9 of the coolest new CD players in 2026 — from a B&O masterpiece that costs more than a house deposit to ‘the turducken of hi-fi’

Physical media is making a comeback, and if you fancy dusting off your CD collection, you're spoiled for choice when it comes to what to play it on.

<![CDATA[ <article> <p>Physical media is making a comeback, and if you fancy dusting off your CD collection, you're spoiled for choice when it comes to what to play it on. Your megablaster or discman — if it's survived over the decades (I regret to inform you, it <em>is </em>decades) — won't cut it, I'm afraid. Below, I've rounded up nine of the most intriguing, innovative, and downright cool CD players, including ones that have hit the market in recent months. </p><p>There's a <a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/turntables/the-worlds-first-concentric-turntable-and-cd-player-combo-is-the-turducken-of-hi-fi">2-in-1 CD player and turntable</a> that we dubbed "the turducken of hi-fi". Yamaha has <a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/yamaha-just-unveiled-a-5-disc-cd-changer-like-its-2002-secret-santa-take-a-hint">a 5-disc CD changer</a> that'll let you party like it's 2002. While not quite on the market yet, we've got our eye on this Kickstarter campaign for a <a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/this-transparent-cd-player-puts-the-inner-workings-on-full-display-like-a-work-of-art-its-the-perfect-showpiece-for-physical-media-fans">transparent player that lets you showcase your CD</a> like a piece of art.<strong> </strong></p><p>My personal favorite is the <a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/hi-fi/bang-and-olufsens-limited-vertical-6-disc-cd-player-makes-physical-music-fun-again">Bang & Olufsen Beosound 9000</a>, a labor-of-love, limited run reimagining of its classic 1996 CD player, which uses actual components from the original products. The originals were sourced at house sales, warehouses, and auctions, painstakingly disassembled, the components re-engineered, and given a new lease of life in the updated model. Really, who can put a price on that kind of craftsmanship? (Each one is $55,000).</p><p>Scroll down for a closer look at the coolest CD players around — click the More Details button to find out more about each one, then vote for your personal favorite in the quiz at the bottom, and leave a note in the comments if there are any suggestions I've missed.</p><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-disc-spinners"><span>Disc spinners</span></h3> <div class="featured_product_block featured_block_standard" data-id="19251434-9bbd-11f1-80f3-f381d628b57b"> <a href="https://fosiaudio.com/products/merak-cd-player" data-model-name="Fosi Audio Merak CD Player" data-model-brand="" ><div class='product-image-widthsetter'><p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:125.00%';><img style="width: 100%" class="featured_image" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g7rgdN3JAvMPfBV7R8QR59.jpg" alt="Fosi Audio CD player on a desk"></p></div></a> <div class="featured_product_details_wrapper"> <div class="featured_product_title_wrapper"> <div class='featured__brand'>Fosi Audio</div> <div class="featured__title">Merak CD Player</div> <div class="stars__reviews"><span itemprop="reviewRating" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Rating" class="chunk rating"><span class="icon icon-star"> </span><span class="icon icon-star"> </span><span class="icon icon-star"> </span><span class="icon icon-star"> </span><meta itemprop="bestRating" content="100.0" /><meta itemprop="worstRating" content="0.0" /><meta itemprop="ratingValue" content="80" /></span></div> </div> <div class="subtitle__description"> <p><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/earbuds-airpods/fosi-audio-merak-review" target="_blank">Fosi Audio Merak CD player review</a></p><p><a href="https://fosiaudio.com/products/merak-cd-player" target="_blank">View at Fosi Audio</a></p></p> </div> <div class="pro-con"><div class="list-pros-wrapper"><h4 class="list-pros-label">Pros</h4><ul class="list-pros"><li class='list-item list-item-pros'>Direct, insightful and quite eloquent sound</li><li class='list-item list-item-pros'>CD ripping function</li><li class='list-item list-item-pros'>Analog and digital outputs</li></ul></div><div class="list-cons-wrapper"><h4 class="list-cons-label">Cons</h4><ul