History of CD player - Yamaha - United States

History of CD player

History of CD Player - Since 1982

Yamaha CD Player History (Since 1982)

State-of-the-art LSI digital processing with in-house development and manufacturing and a musical instrument maker’s focus on acoustics. In the 1980s-1990s when the CD medium was at its absolute hottest, Yamaha CD Players led the era by remaining true to the essence of audio playback, inspiring the creation of many of today’s best-known and remembered models.

1982

Yamaha’s first CD Player, designed with our own aesthetics of sound and appearance.

CD-1

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1983

The ultimate version of the CD-1 series, which changed the preconception that "CD sound has no personality."

CD-1a

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1983

Our original best-selling CD Player that broke the 100,000 yen barrier for the first time.

CD-X1

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1985

A second generation high grade unit that used our unique VMA method to focus on mechanical vibrations during CD playback.

CD-2000/CD-2000W

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1986

Featuring the world’s first 18-bit precision D/A conversion system, this unit ignited the high-bit arms race.

CDX-2200

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1987

A special release bringing together all the values of separate units in one body in honor of the 100th anniversary of Yamaha’s founding.

CDX-10000

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1987

Reached an incredible 118dB S/N ratio thanks to eight times oversampling.

CDX-2000

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1988

The ultimate in high-bit digital, with 8fs, 22-bit operation and four-DAC configuration

CDX-2020

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1991

A superlative CD Player embodying the GT Concept that took audio back to its origins.

GT-CD1

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Linking tradition to tomorrow. The new Yamaha HiFi audio.