How Sonys First Portable CD Player Kicked Off the Digital Music Era

Sony released the world s first portable CD player, the D5, D50, at a time when mostly just audiophiles had adopted the format. But surprisingly (or not), the device had much broader appeal. Featured music from Aviscerall and Dan Mason Sources: D5 inside EBP9LC: EBP9LC photos: The lasserdisc revolution, Popular Science, May 1985. Sound to Go, Changing Times magazine, December 1985. Hot new compactdisc players, Popular Science, November 1984. CDP101 photo: 1982 compact disc introduction video: ACD50 photos: Rear of ACD50: Go anywhere CD portables, Popu