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

If that wasn’t enough to keep things steady, the entire assembly is housed in a solid, vibration-damped chassis, with ...

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A CD-ROM drive can be used as a stand-alone unit for playing digital audio CDs without interfacing with a computer. The stereo output of CD player available at the audio jack can be amplified using ...

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 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 ...

There are many of you reading this who still have a lot of love for CDs. We certainly do. If you don't find streaming to be sonically satisfying and haven't been swept up by the vinyl revival, then ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of the chief attractions of the compact disc is its durability compared to its fragile ...