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Nakamichi CDC-4A CD Players

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MSRP : $1195.00

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Submitted by HUDSON TANNIS a AudioPhile from

Date Reviewed: April 28, 2011

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The life of an audiophile is a painful one looking and searching for the best sounding player was pure torture i decided to focus on the vintage Nakamichi players from the late eighties up to mid nineties...i have tried several of them ie player 2,MB 10,OMS 5,then i found the king of all CDC-4A.This player dispite the cartrige design as simply awesome with superb dynamics,strong vocals,midrange and warm musical bass....the clarity is astonishing especially older remastered cds....highly recommended at any cost.

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Submitted by dgordon a Audio Enthusiast from Toronto, Canada

Date Reviewed: November 26, 2002

Strengths:    Sound quality, mechanical & assembly quality, made in japan.

Weaknesses:    Cartridge changer, but the sound makes up for this weakness.

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This is a nice "made in japan" Nakamichi CD player. It was manufactured during the time when Nakamichi mean't quality. It was available during the 1989/90 model year and has the same cosmetic look as the TA-4A Receiver, and CR-1A Tape Deck. It's a cartridge changer model, not the Music Bank system which was incorporated into Nak's later models. The sound is amazing! CLear, with clean treble, mid-range, and warm bass. It's open & airy, with nice depth. Not the transistor radio sound that so many of the players today have. It's a solid unit, and the service guy that sold it to me stated that he has only seen this model in for routine preventative maintenance, and that it's a super reliable unit. The inner workings are all metal, not cheap plastic that prematurely wears out in a few years. It even plays home recorded CDs! I am glad that I was able to get this CD player, because I'm not interested in SACD or DVD-A discs. If I want true analogue sounding music, I just play a record.