No shade Sony, but Hideo Kojima is celebrating his love of physical discs with a new limited edition version of my favorite mini CD player
 No shade Sony, but Hideo Kojima is celebrating his love of physical discs with a new limited edition version of my favorite mini CD player

Kojima Productions is collaborating with audio brand km5 on a cute limited edition CD player.

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I found my 2006 iPod nano during a clearout and honestly, I think we’ve lost something beautiful in the streaming age
 I found my 2006 iPod nano during a clearout and honestly, I think we’ve lost something beautiful in the streaming age

From iTunes to Spotify: what recovering my iPod nano 2006 during a clearout revealed about how my music listening habits have changed

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This gorgeous Dark Side of the Moon portable modern tape player will make you believe the cassette revival isn’t nonsense after all — especially since it comes with a new remastered tape of the album
 This gorgeous Dark Side of the Moon portable modern tape player will make you believe the cassette revival isn’t nonsense after all — especially since it comes with a new remastered tape of the album

I already have one of We Are Rewind’s players, and yet I still might buy this limited-edition version with the first-ever release of the 50th anniversary Dark Side remaster on tape.

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Ruark’s new music console and slimline speakers are the CD playing, vinyl spinning, hi-res music streaming system your small apartment craves

Ruark is back and celebrating its 40th anniversary with a heritage-look system that’s anything but heritage when it comes to connectivity and hi-res music
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High-end hi-fi company YBA has made what it claims is the world’s first “transportable” CD player for SACDs — it’s got the audiophiles in the office very excited, but it’s not exactly a handheld model to slip in your jacket pocket

YBA has made what it claims is the world’s first “transportable” CD player for Super Audio CDs, but it’s not exactly a handheld model.
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This retro-inspired portable CD player looks super-sleek, has audiophile credentials including a headphones amp for spicier cans, lasts 12 hours, and offers Bluetooth, 3.5mm, 4.4mm and Coax output too

The Shanling EC Play offers a retro design and a range of connectivity tools, to make it useful for on-the-go listening as well as in your home hi-fi setup
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I picked up this cheap MP3 player, and it freed me from my phone so often, I wish I’d got it sooner

I ditched music on my phone for this cheap MP3 player — and two weeks on, I wish I’d done it sooner

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The ‘RePod Ultra’ turns your ‘forgotten’ Apple Watch Ultra into an iPod, complete with scroll wheel — but the description makes some pretty outlandish points

I’m not sure we all an Ultra sitting unloved in a drawer, as seems to be the implication here with this otherwise interesting idea…
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FiiO’s new elite hi-res audio player will delight you, provided you serve it only the best –but disappoint it at your peril

In an effort to produce the best-sounding digital audio player you can buy, FiiO has gone to town, thrown the kitchen sink at it, and all the other actions that indicate a complete lack of compromise…
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The best entry-level Hi-Res Audio player is getting a new version for 2026 — make the most of lossless streaming, or up to 2TB of your own files

Fiio’s portable player gets a battery boost and more storage. It’s a brilliant budget buy

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