The new CD-01U is a professional CD player, designed to fit into one rackspace; the CD-01U will save room in broadcast equipment racks and custom installations. The unit an RS-232... more
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version. The 19" casing of the CD-01U comprises a clearly legible display and durable CD drive buttons, a slot-loading drive which reads standard audio CDs (CD-R and ...
The new CD-01U is a professional CD player, designed to fit into one rackspace; the CD-01U will save room in broadcast equipment racks and custom installations. The unit an RS-232 control port available for programming with AMX and Crestron systems. Features include MP3 playback, 20-second shock protection and pitch controls for flexible performance. Also, the unit uses reliable slot-loading CD transports for years of trouble-free use, making the CD-01U ideal for compact CD playback.
Advantages: very neat, easy to connect to a PC, runs for ages on a single AAA battery Disadvantages: feels and looks cheap/nasty, fiddly controls, sound quality not the best
...does more or less what it says - albeit in a rather hissy way - I suppose I should be content.
Otherwise I might have purchased a Sony ICD-UX80.
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/dic-digital-recorder/icd-ux80
Or gone right OTT with an Olympus LS-10.
http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/2581digitalrecorderls-10185 55.htm
Or one of the other premium, but compact, products from Sony, Tascam, Yamaha or Marantz etc.
However, if you're after excellent sound quality for not a lot more dosh than WS-331M, and are prepared to put up with a much bulkier unit, have a look at the ZOOM H2.
http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/
I use one of these for recording music and the reproduction is top-notch.
I hope all this has been helpful....
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22.01.2009
