Using elements from the Philips CD-100, Magnavox FD 100, and Grundig CD-30, the CD-63 shows how Marantz engineers and Sound Masters can use standard product building blocks and maximize their performance. If the CD had more tracks, skipping was impossible. Its display includes 15 LED lights, one per track on most CDs. Features of the CD-63 are engraved on the player, including a paragraph on the advantages of digital sound. With its top-loading design and signature champagne color, the CD-63 immediately stood out for its refined appearance and unmatched performance. According to historian and aficionado "the CD-63 screams the 1980s." Released in the fall of 1982, the original Marantz Model CD-63 was one of the first mass-adopted CD players in the marketplace - and its details and craftmanship are cherished and reverberate throughout audio equipment to this day. In fact, this lunar masterwork proved so popular that rumors have it an entire factory was converted to press the CD to meet demand.Īround the same time as the "thrilling" album was released and the above-mentioned titles flooded the shelves, electronic companies around the globe began manufacturing CD players en masse.īut as with all things, a leader would emerge. Popular titles included releases from New Jersey’s favorite Boss and a British supergroup that wasn’t afraid to explore the darker sides of the moon. It didn’t take long for the CD to take hold of the global music market.
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