Philips Magnavox CDB 650 CD Player



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When manufactured: approx. 1986-1988

The CDB-650 was well regarded in its day: in the March 1987 review of this piece in Audio Magazine, Len Feldman said "I honestly can't see how they [Mission, Meridian, etc.] can improve on what the people in the Netherlands have come up with. But that day was nearly 15 years ago when 4x oversampling and "true 16 bit" D/A converters were considered state of the art. The fact that your player still works and sounds "okay" is a testament to the fundamental soundness of Philips' original design.

Updated: Thursday, 2009-05-21 22:45 PST