However, the standout trend for 2025 is that many CD players now include digital inputs, allowing them to serve as DACs for our streaming devices. In this list, that’s the bigger Shanling, the Rotel, ...

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

These three products delivered big surprises without big prices. And we’ll look at them in descending price order. Yes, this is a smartphone on an audio website. At €1300 (US$1400), the Galaxy Z Fold ...

The Danish manufacturer is introducing two standmount models and three floorstanders, along with on-wall and cinema-specific variants.

[Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of fifteen observations from fifteen years of audio writing] I’ve been reading my own comments sections for fourteen years now – seven on this website, ...

The CD Box RS2 Tube joins the Austrian manufacturer's RS2 line with a top-loading mechanism, a pair of E88CC tubes and an integrated TI DAC.

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QUAD has announced the 3CDT, a dedicated CD transport designed to partner with its recently launched QUAD 3 integrated amplifier. The new tray-loading transport (not a slot-loader) maintains the 3 ...

Sennheiser’s HDB 630 enters a crowded wireless headphone market with clear intentions. The newcomer positions itself well above the Momentum 4 Wireless, which have been my preferred affordable ...

Chord Electronics has quietly updated its Mojo 2 DAC/headphone amplifier with two changes that matter: a 4.4mm balanced headphone output and USB-C charging. The 4.4mm socket replaces one of the ...