Bang & Olufsen - Beogram CD -X , CD player

Beogram CDX was a beautiful-looking free-standing compact disc player designed from the onset to be used within any system with the correct inputs. In the case of Bang & Olufsen products it was those which had a separate tape socket, or even a phono connection designed for use with a Beogram together with a built-in RIAA preamp.


The CD-X looks incredibly futuristic with its touch screen buttons even today – imagine how it was received back in 1982! But would you believe that it was based on a Philips CD-104? Well of course you would, as almost every player of that time was based on a Philips player. Its seemingly flat profile would have one believe that a CDM-1 transport would never fit inside but if you look closely, the CD-X is less flat than it seems. Inside is a complete CD104, minus the loading mechanism and plus a two-fold flap operating mechanism, which is spread over the left most and right most side of the player. It’s still amazing that these units still work after all this time. DAC used is the TDA1540 14 bit unit with oversampling.

Sound

Soundwise the CD-x is very much like listening to a Philips CD104: smooth, colourful and very relaxed.


NOTICED:

For offer above 420 e , original B&O wall mound ,not visible practically at all , giving the impression that the player is suspended in the air, take a look at the last picture .