Multi-Disc CD Player

The multi-disc CD player is an offshoot of the integrated CD player, with convenience being at the forefront of it's design. As the picture above shows, the insert tray for a multi-disc CD player is usually wider than that of a conventional CD player. Typically a multi-disc CD player can hold either: three, six, nine or twelve discs. As you'd assume, the purpose of a multi-disc CD player is the convenience of not needing to get up from the sofa to continually swap and inset discs. With the advent of hard disk multimedia players - such as the iPod - that are capable of holding thousands of CD tracks, the multi-disc CD player may appear a fairly archaic piece of equipment. There are a couple of drawbacks to multi-disc CD players; firstly, the sound quality is usually comprised in comparison to single disc CD players; and secondly, the mechanisms of some players can be cumbersome, unresponsive, time consuming and noticeable loud when swapping discs.