Sony Playstation 1 (PS1/PSX) as a CD player
What’s this gray plastic pod doing in the middle of my desktop hi-fi? Well, this comes as no news to many, but the Sony 1001 and 5501 (1st gen Playstations) appear to have some stellar sonic qualities when used as CD players! A friend whose Arcam CDP finally konked out mentioned this, and I gave it a try. I have to say, the thing sound pretty damn good. Decent resolution, no digital glare, and it’s actually ‘musical’. Wow…not bad. I doubt it’ll best any multi-kilobuck rigs, but I get a perverse sense of satisfaction listening to this piece. I gave mine some audiophile cred by putting a few Vibrapods under it.
Best of all, you can find these almost anywhere for under $10. In fact, you might just have one collecting dust in the basement somewhere. Give it a shot & post a comment! Always good to keep an open mind. 
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