TRANSPORTS OF DELIGHT

The compact disc is alive and well, as our pick of the finest CD players and transports proves. Long live the original digital format!

Despite streaming having muscled its way to the front of our music-listening preferences over the last few years, CDs – the first digital format – are still an important medium for masses of music lovers. more than 14 million compact discs were bought in the UK in 2021, and global sales actually increased that year for the first time this millennium. And if CDs can’t be considered as ‘on the up’, the previous slide into obsolescence has most certainly slowed. Why has this happened, you ask? Clearly many of us still prefer physical formats, and there are plenty more good reasons why CDs remain a great way of listening to your music. Unlike streaming, CDs don’t need to rely on a stable internet connection, nor do they suffer the ravages…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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