Hi Friends,

I've reviewed a lot of newly released, modern CD players and one thing I've noticed is that the sound performance isn't the most important factor for me to consider.

What I find to be most important is the feature set or really, just how the CD player works.

Most new CD players offered today have the appropriate DAC design to sound fine and almost all new players have digital outputs to add an external DAC should you want to try and improve the sound.

(My only advice is if you find a CD or DVD player at a big box store or even thrifting and can't determine the DAC chips used, that might be one to skip, especially if it doesn't have digital outputs.)

Today I posted a YouTube video reviewing the SMSL PL20 CD player and even though I can easily recommend it for sound, it has some odd features and quirks that you should understand before buying:

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So when you're looking for audio gear, how it sounds is always important but don't forget, a piece of gear with an annoying feature will always be...annoying, no matter how great it sounds.

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Speaking of gear purchased, I recently bought a vintage TUBE CD player from the late 80s/early 90s by Luxman. I had to wrangle an old belt out of her to work again properly, but so far she's back to normal again. Looking forward to getting this video out in the next couple of weeks!

Hope you have a great week and remember, if you reply to this email, it will come directly to me (sometimes to my spam folder but I try to check it often to catch these!).

Have a great week,

Aaron