Latest Find - Early Magnavox CD Player made in Belgium (photos)

dunhill

Dunhill is Where It's At!

• Nov 1, 2011

• #1

Just found this today for $4.00 with the original transport locking screws still attached. Circa 1986 Magnavox FD2041 with dual TDA1540P DACs and the famous CDM-2 transport. Most importantly...it works, looks and sounds great!

 

Last edited: Nov 1, 2011

Hifirob2

NEC and Klipsch rock!

• Nov 1, 2011

• #2

Score!

 

S

solid/state

Member

• Nov 1, 2011

• #3

1986 eh - lol i just came into this world

 

dunhill

Dunhill is Where It's At!

• Nov 1, 2011

• #4

I really dig the see-through tray door that allows the user to see the green light illuminating the CD as it's spinning.

 

petehall347

the brandy coffee man

• Nov 1, 2011

• #5

it looks very similar to an early philips badged one i have here and this one surprisingly works really well after i unsiezed the tray motor it was literally covered in mud on the outside and not to pretty inside ...bullet proof engineering

 

KenP

Well-Known Member

• Nov 1, 2011

• #6

I believe they were made by philips, does it have 2 tda 1540's?

 

jdwk

AK Subscriber

Subscriber

• Nov 1, 2011

• #7

that may have the valuble CDM1 transport.

 

no1maestro

Well-Known Member

• Nov 1, 2011

• #8

Not only were they made by Philips, they were owned by them at the time. Magnavox = Philips; one and the same.

 

wdt1971

busy working

• Nov 1, 2011

• #9

brings back memories that was the first CD player i had, and BOSTON Third stage was my first CD!!!

 

Adda

Super Member

• Nov 1, 2011

• #10

Uuuh motor powered loading, fancy fancy
I like it's looks too, very nice!

 

Tinman

Super Member

• Nov 1, 2011

• #11

Well, if it ever breaks, do not toss it. I know pretty much everything about these, and they are easy to repair. Keep an eye on that big silver capacitor, though.
That one has been known to short out after 25 years. Piece of cake to replace it.

Marc

 

tubeboob

Super Member

• May 4, 2013

• #12

Sweet!!!

Love those Philips based Magnavox CD players.

Long life.

Great sound.

Style.

Vintage.

What else could one ask for . . .

Well . . .

Cheers

 

SoCal Sam

Lunatic Member

• May 4, 2013

• #13

The FD has CDM2 which is slightly different to the CDM2/10 and CDM2/29 found in the CDB650. They are not compatible.

 

SX550

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2013

• #14

From a time something was actually 'made' in Belgium, now we don't have anything anymore ... not even Philips

 

Binkman

Lunatic Member

• May 4, 2013

• #15

Maybe for the familiar smaller cd's... the "original" cd's were the size of LP's.

 

45rpm

Cassette Nut

• May 4, 2013

• #16

dunhill said:

I really dig the see-through tray door that allows the user to see the green light illuminating the CD as it's spinning.

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I like that feature as well. Some '80s Marantz CDPs had the same feature.

 

wtppony

Active Member

• May 4, 2013

• #17

Appearance resemble the CD-204 tat i own, internal circuit varies

 

BrocLuno

Lunatic Member

• May 5, 2013

• #18

Slightly later version here. Not going anywhere

 

Dswankey

Lunatic Member

• May 5, 2013

• #19

I just came across one too at the local GW this past Friday. Mine has this cool looking program keyboard that pops open. I like the heatsink on the back

Mine is a CDB650

 

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wtppony

Active Member

• May 5, 2013

• #20

Dswankey said:

I just came across one too at the local GW this past Friday. Mine has this cool looking program keyboard that pops open. I like the heatsink on the back

Mine is a CDB650

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Nice serial no.
How much u pay for it anyway?

Saw from yr avatar tat u kept a AU-717, i hav a similar unit n my s/n - 228110768