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From: leres@ucbarpa.BERKELEY.EDU (Craig Leres)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: The Sony partnership
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 01:44:00 EDT
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[eat me]
My CDP-70 arrived today; with it came an application form for "The
Sony partnership" which costs (only) $79.95. For the money, you get
the following:

    - 2 years extended warranty on all parts
    - one free "calibration clinic visit"
    - free jazz sampler CD disc
    - subscription to "The Sony Pulse" (official journal of the
      Sony Digital Audio Club)
    - member-only discounts on compact disc accessories
    - member-only rental discounts (VCRs, cameras, movies)
    - etc.

I'd probably join for something like $9.95, but at $79.95... Meanwhile,
I'm curious if anyone else has joined up. I'd be kinda interested in
what kind of propaganda turns up in The Sony Pulse. For those of you who
just bought new Sony CD players, the address is:

    The Sony partnership
    P.O. Box 2841
    General Post Office New York, NY  10116

Also of interest is the "Sony compact disc count offer". I got
a certificate with my player that (after I mail it in) is supposed
to yield 100 $2 coupons to be used in the purchase of CDs. When I
get the details (e.g. the list of participating retailers and CD
titles) I guess I'll see just how valuable this offer is.

One last thing; although the CDP-70 isn't advertised as a remote
control unit, connection of the supplied 4 conductor cable between
it and my STR-AV560 receiver slaves it to the RM-S760 remote control.
(Too bad, you only get play, stop, and AMS from the remote.) The
operating manual also mentions remote control using the RM-D1K
wireless remote control kit.

		Craig