CD players took off fast. Their advantages, especially in car stereo, pushed them forward and the prices down. Compared to cassette players they were a quantum leap forward in sound and reliability.

On the home audio front, the first and loudest voices were for multi-disk CD players. As the first generation players could only deal with one CD at a time, they were inconvenient and people wanted to play their CDs in batch.

The first answer to multi-CD players was the CD magazine or cartridge. They typically could hold 6 CDs and could play for hours. They often came with remote controls making them much more convenient than single disk players.

This Pioneer CD player holds its disk in a magazine or cartridge. The problem here is with long term reliability. With extended use, the moving parts can wear out and malfunction in rather spectacular acts of mechanical suicide.

The second approach to the multi-disk CD player is the carousel. The carousel usually allows six CDs to play with an ability to program them or play random selections. Once again, this is a design with moving part that can fail with use.

This particular CD carousel can play DVDs as well.