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Seeking Best Audio book CD Player for aging technophobe
Sirkka
Jul 22, 2011 11:14AM
I would love your input.
I am trying to find a good CD player for all the books on CD that I take out from the library. I need something small to put in the kitchen, or any room in which I'm doing heinous housework and trying to avoid death by boredom.
The problems I am encountering are:
1. Regular CD players seem to burn out quickly and start skipping etc. when used for audio books.
2. Searching the internet brings up too much info about personal players that require earphones and also MP3 players (what the heck are those, wait, I don't want to know)
3. I do not WANT to get books online, or download books, or whatever hi-tech things "everyone" does routinely nowadays. I simply want to listen to books on CD from the library.
I just want to find a smallish, cheapish, basic CD player with speakers, not earphones/headphones, that will not burn out after one hour. If you know of such a rare item, let me know and I will love you forever (from afar).
Thank you.
Sirkka
I am trying to find a good CD player for all the books on CD that I take out from the library. I need something small to put in the kitchen, or any room in which I'm doing heinous housework and trying to avoid death by boredom.
The problems I am encountering are:
1. Regular CD players seem to burn out quickly and start skipping etc. when used for audio books.
2. Searching the internet brings up too much info about personal players that require earphones and also MP3 players (what the heck are those, wait, I don't want to know)
3. I do not WANT to get books online, or download books, or whatever hi-tech things "everyone" does routinely nowadays. I simply want to listen to books on CD from the library.
I just want to find a smallish, cheapish, basic CD player with speakers, not earphones/headphones, that will not burn out after one hour. If you know of such a rare item, let me know and I will love you forever (from afar).
Thank you.
Sirkka
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LeeAnn *the crazy, hell on wheels crip*
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Oct 15, 2011 06:56PM
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Oct 15, 2011 06:55PM
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have you tried the newer "boom box" type of player? can move them easily. they work quite well. i love audiobooks on cd too, so i understand your needs
Also keep in mind that many cd players now mention that they will play mp3 cds (cds formatted in a different, more computer-y way, usually with music), so if it is still a cd player and simply lists that it will play mp3 cds, don't worry about it. It't simply an extra feature that you likely won't need, but that also won't hurt the features that you do want.
Sirkka -- I use two Sony Dream Machines (ICF-CD853V) plus one Durabrand Clock Radio that I use in different parts of my house for listening to CD books. I have had them for several years, but my older Sony is beginning to get "cranky" and I have moved it to a spot where I don't listen as often or can sometimes use my music system if I don't intend to back-track and relisten or restart. I like my Sony because it shows both the track I am on and the elapsed time for that track (unless I am also using it as an alarm clock, in which case it shows the alarm time instead of the elapsed time). I don't know if this Sony is still available, but I hope to replace the one that is giving out, I like it that much. (I believe I have had it over 10 years.) I do lots and lots of "rewinds" because I frequently listen as I am falling asleep.
My library system does carry some of its books in the denser MP3 format. I cannot listen to them on these CD players, although I do have a portable that will play them. But I find that so cumbersome that I avoid the MP3. Still, if I could find a portable player with that capability, I would consider it. Most important to me is knowing the track and the elapsed time (my non-Sony player does not show elapsed time).
My library system does carry some of its books in the denser MP3 format. I cannot listen to them on these CD players, although I do have a portable that will play them. But I find that so cumbersome that I avoid the MP3. Still, if I could find a portable player with that capability, I would consider it. Most important to me is knowing the track and the elapsed time (my non-Sony player does not show elapsed time).
Sony tells me the model I name is discontinued. Customer service suggested ICF-CD815 -- which is also being discontinued, but some units are still available. Even though the specs don't say so, the rep said elapsed time IS shown. I ordered one this afternoon. Because I didn't get an "incidence" number I couldn't answer their survey and tell Sony about this market (niche?) of CD book readers that they and other manufacturers may be overlooking.
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