I got this one, I saw a ton of cool looking players that had broken or damaged mechanical pieces that rendered them pretty useless. So sad since they could potentially be pretty easy fixes, but they're manufactured in a way that makes opening them to repair pretty difficult! Also thanks for the heads up on the audio, I think there might have been a little bit of a buffer added when I uploaded.. bummer!
@okayjango8 ай бұрын
this were expensive in 90s, and it's hard to find now... nice aiwa player, and this were competition with sony, jvc, philips, panasonic.
@rodzalez35498 ай бұрын
I still buy cds, mainly compilation cds from goodwill if I can find them but I use them to rip them raw uncompressed for my dap
@dexeter30338 ай бұрын
The music is not laser etched into the plastic. It's actually "burned" into the reflective metallic layer ( aluminum, usually) within the plastic (polycarbonate to be exact)
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
Oh no, that’s what I thought I said and didn’t even catch that I said plastic instead! Thanks for the correction!
@edwincancelii29178 ай бұрын
Of many cd players, I prefer to buy the ones with pitch controls up to 100% slow & fast. Because for instance, the song When I Need You by Leo Sayer, the song sounds a little too fast. So I like to listen to that song a little bit slower. I’m the cd’s & the cd players, even with pitch controls, are making a comeback, buddy.
@mancavehobbies62138 ай бұрын
Subbed you keep the retro tech coming dude. More retro gaming stuff.
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
Thank you!! Love retro tech and gaming as well, so I definitely want to try to make some more of that kind of content :D
@kngkrmson21797 ай бұрын
Aiwa was quite popular in Europe in the 80s and 90s. Well known sub-brand of Sony. Not a top notch brand, but comparable with brands like AKAI, Aristona, Nordmende, etc.
@downtheshedwithjason8 ай бұрын
aiwa is top quality. part owned by sony or owned by sony but its sony quality for slightly less money. i had an aiwa stack system in early 90's, awesome system.
@downtheshedwithjason8 ай бұрын
i had a sony digital radio walkman, auto reverse, the works. was 80 pounds in 1989. 245 pounds in todays money
@waynestevens16547 ай бұрын
Panasonic Walkman early 90ts and a Sony Walkman that had equalisers for treble and bass it was awesome people could here it when I was on the top deck double decker bus
@edwincancelii29178 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite KZfaq videos.
@Threemicsrecords8 ай бұрын
Also playing CD's in the car is much safer IMHO.
@rawbrob10797 ай бұрын
That's a nice CD player.
@Gersberms8 ай бұрын
My first nice walkman was an Aiwa, around 1996. I never owned a Sony. It was pretty good compared to the competitors.
@patbarr13518 ай бұрын
I think there's a need for attractive, inexpensive CD players (not those silly ones that add a cassette player & radio all in one). They may bring in younger listeners in the same way Victrola & Crosley brought some folks to LPs. I like the video editing you did on this as well.
@spencereeves7 ай бұрын
Thank you! I agree as well. From what I’ve seen, there isn’t much of a middle ground of new, well-designed CD systems these days. It’s either really cheap little players with minimal features or extremely expensive transports, and I think a lot of tech brands could put easily out some fun new designs for younger music collectors!