A recent Wall Street Journal feature touted new interest in CDs and portable players among young people. The trend is largely explained as an embrace of less-complicated tech that’s also fueling a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. How we listen to music and enjoy media in general has changed radically over the past few years with the growing dominance of streaming.

Hybrid Tube/Solid State Shanling EC Zero T Portable CD Player. Forte Distribution, a distributor of audio and audiophile music products, recently announced that the Shanling EC Zero T portable hybrid ...

With the extremely versatile FiiO DM15 R2R CD player, op shops become a treasure trove of great and affordable music.

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 ...

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 ...

Editor's take: Once upon a time, portable CD players were among the coolest gadgets you could own. Then the iPod arrived, ushering in the era of digital music. Today, streaming and smartphones ...