FiiO Resurrects The Portable CD Player With Innovative Features For A New Generation

This new FiiO redefines what a portable CD player is capable of. This model has Bluetooth streaming, DAC function and the ...
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Shanling EC Zero T: The Hybrid Tube CD Player for People Who Think Streaming Is for the Lazy

Shanling’s EC Zero T brings hybrid tube/solid-state sound to a portable CD player with R2R DAC, Bluetooth 5.3, and high-end headphone amp—CDs just got cool again. For those of us who refuse to let ...
ecoustics

Portable CD Players Are Back—Because Cell Service in the Balkans Sucks and So Does Spotify’s Bitrate

Portable CD players are back, but with better sound, Bluetooth, and DACs. FiiO and Shanling are leading the charge in 2025’s retro revival. Staring out over the balcony at the Adriatic, feeling every ...
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8 New Cars That (Surprisingly) Still Offer CD Players

The very first automotive compact disc player — the Pioneer CDX-1 — launched in 1984, but it wasn't until a few years later that you could purchase a new car with a factory-equipped unit. At the time, ...