Yamaha CDC-575 5-Disc CD Changer

Pros: Inexpensive yet top quality, excellent features including optical audio out connection to amplifier/receiver.

Cons: It is possible that it is now discontinued, might be hard to find.

The Bottom Line: The Yamaha CDC-575 CD Player is a terrific value for the money. Excellent sound quality, fully-featured and reliable, it is hard to beat in its price range.

Review: The Yamaha CDC-575 CD Player is a 5 disc carousel CD changer which is a terrific value for the money. This unit offers terrific sound quality (due to an optical link to your amp/receiver), a handsome design, Play/Exchange (which allows changing...

Pros: Beautiful natural sound, good price

Cons: Must put cd 'exactly' in drawer to close it

The Bottom Line: If you find it at a good deal, get it

Review: I am not or ever will be a fan of the ipod, i cannot stomach the sound of MP3 songs: the tell tale garbage can lid cymbal sound, cat scratch vocal yelping and lack of any real bass makes me cringe, my nervous system attacked with bolts of electricity, ...

Pros: Nice inexpensive cd player.

Cons: It might be hard to find.

The Bottom Line: Yamaha is music to my ears.

Review: I was trying to get myself a more up-to-date sound system that meets growing trend digital sound over analog sound. This is the cd player that covers the music side of it. It has the optical cable input for the digital sound that is nice and clear as...

Pros: PlayXchange feature, program play, easy to use, very cheap now.

Cons: none I could think of......

Review: I brought this CD-changer to go along with my Yamaha RX-496 receiver and JBL D38 speakers. I have been using it for more than a year now, so I have it completely figured out. I was surprised- theres nothing bad about it!!! This is one good changer for...

Pros: Inexpensive, reliable, great sound, easy to use.

Cons: A bit noisy going from CD to CD in carousel mode.

Review: I have had this CD changer for years, and have never had a single problem with it.  It's a little noisy going from cd to cd in the random mode, but it's simple to use, and a great product.  I got it on e-bay several years ago, without a remote, ...

Pros: Build quality, sound, price, looks, display, remote

Cons: access to back 2 cd trays is awkward, might be discontinued soon

The Bottom Line: A good basic 5 disc changer with few features.

Review:
I bought the next model up from this one, the CDC-675. They have the same electronics inside them, and from what I've heard they sound exactly the same. I'll explain the difference between the two models before my original review of the CDC-675 at...

Pros: cheap

Cons: no style

Review: Yamaha's CDC-575 is a very basic five-disc carousel changer, which makes it the least expensive CD changer ever offered by Yamaha. The lack of a high price tag shouldn't scare anyone away from it, because its sound quality is robust. Like the...