I had a very similar Pioneer player from the early 90's that lasted until my baby boy stuffed his toys inside the cartridge slot, almost 20 years. The basic design for this player is unchanged from that era. Its a great design (although your CDs need to be in perfect shape to play). This version, now only 6 months old, refuses to play discs 5 and 6 and will halt with error code 02 if attempted. Good design, cheap build quality.