How Do You Buy A Portable CD Player?
Portable CD players range in price from under $50 to $200. How much you pay will depend on the unit’s sound quality, features and accessories. Step 1 Take a few familiar CDs to your favorite consumer electronics store. Step 2 Listen to song excerpts through good speakers or headphones on several models. Step 3 Turn off as many sound-altering features (bass boost, and so on) as possible. Step 4 Carefully test each unit’s anti-skip protection if you will use the player in a car or while walking or running. Jostle the unit. Run with it. Step 5 Compare performance features such as oversampling filters, digital-to-analog converters, length of digital anti-skip protection (10 to 45 seconds), and bass-boost switch. Step 6 Decide which programmability features you want, such as programmable memory, random play, repeat play, and audible fast-forward and fast-reverse. Step 7 Compare convenience features such as automatic shut-off, display type, line-out jack, remote control, and weight with batt
