good recommendation

[saltydog]

Does any one have a recommendation for an old fashioned, portable CD player? Not an mp3 type player, but but a C.D. player
I use one as a learning tool while in places where regular amplification is not an option. I need to be able to control the volume, search backward and forward..IE repeat musical passages,..etc....the usual, but I would like a good quality one. I'm not talking boom box, fm receiver or any of that, but a portable CD player like a jogging player. I've had two of the normal box store variety, but they just aren't of good enough quality, either physically or tonal.
Your thoughts?
Salty Dog

[Jake deVilliers]

I have a portable CD player that I use to play CDs between sets at shows and its fidelity is excellent. I think its a pretty basic Sanyo personal portable with a headphone jack, a few EQ settings (flat is best!) and a line out jack.

Kinda the old version of this: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SANYO-VCD-X2...item20b5cc829c

No MP3, no DVD, no remote...I must be getting old!

[saltydog]

Thanks Jake,
I know what you mean re getting old......I went shopping and some teen guy said..."gee, we don't sell many of those anymore." Why don't you get n MP3 player? It'll do great.
So here's a follow up question for you or anyone.....will an MP3 player work as well as one of the old CD players? What about sound quality? It does, after all, matter quite a bit. I'll be using it to play over walking bass lines repeatedly while reading the chart, and it's nice to be able to hear nice clear sounds.

[Jake deVilliers]

That question's going to stir it up! As an old guy who plays and listens to acoustic music almost exclusively, MP3s just don't cut it. They are 1/10th the size of the equivalent WAV or WMA file and to me they sound like it - flat and shallow with very little detail.

MP3s are great for bands who don't live close together (our mandolin player is in Washington state!) as a way to send new songs and tunes easily via email but otherwise...?