Sony CDP-M35 CD Player — Midi Size, Made in Japan

Sony CDP-M35 — A Fourteen-Inch Japanese Sony CD Player for the System That Has No Room for a Full-Width One

A compact Japanese-built CD player from 1987, fourteen inches wide rather than the usual seventeen, with a headphone output on the front and a dual digital-to-analogue converter behind it.

The Midi Format

The midi format is the point of this one. Sony built the CDP-M35 to match the smaller component systems of the period, so it stands fourteen inches across and three inches tall and weighs under seven pounds — which makes it a straightforward answer for a shelf, a desk, or a second system where a full-width player simply will not fit. Finding a midi-sized player that was properly built rather than merely small is the hard part, and this is a Japanese-made Sony from the years when the company was still treating CD as its own invention.

Dual D/A Converter

Behind the drawer is a dual digital-to-analogue converter with a four-times oversampling digital filter — a genuine two-converter arrangement rather than one chip switching between channels, which is why the channel separation figure is as good as it is. The player is also CD-single compatible, so the eight-centimetre discs drop straight into the tray without an adapter.

Headphone Output

A headphone output sits on the front panel, so the player works on its own without an amplifier in the chain, and fixed line outputs on the back connect it to anything else.

Service History

This one has been through our Level 1 service, which covers thorough testing of every input, output and control, along with deep cleaning and deoxidation, and it is the level a machine needs when it arrives in sound working order rather than requiring intervention.

Remote and Disc Compatibility

The original remote is not included. Play, pause, stop and track selection are all on the front panel.

It is a 1987 machine and reads commercially pressed discs — CD-R and CD-RW discs came later and are outside what it was built to play.

Condition

Cosmetically this example is graded Good. There is general wear consistent with its age and some stacking marks on the cabinet, but no major flaws.

A few relevant specifications:

A properly made small player from the era when Sony still built these in Japan, for the system that has no room for a full-width one.

Available for pickup in Kanata, or shipped across Canada and internationally — we have sent equipment to fifteen countries in the past year, each piece packed in-house in 275 lb test double-wall boxes. Live shipping rates for your address are calculated at checkout. Backed by Radique Audio’s Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and our Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Available for audition by appointment in Kanata.

Sony CDP-M35 Specifications

• Midi-size chassis, 14 inches wide
• Dual digital-to-analogue converter with 4-times oversampling digital filter
• CD-single compatible — 8 cm discs without an adapter
• Frequency response 2 Hz to 20 kHz, ±0.5 dB
• Signal to noise ratio better than 100 dB
• Dynamic range better than 88 dB
• Channel separation better than 95 dB
• Total harmonic distortion less than 0.05%
• Fixed line output, 2 V; front headphone jack
• Made in Japan
• Introduced in 1987
• Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 14.0 x 3.1 x 10.8 inches (355 x 80 x 275 mm)
• Weight: 6.6 lbs (3.0 kg)

⚠️ Important Information for International Buyers

This unit is configured for North American 110/120V power. Buyers outside North America will require a step-down transformer and appropriate plug adapter.

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