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This Affordable Portable CD Player Is Another Big Win for Physical Media Fans

In the past several months, the well-known Chinese hi-fi manufacturer has released an affordable home CD player, the CD80 II ...

Is this the portable CD player that'll get you to swap from streaming? It's stylish, it supports aptX, and it's even a Hi-Res USB-C DAC

A CD player with aptX Adaptive and a Hi-Res Audio DAC A cheaper version of one that had a tube amp(!) built in too $319 ...
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CD Player Powered 555 Piano Goes Accordion To Plan

Ah yes, the 555 piano project. Be it the Atari Punk Console, or some other 555 based synthesizer, Hackers just love to hear what the 555 can do when attached to a few passives and a speaker. It’s a ...
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Onkyo Icon C-30 CD Player: Your $349 Reminder That Owning Music Still Beats Streaming

Onkyo’s new Icon C-30 CD player brings audiophile tech at a surprising price. Discover why physical CDs still matters at Audio Advice Live 2025 in Raleigh. When Onkyo rolled out its all-new Icon ...
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This five-star Cyrus CD player is £600 off before Black Friday – but we'd recommend our Award-winning alternative

It just does the job so well, and for £300 less than the CDi-XR. To quote from our review, the cheaper Cyrus has a “uniform, ...
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This British Audio Company’s New Music Player Jumps on a Growing Hi-Fi Trend

Ruark Audio is having a bit of a moment. A week after the British hi-fi manufacturer revealed its 100 Series System — a modern stereo system consisting of the streaming amplifier and passive bookshelf ...