CD players for listen stations

Hey guys,

I could find a thread for this so apologies if this has already been asked.

I work in a music shop and we have 8 listen stations all wired up but only one cd player, so, i need to buy some more. i need a cd player with what looks like a serial port on the back, only thing is i have no idea what the the description of the "serial port" actually is.
Basically i need 7 cheap versions or something similar to the denon dcd 615.

Many many thanks in advance.

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Originally Posted by Airstripone

I work in a music shop and we have 8 listen stations all wired up but only one cd player, so, i need to buy some more. i need a cd player with what looks like a serial port on the back, only thing is i have no idea what the the description of the "serial port" actually is.

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My guess is that what you need is a computer (where serial ports are found) and not a collection of CD players. The stations you find at places like Barnes and Noble which play clips from a number of different albums most likely access a computer based music server - just as you would find going to Amazon.com.

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What you're describing is the RS-232C interface. How much can you afford to spend? They're pricey by comparison to the average mass-market CDP.

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...ingid=52130268

http://www.jr.com/yamaha/pe/YAM_CDC600BL/

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...key_id=6224238

http://www.advancedlamps.com/Denon-D...548fc63a14a3ed

thanks for the response guys, jus had a look but the RS-232C is smaller then the one i need, where this is the average size of a VGA cable mine are more like a parallel connection ( sorry i said serial) like the old printer connections. arrgggg this is a nightmare

Now we're really getting pricey...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...oading_CD.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...fessional.html

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Originally Posted by Airstripone

thanks for the response guys, jus had a look but the RS-232C is smaller then the one i need, where this is the average size of a VGA cable mine are more like a parallel connection ( sorry i said serial) like the old printer connections. arrgggg this is a nightmare

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Sounds like you need a whole new system.
I would take eight portables, glue them to a board, glue a headphone into each.
But that is just me.
I am just surprized to hear of a dedicated shop still selling CD(ALTHOUGH we do have one here in town).:1:

You should find those Nakamichi listening stations that HMV and Tower Records use in Japan