Accepting recommendations for a fun, small, well-made, nice-looking, CD player that isn’t super expensive and is robust enough to survive regular use by children. Anything? Transport only is fine, built in speakers are fine.

@matthewhowell yep. I recently bought my childhood CD player and it wasn't much. Around $80 (USD) shipped to me. I am a big fan of Sharp stuff. I wrote about the one I bought here: https://wp.me/pgrp1-CC

I see you're in Auckland- you'd just have to find ones near you? The shipping on these might be pricey to there? These are just examples.

Another Sharp:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/306738076044?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=u3uF-_3qS9y&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=7CaaLJEpSne&stype=1&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE

Other good ones are ones like Phillips (this one)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195819872654?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mB3xUEjWTMS&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=7CaaLJEpSne&stype=1&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE

And also this one, a Sony

https://www.ebay.com/itm/317916019059?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=67zcprh5qzq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=7CaaLJEpSne&stype=1&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE

Obviously just check if they're working, and if you have thrift stores near you or pawn shops, they. might have them too.

The almighty Sharp QT-CD44

In 1994 when I was 14, I had a Sharp QT-CD44 – this fantastic device — an AM/FM radio, cassette player, and CD player all in one: For a 14 year old kid in 1994, this thing was a technol…

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@jake4480 This is all great, thanks! Had a similar Pioneer one, but we moved and it couldn’t handle the 240v mains in NZ, so I’m a bit constrained.