Darko.Audio

10 CD players (& transports) for your consideration in 2026

However, the standout trend for 2025 is that many CD players now include digital inputs, allowing them to serve as DACs for ...
ecoustics

Shanling Unveils SCD3.3 SACD Player With 2nd-Gen R2R DAC and Tube Output

Shanling’s SCD3.3 treats SACD like it never died—true DSD output, a 212-resistor R2R DAC, tube stage, and enough engineering muscle to shame most “modern” players. Let’s be honest: outside the ...
Forbes

FiiO Resurrects The Portable CD Player With Innovative Features For A New Generation

The new FiiO DM15 R2R is a new next-generation portable CD player that is designed to redefine what a portable CD player can do with Bluetooth streaming, CD ripping and DAC duties. Hardly a week seems ...
eCoustics

Are Audiophiles Really Flocking Back to CDs? Pro-Ject’s CD Box RS2 Tube Seems to Think So

Pro-Ject’s CD Box RS2 Tube doubles down on Red Book CDs with a balanced tube stage—no SACD, no digital inputs, and a $2,300 ...