CD Player, please help me identify from description.

[rwest]

Hi,

I have done several google image searches by brands and models, but haven’t been able to figure it out.

I seem to remember that back in the eighties there was a company making a CD player along with possibly pre amps and amps that were black in color with rounded corners and most importantly extremely clean front panels with very few buttons, etc.

I would think these were mid to high range components, but not crazy expensive. They were sold by Audio King here in MN.

I thought it might have been called CD-1 and made by Adcom or ADS, but my searches haven’t found what my mind remembers. I really think the brand started with an “A”, but we all know how well our brains work after 40 years!

Anyone have a guess or info?

Thanks,
Rutager

[Por_sha911]

Aiwa?

[rwest]

Don’t think it was AIWA, I think it was higher end and not as mass produced.

I did do an image search on AWIA and didn’t turn up anything.

Thanks for the suggestion. Maybe I should search audio brands that start with A, although I’m not positive that it did start with A.

[rwest]

Just searched ADC and couldn’t find what I was looking for either

[stevej37]

Adcom?
I remember their stuff was higher end.

[masraum]

?

[rwest]

Originally Posted by masraum

?

Thanks for the guess, I should have been clearer, the front is a flat rectangle and just the corners are rounded in just one plane.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Adcom?
I remember their stuff was higher end.

Thanks Steve, my first guess as well, but found nothing that looks like what I remembered.

[aschen]

THe bottom is the audio research CD1 I am hoping to win a prize

[masraum]

Originally Posted by aschen

THe bottom is the audio research CD1 I am hoping to win a prize

No sheiße! I knew they made speakers. My dad had a killer set that I'd give a toe to have today. I had no idea that they made components.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by aschen

THe bottom is the audio research CD1 I am hoping to win a prize

Not it, unfortunately. The rounded corners are what I remember, but in black, no handles and maybe half as high as that unit.

[Alan A]

I’d have said Cyrus 40 but it’s too new

[herr_oberst]

ESOTERIC P-0S CD, but it doesn't meet the clean, few button criteria. And they're not cheap!

[70SATMan]

Theta??? I know, doesn’t start with an ‘A’ but, I remember them being pretty sano, rounded front face plate corners.

[sc_rufctr]

"PS Audio" ??? (Paul McGowan)

https://www.psaudio.com/

[fanaudical]

Aiwa?
Akai?

Here's a site that might jog some memories:

https://www.audiobrands.org/what-stereo-brands-were-used-in-the-80s/

[RANDY P]

Nakamichi CD-1?

[rwest]

Originally Posted by 70SATMan

Theta??? I know, doesn’t start with an ‘A’ but, I remember them being pretty sano, rounded front face plate corners.

Those are closer, but it quite right. Thanks for the suggestion.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

"PS Audio" ??? (Paul McGowan)

https://www.psaudio.com/

Those curve top and bottom rather than at the corners. Thanks for checking.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by fanaudical

Aiwa?
Akai?

Here's a site that might jog some memories:

https://www.audiobrands.org/what-stereo-brands-were-used-in-the-80s/

Not Akai or Awia. I’ll check that list. Thanks