While vinyl records are all the rage and casettes are enjoying a rebirth , the compact disc – the best - sound physical media humans have ever create – does n’t get all that much love .
FiiO wants to change all that by rebirthing a portable compact disk player cognate to the classicSony Discmanplayers of the nineties and noughties . And it ’s got a Gen - Z nostaglia for thing they did n’t experience purchase written all over it .
The outgoing FiiO DM13 – the company ’s first personal CD player announced this week – is a follow up to theequally fanciable CP13 cassette playerthe specialised audio company launced at CES 2024 .
However , this is far from just a remake of a mathematical product from yesteryear , it ’s got some significant upgrades . first , there’saptXHD Bluetooth , have in mind you may enjoy something approaching CD - calibre , in high spirits solution audio recording wirelessly .
For the real deal , there are 3.5 mm and 4.4 millimeter earphone jacks so you could employ your best set of wire earphone to hear the best - voice strong-arm media out there , as well as your deary speakers via SPDIF or USB . The attractive histrion , also plays digital files like FLAC , WAV , AAC and MP3 .
You wo n’t need a significant stockpile of AA battery either , thanks to the eight hour of assault and battery life and ability to connect to the mains to meet your compact discs .
primal lineament are list by the company as follows :
It ’s number out in September in silver , red , blue , black and titanium and will cost £ 179 in the UK and $ 179 in the United States .
