Besides being a top-class SACD player, the SA8005 also functions as a standalone digital-to-analog convertor (DAC), using the Cirrus Logic CS4398 chip. The unit has optical and coaxial digital input ...

In addition to the top-loading CD player, you get an FM radio and a USB port into which you can stick a USB thumb drive filled with MP3 files. You also can record radio onto a USB thumb drive.

The AM/FM radio sound comes in crisp and clear, and the auxiliary input jack ... the top-loading CD player or FM radio, or connect to your digital library through the USB port or Bluetooth.

TEAC’s offerings start with the function-heavy AD-850-SE. This stacking component not only offers a CD player but also a cassette deck, along with USB input to record from both formats in mp3 format.

The Schiit Audio URD is finally here and it’s far more than just a CD player. It doesn’t even have its own DAC ... It is a CD transport, digital hub, and USB to S/PDIF converter. Schiit claims URD is ...

It probably depends on the player, but when I was looking I saw a couple with USB ports that said they only supported drives up to 4gb or so.

The death of the CD has been predicted for some ... on the MCD1200 include two coaxial, two optical, USB Type-B, AES/EBU and one MCT (SACD) input. Both the coaxial and optical inputs support ...

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Designed to complement the September-launch MC830 Solid State Amplifier and C8 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier (see below), the new open-chassis player marries CD and SACD playback with a USB input that ...

It's a DAB radio, with FM and DAB+, as well as a CD player and Bluetooth streamer that also has USB music playing and ... audio quality varies by input, as does volume – more so than you ...

There hasn't been a bus-load of CD ... players hit the market. This brings us back to the Denon: the DCD-1700NE can handle playing just about any disc from CDs to SACDs, and even DVD-R/RWs and ...