So many people own CD players today that it's easy to forget the sheer complexity of the engineering found inside one. In the mid 1980s, once it became clear the format was set to be a winner, hi-fi manufacturers at all levels were keen to have a player in their range. For those who lacked the necessary resources (which meant everyone bar Philips and the biggest Japanese names) the easiest thing to do was to buy in machines from the big boys then re-brand them as required. For its first generation models, B&O of Denmark hedged its bets. The 1985 catalogue showed the proposed Beogram CD50 but the text made it clear that the machines weren't actually available to buy yet. Just before it was ready, B&O released another player: the Beogram CDX.
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