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CDs may seem like a thing of the past, but much like your vinyl collection, they just might have a bright future ahead.
It’s true that CDs have had their day as the mainstream source of listening to music, and have since gotten knocked out of the top spot by digital downloads and streaming.So with the whole world going digital, what’s the benefit of a CD player?
CDs are becoming a niche market, and not just for audiophiles. As a sound format, streaming is still in its infancy – even with a solid sampling rate. With CDs’ high-quality depth of sound, there’s something different about putting on your favorite disc that transcends beyond just the obvious audible sound quality. A CD locks you in for the full ride of an album, start to finish. But unlike vinyl, a CD allows you to more easily skip over the unwanted tracks.
Not only are CDs and CD playersnot dead, but they’re even still improving.But through the decades, the main function stays the same: CD players are specifically engineered to securely pull the data off the disc, decode it, and keep the quality intact as much as possible through the connecting inner cables and wiring. An expensive and sleek system will, of course, get the most out of your discs. But for adding a CD soundtrack to indoors, outdoors or activities on the go, these modern retro systems will keep the music going ’til the last track.
Here are the best CD players with speakers, along with the best CD boomboxes, to consider.
