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Seller's Description

Optisch: sehr gut
Technisch: tadellos

Preis gilt inklusive der Holzseiten .

Original Fernbedienung muss ich erst noch suchen, kann also leider zum jetzigen zeitpunkt nicht garantieren, dass sie dabei ist.

Technische Daten siehe letztes Foto.

Probehören bei Abholung natürlich möglich. Versand ist aber auch kein Problem.

Bei Versand: Zahlung sowohl mit Paypal Käuferschutz als auch über PayPal Freunde, Banküberweisung oder Versand per Nachnahme möglich.

Our Thoughts RADAR AI

Is €150 the kind of number that makes this an easy yes, or just a decent buy for a clean example? For a Toshiba SD-500, €150 feels fair-to-good rather than a steal; it’s not a budget-bin price, but it’s reasonable if the unit is genuinely excellent and complete.

The appeal here is the sort of early-2000s Toshiba build that tends to be sturdy, straightforward, and nicely specified for CD playback, with the usual upside of solid transport behavior and good audio if the machine has been cared for. At this price, the real value is condition: original remote, tidy cosmetics, and proof it reads discs quickly push it into “worth it” territory. If those pieces are missing, I’d want the price a bit lower, but a clean, fully working example is still an attractive buy for a collector or daily listener.

Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.

About Toshiba

Toshiba traces its roots to 1875 in Japan, emerging from the innovative legacy of Hisashige Tanaka, the "Thomas Edison of Asia," whose Tanaka Engineering Works laid early groundwork in precision mechanics. The modern company formed in 1939 through the merger of Shibaura Seisakusho—Japan's pioneer in telegraph equipment—and Tokyo Denki, the nation's first incandescent lamp maker. Renamed Toshiba Corporation in 1978, it built a storied heritage in consumer electronics, blending industrial prowess with entertainment tech during Japan's postwar boom.

In hi-fi audio, Toshiba excelled in a broad array of categories, from full-size separates like amplifiers and tuners to turntables such as the high-end SR-510, quadrophonic systems, and top-tier record players. Pioneering innovations included the world's first digital synthesizer tuner (ST-910, 1978), the ADRES noise reduction system, and transistor televisions. Under the premium Aurex sub-brand launched in the late 1970s, it offered elite components detached from mainstream associations, later evolving into compact micro systems and, remarkably, a 2018 revival with high-res cassette players.

Toshiba holds a revered vintage-collector status among hi-fi enthusiasts, embodying the golden age of Japanese audio with technical masterpieces that rivaled Sony and Pioneer. No longer a major player in consumer hi-fi—having shifted to energy and infrastructure by the 2020s—its gear remains prized for build quality, innovation, and that elusive 1970s-80s analog warmth, appealing to savvy buyers hunting rare, high-fidelity treasures.

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