Sony CDP 491 CD Players

Just got this out of the loft after 17 years and still brilliant.

I bought my sony CDP 491 new in 1991. It is still working great and never get me any troubles after 15 years service. No jumping tracks. I listen to it almost every day when working at home. I use a dry-clean CD to clean up the laser lens once a while.

I bought this player at a used goods store and have loved it. The sound is good, and it has proved problem free, especially considering that I bought it used. I like the easy to use controls, and its brainless operation.

Bought new in '91/ 92, still working perfectly. Had the same problem mentioned by previous posts, jumping tracks, skipping the begening track(s), taking long time to recognize track/ time when loaded (if it does at all), etc. Fixed simply by cleaning...

I have had this player for about 18 monthes, and after noticing that the transport mechanism was extremely sensitive to vibrations from other equipment or slight knock, i started to have problems with the player skipping on the earlier tracks on the...