Grundig CD-9009
(1989 - 1990)

Grundig's last stand: the "Fine Arts" series. With a tacky black&gold finish applied to top-end units like a DAT recorder, high-end tuner, lavish turntable and more.

The CD player boasted an alphanumeric display, a jog for the variable search and pitch functions, a strict dual-mono layout, a copper-plated chassis, two transformers and even balanced outputs! And Philips' traditional FTS system. If the chips were a mix'n'match between Sony and Philips, it is Philips who took the lion's share with a pair of TDA-1541A S1 DACs. Not to mention the everlasting Philips CDM-1 mechanism - luxurious indeed.

All units from the Fine Arts series seem to have sold very little... Any CD-9009 owner care to comment ?

Detailed inside views & descriptions plus... modding at the lampizator.