The Cheapest CD Player, Plus Lou Ottens

When designers and engineers worked hard to make something inexpensive

The other day I watched this video by YouTuber VWestlife, who talks about all sorts of old electronics, as well as some fascinating deep dives into the history of certain devices or components. (He’s also a very active member of the cassette tape enthusiast forum Tapeheads, which helped me to do research for my piece on the last cassette player mechanis…