Magnavox FD-2041
The Magnavox FD-2041 is a Compact Disc player from the mid-1980s. It belongs to the early generation of Philips/Magnavox CD players, which were meant to bring digital audio to a wider audience at a reasonable price. HiFI-Stereo (October 1985, p.18) announced the FD2041SL alongside two sibling models. It noted that the player used a four-times digital oversampling rate in place of steep analog filters to suppress ultrasonic artifacts. You could program it for up to twenty tracks. It had three-speed search with audible cueing, and you could skip to the next or previous track or omit unwanted selections entirely. The FD2041SL measured 16½ inches wide, 3½ inches high, and 11¾ inches deep. List price was $299.
Audio (June 1987, p.79) later grouped the FD-2041 with the FD1041 and FD1051 in a series of players that shared the same digital-to-analog converter. It noted that the Philips/Magnavox 16-bit line had earned respect for generally strong audio performance at affordable prices.
Those are the only two period references. Little else is recorded about the FD-2041. The Archive's research has turned up no service manual, no detailed specification sheet and no production run information.
- Type: Compact Disc player
- Digital oversampling: 4×
- Programmable tracks: Up to 20
- Search: Three-speed with audible cue
- Dimensions (FD2041SL): 16.5 × 3.5 × 11.75 inches
- Price (1985): $299
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