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First of all, YES, it's nearly 18 years old (c.1997-8, the Pioneer logo changed before 1999). Mine is still going strong though. the mechanism is a jukebox style turntable with vertical disc insertion (label side to the left) and a pick arm that load's it on a vertical drive. The slowest part is really, by design, the turntable mechanism, but it was that way for most every brand with this type of large capacity storage. It does have 25 and 50 disc sisters in the lineup and the basic player is offered in differing cosmetic forms over several years as it's a good mechanism...if a little underisolated from vibrations (like your speakers)...mine is on a shelf 5 1/2 feet off the ground and performs well there. The remote control is a feature packed one but you only tend to need the basic controls and the nice thing is that several Pioneer remotes for multi-disc players can operate it fairly well or you can program a universal unit for it. It's not reliant on a remote at all, however...all functions are covered on the face. While it is true that, by design, the loading and acquisition of the disc information and playback startup seem fairly slow to those who are perhaps used to hard drive and solid state memory devices, the search functions are NOT. Hold down the scan button to advance within the track or disc advance - and + and it will take off rapidly, in fact rolling through the entire 100 + 1 positions in mere seconds. Furthermore, the programming features (other than random track playback, which takes several seconds to complete, disc then track) are also rather fast enough. You can program selected tracks in any order, random order on one disc, random disc and track (you must hit play to stop the random picks on one song/CD), in fact there are several ways to choose from as to how you want to play your music. It is quite versatile in that respect. There are no doubt more options than you'll ever think of using. Loading and unloading are very simple. Advance the turntable until you reach the slot number you need comes directly in from. There are two buttons that both stop the playback, one to open t door and one that returns the disc in play to the loading position. Use the disc advance controls to rotate the turntable for loading and unloading. Unlike slot loading changers, the wide aperture of the door allows you to load or remove more than a dozen discs at a time, quickly and easily. Again, the loading involves inserting the CDs with the label side to the left. Close the door and the turntable moves to place the number you just advanced to the loading position. Sound quality: A lot of people will suggest that you get a CD drive unit and a D/A converter as components to build a really good CD player...this is not necessarily needed with this Pioneer. The 1-BIT DLC (a quality linear converter of the kind that were fairly well-developed before the mid 90s) yields excellent sound all around with clarity and the definition you really want. The output options are simple: RCA jacks for stereo analog and an optical digital out port. Like I said earlier, you might want to keep it isolated from sound vibration and shockwaves from heavy footsteps like many older players, but it tends to recover and return to normal play quite well. Disc read errors are much the same as for any other player and are determined mostly by the surface quality of the read surface, CD-Rs play fine barring poor quality discs, I've never had an RW disc to try in one and no CD + text, MP3/other format playback or other more modern features are supported by the PD-F907. It does play CDs nicely and the 100 + 1 capacity is certainly large enough for many. Keep in mind that there is no bus controller setup for this model so it wouldn't lend itself to music automation very well without internal surgery. Working, they usually are a great value for the price.Read full review
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This is 1 of a long list of multi-cd players made by pioneer...they flooded the market with too many models of these players...each one having their own problems...their different modes of operating are too complicated....the remote has too many buttons and it';s too complicated to work...it takes time to learn the many details of operating it...and the read head goes bad too easy and too often...would really think twice to consider buying another pioneer...
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In the early 90's I owned a 'Pioneer' 300 Disc Changer, at that time I didn't have enough Cd's to fill the inner carousel. And the unit was also too deep to fit on a shelf. It later stopped working because it was exposed to extreme heat. I like this 'Pioneer' 100 Disc Changer because it easily fits on a standard shelf, and now that I own over '300' CDs, I've also purchased two additional 'Pioneer' 100 Disc Changers. Which all fit on a standard shelf.
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This is the right product for playing CD's. It stores them, 101 of them, like a slide projector and plays them either one at a time or randomly one track at a time. This one works as it should and am glad to have found it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I upgraded from my pioneer pd 407 to this and I love it . works great and I just turn it on and sit back and enjoy the music.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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