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From: George Wu <gwu@ampere.ECE.CMU.EDU>
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Subject: CD info.


     It seems that there isn't much on CD players, as I only got one reply.
Here it is:


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From: Juan Leon <jl@ohm.ECE.CMU.EDU>
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Subject: CD player
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  Geoge,

  The newest and best technology is put forth by Philips, the hhuge
European company.  I think that they market their products here with
another name: Magnavox. This company produces the chips of newest
design (duplex filtering vs. Sony's simplex) and, probably because
of that, of lowest price.  A Magnavox CD goes for about as much as
a Sony one does.  Sony is probably the second best.

Juan

P.S:  BTW, Sony and Philips are the only companies which make chips
      for CDs.
      The others use them.  That means that Sony and Magnavox are
      bound to have the better price/quality ratio.