REGA BRIO 2018 + Mitsubishi DP-103 CD-player

The DP-103 is a low-profile, front-loading machine with a horizontal drawer that glides open silently to receive the disc at the touch of the open/close bar and closes just as silently with another touch of the same control. When the drawer closes, the disc turns briefly and then stops, after which the digital display at the upper right of the front panel shows the number of distinct tracks on the disc and their total playing time in minutes and seconds. To the left of this display, a disk set indicator light shows that the disc has been loaded and is ready for playing. Between the open/close bar at the top center of the panel and the power switch at the bottom are three flat plate switches marked pause, play, and stop. Normally, touching play begins the record from Track 1, and the time indicator shows the playing time in the current track. The disc is played to its end, after which the player shuts down. The pause and stop controls have the same functions as similar controls on tape decks and other CD players. Below the digital display are two large, flat plates that are pivoted at their centers. A touch on the appropriate end of the upper one (skip) either advances the laser pickup to the beginning of the next track or slews it back to the beginning of the current track. Repeated operations of this control can cue the pickup to the start of any track on the disc, with the display showing the number of the track about to be heard. Below the skip control is a FF/FR (fast...