Onkyo Is Running a Rare Sale on Its Retro-Inspired CD Player

The Japanese hi-fi icon is giving audiophiles a fresh reason to revisit their old CD collections.

Black Onkyo multi-disc CD player with three discs in the open tray and digital display on the front panel.

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The Onkyo DX-390 is one of two CD players that the Japanese hi-fi company still makes. It’s not the brand’s latest and greatest model. That’s the Onkyo Icon C-30, which was just announced last year and costs $400.

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Instead, the Onkyo DX-390 is better suited to audiophiles with extensive CD collections who want long, uninterrupted listening sessions. That’s because it has a 6-disc carousel, so you can load six CDs and they can each play right after the previous one.

On the flip side, the company’s Icon C-30 only holds one CD at a time.

Black Onkyo stereo receiver with digital display and two black Klipsch speakers with copper cones on a white cabinet. — The Onkyo DX-390 is a high-end CD player with serious retro style.

Dust off your old CDs

Another cool feature of this CD carousel is that you can swap CDs without interrupting what’s playing. So you can technically keep swapping out CDs, playing new albums, without the music ever stopping.

But just because it’s not as elite as the Icon C-30, Onkyo’s DX-390 is very much a high-quality CD player. According to the brand, it’s “incorporated decades of acoustic technology into the player to provide audiophile-grade sound for a new generation.”

Black Onkyo DX-C390 compact disc changer with digital display in a white shelf surrounded by CDs and books. — Its standout feature is a six CD carousel, so you can listen to back to back CDs without stopping the music.

The DX-390 isn’t an inexpensive CD player by any means. Onkyo still sells it for $375, just $15 less than the brand’s flagship model. However, for those interested in this retro-style CD player, there’s a chance to score a really good deal right now.

Almost half off?

That’s because, right now, Onkyo is selling certified refurbished models of the DX-390 for $224. That’s 40 percent off.

Skeptical of buying certified refurbished? Don’t be. Onkyo says that each model is tested, inspected, and approved by the company’s experts and “pass the same strict performance standards as [its] brand-new products.”

Also, each certified refurbished model is backed by a one-year warranty to give you a little extra peace of mind.

Black Onkyo compact disc player with digital display and multiple control buttons on the front panel.

Onkyo DX-C390 CD Player

$375 at Onkyo (New)
$224 at Onkyo (Refurbished)

$375 (40% off)

About the Author: Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol’s editorial team since 2014. With a passion for consumer tech and hi-fi, he tracks everything from headphones and turntables to smartphones and wearables. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.

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