class="list-cons"><li class='list-item list-item-cons'>Antsy at the top end and slightly lightweight at the bottom</li><li class='list-item list-item-cons'>Not as portable as it looks</li><li class='list-item list-item-cons'>Convoluted user interface</li></ul></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="featured_product_block featured_block_standard" data-id="915ec6c6-9bbc-11f1-8d88-75847324527b"> <a href="https://km5.co.jp/en-us/products/instant-disc-audio-cp1-death-stranding" data-model-name="CP1 Death Stranding 2 Model (Limited Edition)" data-model-brand="" ><div class='product-image-widthsetter'><p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:125.09%';><img style="width: 100%" class="featured_image" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xsrT2QYoGNYnzETfGwNwkd.jpg" alt="km5 CD player"></p></div></a> <div class="featured_product_details_wrapper"> <div class="featured_product_title_wrapper"> <div class='featured__brand'>km5</div> <div class="featured__title">CP1 Death Stranding 2 Model (Limited Edition)</div> </div> <div class="subtitle__description"> <p><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/portable-media-players/no-shade-sony-but-hideo-kojima-is-celebrating-his-love-of-physical-discs-with-a-new-limited-edition-version-of-my-favorite-mini-cd-player" target="_blank">Hideo Kojima is celebrating his love of physical discs with a new limited edition version of my favorite mini CD player</a></p><p><a href="https://km5.co.jp/en-us/products/instant-disc-audio-cp1-death-stranding" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">View at km5</a></p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured_product_block featured_block_standard" data-id="d107aba6-9bbe-11f1-96c9-bb6538cc9bc0"> <a href="https://www.samsclub.com/ip/mixx-analog-plus-2-in-1-fully-automatic-turntable-cd-player-with-wireless/19412401671" data-model-name="Mixx Analog+" data-model-brand="" ><div class='product-image-widthsetter'><p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:125.00%';><img style="width: 100%" class="featured_image" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yPjwUJPize2eQALjxfDBkn.jpg" alt="Mixx Analog Plus"></p></div></a> <div class="featured_product_details_wrapper"> <div class="featured_product_title_wrapper"> <div class='featured__brand'>Mixx</div> <div class="featured__title">Analog+ Turntable & CD player</div> </div> <div class="subtitle__description"> <p><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/turntables/the-worlds-first-concentric-turntable-and-cd-player-combo-is-the-turducken-of-hi-fi">The world’s first ‘concentric’ turntable and CD player combo is the turducken of hi-fi</a></p><p><a href="https://www.mixxaudiousa.com/products/mixx-analog-plus-2-in-1-vinyl-and-cd-player" target="_blank">View at Mixx</a></p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured_product_block featured_block_standard" data-id="e794490a-9bbf-11f1-9552-f56d4acb1749"> <a href="https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/int/speakers/beosystem-9000c?variant=beosystem-9000c-cosmic-black" data-model-name="Beosystem 9000c CD player" data-model-brand="" ><div class='product-image-widthsetter'><p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:125.00%';><img style="width: 100%" class="featured_image" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L5PCeRARDkKFemgZe28bqj.jpg" alt="Bang & Olufsen speakers"></p></div></a> <div class="featured_product_details_wrapper"> <div class="featured_product_title_wrapper"> <div class='featured__brand'>Bang & Olufsen</div> <div class="featured__title">Beosystem 9000c CD player</div> </div> <div class="subtitle__description"> <p><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/hi-fi/bang-and-olufsens-limited-vertical-6-disc-cd-player-makes-physical-music-fun-again">Bang & Olufsen's limited-run vertical 6-disc CD player makes physical music fun again</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/int/speakers/beosystem-9000c?variant=beosystem-9000c-cosmic-black" target="_blank">View at Bang & Olufsen</a></p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured_product_block featured_block_standard" data-id="373b47c2-9bc2-11f1-bf30-477869348272"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPM3B9D4" data-model-name="CD-C603 5-Disc CD Changer" data-model-brand="" ><div