What Hi-Fi? on MSN

Wondering how a CD transport is different to a CD player? We explain it all

Which type of hi-fi component is better for your CDs and system?
ecoustics

Rotel’s Michi Q5 Transport DAC Can Output 32-Bit/384kHz and DSD Digital Playback With Some Limitations

At $6,999, the Rotel Michi Q5 is a high-end CD player with additional functionality as a transport and DAC. One of my favorite integrated amplifiers of the past decade was the Rotel Michi; I made it ...
Forbes

McIntosh Unveils Its Ultimate CD Player and DAC

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The death of the CD has been predicted for some time now, ...

Britain’s Mission Audio Launches Matching CD Transport For 778 Series Amplifier And Streamer

The Mission 778CDT has the same half-width ‘shoebox’ format as the 778 amplifier and streamer. It has the same symmetrically ...
ecoustics

Best CD Players of 2023: You Still Need One

The Best CD Players for 2023 include some fantastic units from NAD, Naim, Rotel, Marantz, Audiolab, Cambridge Audio and more. Are audiophiles too obsessed with nostalgia when it comes to CDs? The same ...

Want a fancy new CD player? The best 3 new models, picked by an A/V expert

The 3 best CD Players for your retro revival –and simply great-sounding music ...
Ars Technica

CD players: best DAC for the ducat?

I'm in the process of reconfiguring my desk's audio system pending the death of my previous amp (now using an HK 3470 w/ Axiom M3ti's). While purchasing the HK receiver, I decided to pick up an HK DVD ...