The Discman is back!

[LucAce]

Fiio releases a mobile CD player in the style of a Discman.
The good thing about the device is that it is supposed to have a TOSLINK output and can therefore be connected to most WiiM products.
Further information can be found here, among others:

A portable CD player in 2024? | Darko.Audio

FiiO says "yeah!"

darko.audio

 

[jxrxme]

Sounds like an affordable CD transport with a battery to me.

 

[castalla]

Here's my solution - Hitachi lg70 front loader (45 euro) - playing via Lyrion Music Server . Can play to any endpoint with track metadata

 

[Fernandodelae]

This is great news for all CD enthusiasts like myself which are screaming for a quality, affordable CD player or Transport, even though at US $179 its not "crazy cheap".. can´t find further info on the Fiio site, so this must be very last minute. On another thread (and forum) it seems like Fosi was working on one as well.

 

[castalla]

This is great news for all CD enthusiasts like myself which are screaming for a quality, affordable CD player or Transport, even though at US $179 its not "crazy cheap".. can´t find further info on the Fiio site, so this must be very last minute. On another thread (and forum) it seems like Fosi was working on one as well.

Overpriced, and no remote

 

[LucAce]

can´t find further info on the Fiio site

https://fiio.com/dm13

 

[Fernandodelae]

Overpriced, and no remote

Yeah, definitely a small remote would be useful. Its price went down though. This Fiio is US $139 con Amazon. After checking the very little options out there, Shangling, Moondrop, this seems to be the best price/value option so far.

 

[castalla]

Yeah, definitely a small remote would be useful. Its price went down though. This Fiio is US $139 con Amazon. After checking the very little options out there, Shangling, Moondrop, this seems to be the best price/value option so far.

There's also a Bluetooth version which costs 159.

 

[harkpabst]

Still pricey compared to the THINKYA JA-310, no?

Post in thread 'good CD choice'

Dec 8, 2024

THINKYA JA-310 CD and Audio Files Player USB Optical Jack 3.5mm Bluetooth 5.1 - Audiophonics

The Thinkya JA-310 is a compact, designer CD player that also acts as a USB file player. Blending vintage and modern aesthetics, it is both an excellent audio device and a beautiful decorative object.

www.audiophonics.fr

• cc_rider

 

[LucAce]

This thing reminds me of a kitchen scale

 

[harkpabst]

I've never seen a wooden kitchen scale.

 

[LucAce]

Overpriced, and no remote

Well, the device seems to be primarily a mobile CD player "Discman" (with battery and headphone amplifier), with additional options such as a proper connection to the stationary system, Bluetooth and CD ripping.
For this range of functions and the fact that there are no comparable devices, I don't think the device is overpriced at all. A comparison with simple CD drives is flawed. And in my opinion a remote control doesn't really fit into the concept either.

I find the concept of the DM13 very convincing and will probably get it as a way to easily play CDs on headphones and various systems in the house.
Even though streaming has largely replaced CDs for me, I still have a few CDs in the house that I will keep.

 

[LucAce]

John Darko already has the DM13 in his hands: