I'm guessing you'd have to spend more than $6,000 on a one-box CD player to equal, let alone better it." And audiophiles didn't even need to spend as much as $300 to get a PS1.

Compared to a Pioneer DVD/CD/SACD player, the Sonys sounded clearer and cleaner. They also held their own against my top-of-the-line, Class A+ rated Sony SACD machine.

Gary Krakow investigates the growing underground movement of audiophiles who use a PlayStation 1 game console as a hi-fi stereo CD player.

CD Players Here are 6 CD player buying tips for when you want to revive your disc collection. ... as a decent little CD player in its own right. Paired with the handy wireless PS2 remote, the original ...

Barely two months after its release, we awarded the original Playstation just two stars - having focused, perhaps mistakenly, on the PlayStation's mettle as a CD player. "State-of-the-art games ...