How Sony’s First Portable CD Player Kicked Off the Digital Music Era

Sony released the world’s first portable CD player, the D-5/D-50, 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 EBP-9LC: : EBP-9LC photos: “The lasser-disc revolution“, Popular Science, May 1985. “Sound to Go“, Changing Times magazine, December 1985. “Hot new compact-disc players“, Popular Science, November 1984. CDP-101 photo: : 1982 compact disc introduction video: AC-D50 photos: Rear of AC-D50: “Go anywhere CD portables“, Popu