CD Player

Vinyl records have been finding more and more new ears in recent years, and Mixx Audio has a novel turntable to help keep the groove moving – one that also rocks a CD player plonked right in the middle of the platter, as well as flexible connectivity.

Though the majority of music listening today is served up via streaming, formats like vinyl records and CDs are still holding on for dear life. MoonDrop is catering to fans of plastic discs with a portable spinner that also plays digital audio files.

Despite the meteoric rise of digital music streaming, many older listeners may still have CD collections taking up living space. Yamaha has released a new player that can hold five discs at once, and users can even change CDs while one is playing.

UK hi-fi specialist Audiolab has leveraged its award-winning know-how to create a "just add speakers" music system called the Omnia, which features a Class AB amp, rocks a CD player, caters to streaming needs, and can even be cabled to a turntable.

Much of today's music consumption is digital, and most of that is streamed. Some folks still play CDs though, and McIntosh Labs has today launched a retro-cool player for those who want to rock the house with the help of spinning plastic discs.

A mid-year report has revealed vinyl sales in 2020 have surpassed CD sales for the first time since the mid-1980s. The report also reveals the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the physical media music market hard but streaming music subscriptions are up.

Though the UK's Cambridge Audio always has its ears tuned on top quality audio, as with the recently-announced Alva TT, the company is also mindful that budget music lovers appreciate good sound too. And so it is with the new AX series of a wallet-friendly hi-fi gear.

When it comes to music consumption, streaming continues to be the music industry's biggest earner. Sales of physical formats like CD are declining. High-end audio brand Pro-Ject is clearly hoping that the Compact Disc will enjoy an upturn in fortunes, as it releases the CD Box RS 2 T transport.

Manchester-based GPO says it made one out of every 10 turntables sold during the UK's holiday period in 2016. Until now it's product catalog was made up of budget audio equipment, but it's now aiming at cost-savvy audiophiles with the new premium, yet wallet-friendly, PR range.

The Parasound CD 1 player uses an ultra-fast scanning system and computer analysis to produce high-quality CD sound.

High-end audio maker, Vincent has announced the release of its new C-60 CD player which gives users the option of tube or transistor output

South Korean designer Kim Yong Seong's proposed CD/MP3 player plays MP3 files in the compact closed position and then flips open to form two arms that support a CD.