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A Japanese hi-fi brand just made its retro-style CD player way more affordable

Get some serious '90s nostalgia and revisit your old CD collection.
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This New Hi-Fi Player Makes a Stunning Case to Revisit Your Vintage CD Collection

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 ...

The CD comeback continues with the spiritual return of the Discman

The Shanling EC Play is designed with retro-loving Gen Z in mind.

This sleek, retro portable CD player is full of audiophile credentials

Shanling's EC Play is understated, yet offers loads of features and tools that defy its retro looks.

Vinyl vs. CDs—Which retro format is more fun to collect?

The hunt, the artwork, the ritual, the sound. Vinyl is still the retro format that rewards collectors every time—CDs will ...