disc changer

Automatic album rotator

A disc changer is a device that holds multiple CDs or DVDs and automatically switches between them, allowing playback of several discs without manual swapping.

Common in home stereo systems and car audio through the 1990s and early 2000s, disc changers became obsolete as digital music storage replaced physical media.

Also spelled disk changer.

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carouselRevolving platform with seats
CDOptical data disc
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home stereoStationary audio equipment

stereo · slot · tray · multidisc · shuffle · skip track · playlist · rotation · loading · eject · mechanism · audio · component · rack · swap · Sony · cassette · album

Categories

CDsCD player, CD case, CD burner, CD drive, CD-R
karaoke equipmentmicrophone stand, mic stand, mic, wired mic, wireless mic
changersshifter, modifier
audio mediavinyl, LP, CD, cassette, 8-track

Opposites

disc capacity

disc changerportable CD player

Handheld compact disc device

Discman · Walkman · boombox

media format

disc changerstreaming device

Hardware for internet television

Spotify · iPod · Apple Music · turntable · cassette deck

Family

disc, disk, discs, discoid, change, changer, changers, changes, changed

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G