However, the standout trend for 2025 is that many CD players now include digital inputs, allowing them to serve as DACs for ...

Pro-Ject’s CD Box RS2 Tube doubles down on Red Book CDs with a balanced tube stage—no SACD, no digital inputs, and a $2,300 ...

The new CT90 top-loading CD transport picks up where the ET3 left off, but with key differences. The compact ET3 was a ...

Inspired by the look of 1980s hi-fi components and available in black or white finishes, the Analog+ is a fully automatic record player with an Audio-Technica AT3600L cartridge and the ability to play ...

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Shanling’s SCD3.3 treats SACD like it never died—true DSD output, a 212-resistor R2R DAC, tube stage, and enough engineering muscle to shame most “modern” players. Let’s be honest: outside the ...

The new Onkyo C-30 “high-performance” CD player designed to appeal to audiophiles who want a solid player for their CD collections. Audio brand Onkyo has announced an addition to its new Icon Series ...

A few weeks after FiiO revealed the CP13, a new-age portable cassette tape player with a super-cool transparent design, the hi-fi maker is diving back into old-school physical-media players that are ...

Shanling is doing its best to keep CD fans happy. In the past several months, the well-known Chinese hi-fi manufacturer has released an affordable home CD player, the CD80 II ($349), as well as a ...

The new FiiO DM15 R2R is a new next-generation portable CD player that is designed to redefine what a portable CD player can do with Bluetooth streaming, CD ripping and DAC duties. Hardly a week seems ...

A recent Wall Street Journal feature touted new interest in CDs and portable players among young people. The trend is largely explained as an embrace of less-complicated tech that’s also fueling a ...

Once upon a time portable cassette players like the Sony Walkman revolutionized the way people listened to music, by introducing the concept of carrying your music with you and listening privately on ...