The Shanling CR60 provides CD playback and ripping capability for a very reasonable $299, but it requires an external DAC.

So the Compact Disc is in terminal decline ... Charity-shop CDs are thinning out already: there are only so many old CD collections to be donated, and besides, the very downward trajectory ...

In The Wire 491/492, John Brien argues that the humble compact disc offers efficient delivery of pure audio that bypasses the ...

It’s a new era for ‘old’ tech, as evidenced by these forward-thinking portable CD players from FiiO, Lenco, Philips and more ...