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A CD changer is a device that can hold multiple compact discs (CDs) at a time. Often a CD changer looks like a cartridge and it provides an option to play any CD the user wishes. This helps save the time and effort of taking a CD out and replacing it with another one. A CD changer really comes in handy for home theatre systems and for use in cars. Before CD changers were developed, there had been an attempt to make a CD player similar to double cassette players. These devices had two separate CD players but they had a serious flaw. This type of CD changer could not record like the double cassette player since recordable CDs were not available at that time. Today, however, recordable CDs can be used in CD changers, which has made the product even more popular.

There are many types of CD changers available today. External cartridge CD changers are so called because the cartridge is placed outside the CD changer. This cartridge holds the CDs and allows the user to load or insert up to 12 CDs at a time. Once the CDs are in the cartridge, you need to insert the cartridge back into the CD changer. Then the CD changer can be instructed to play songs from any of the 12 CDs. Such CD changers are mainly used in vehicles since the driver can manage all the CDs with the help of a remote or by pressing the buttons on the panel of the CD changer. An internal cartridge CD changer also works on the same principle as the external one; the only difference is that the cartridge is fixed inside the CD player. This type of CD changer also accepts multiple CDs and stores them internally.

The carousel CD changer has a platter that has slots in which the CDs can be inserted. It is usually designed to hold three, five or seven CDs at a time. Within this category, there is another type of CD changer known as the mega-disc or the jukebox. This can hold up to 300 discs, which are held vertically, and the jukebox then plays a CD selected by the user. Computer-based CD changers are used by enterprises and large businesses, which need to store a lot of data and software.