Category Archives: CD

18
Aug

Fixing my Denon DCD-825 CD player

Although it’s 14 years old, I’ve grown very attached to my Denon CD player and when it stopped playing discs I was most upset. The most probable cause was a defective laser/lens assembly, so I found out that it’s actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio-visual, CD, DCD-825, Denon, KSS-240A, laser, lens, mechanism, player, repair, Sony | Leave a comment
19
Jan

Physicality

A curious notion has been swilling around in my head for some time now regarding “our” relationship with the physical media I love so much. Were it not for the books, CDs, DVDs, computer games, photo albums and vinyl records … Continue reading →

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17
Jan

Wholly unnecesssary

Much to the despair of my better half, I’ve just spent ten US dollars on a piece of really cool – but utterly pointless – software called Delicious Library. You may be aware of it already (it has been around … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Audio-visual, CD, Computing, Delicious, DVD, Gaming, Leopard, OSX, Tiger | Leave a comment