class='product-image-widthsetter'><p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:124.77%';><img style="width: 100%" class="featured_image" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gnviHUos4XvdTqXPyEG28E.jpg" alt="Yamaha CD-C603 player"></p></div></a> <div class="featured_product_details_wrapper"> <div class="featured_product_title_wrapper"> <div class='featured__brand'>Yamaha</div> <div class="featured__title">CD-C603 5-Disc CD Changer</div> </div> <div class="subtitle__description"> <p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/yamaha-just-unveiled-a-5-disc-cd-changer-like-its-2002-secret-santa-take-a-hint">Yamaha just unveiled a 5-disc CD changer like it’s 2002</a></p><p><a href="https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/hifi_components/cd-c603/index.html" target="_blank">View at Yamaha</a></p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured_product_block featured_block_standard" data-id="628dc962-9bc3-11f1-9250-61f6d4a81265"> <a href="https://www.audioadvice.com/products/hegel-viking-cd-player" data-model-name="Viking CD player" data-model-brand="" ><div class='product-image-widthsetter'><p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:125.00%';><img style="width: 100%" class="featured_image" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hVgkjV6pGUpKtSmx2yM6kU.jpg" alt="Hegel Viking CD player"></p></div></a> <div class="featured_product_details_wrapper"> <div class="featured_product_title_wrapper"> <div class='featured__brand'>Hegel</div> <div class="featured__title">Viking CD player</div> </div> <div class="subtitle__description"> <p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/forget-vinyl-lps-the-hegel-viking-will-take-your-cd-collection-to-valhalla">Forget vinyl LPs – the Hegel Viking will take your CD collection to Valhalla</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hegel.com/en/products/cd/viking" target="_blank">View at Hegel</a></p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured_product_block featured_block_standard" data-id="2fc88520-9bc4-11f1-8053-61ca73289c27"> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/syitrenaudio/syitren-rm1-frame-your-music-live-art-cd-player/description" data-model-name="RM1 transparent CD player (KickStarter)" data-model-brand="" ><div class='product-image-widthsetter'><p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:125.00%';><img style="width: 100%" class="featured_image" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Agb7WgdC8xjNWj8L5UQ9g.jpg" alt="Syitren RM1 CD player on a side table"></p></div></a> <div class="featured_product_details_wrapper"> <div class="featured_product_title_wrapper"> <div class='featured__brand'>Syitren</div> <div class="featured__title">RM1 transparent CD player (KickStarter)</div> </div> <div class="subtitle__description"> <p><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/this-transparent-cd-player-puts-the-inner-workings-on-full-display-like-a-work-of-art-its-the-perfect-showpiece-for-physical-media-fans">This transparent CD player puts the inner workings on full display like a work of art — it's the perfect showpiece for physical media fans</a></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/syitrenaudio/syitren-rm1-frame-your-music-live-art-cd-player/description#h:-Tech-Specs" target="_blank">View at KickStarter</a></p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured_product_block featured_block_standard" data-id="fcc61d30-9bc4-11f1-ad5a-2190df719a1a"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZ4TJLKH" data-model-name="EC Play Portable CD Player" data-model-brand="" ><div class='product-image-widthsetter'><p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:125.00%';><img style="width: 100%" class="featured_image" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HaKUnG7U9hn4quynRcHstY.jpg" alt="Shanling EC Play portable CD player"></p></div></a> <div class="featured_product_details_wrapper"> <div class="featured_product_title_wrapper"> <div class='featured__brand'>SHANLING</div> <div class="featured__title">EC Play Portable CD Player</div> </div> <div class="subtitle__description"> <p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/portable-media-players/this-retro-inspired-portable-cd-player-looks-super-sleek-has-audiophile-credentials-including-a-headphones-amp-for-spicier-cans-lasts-12-hours-and-offers-bluetooth-3-5mm-4-4mm-and-coax-output-too">This retro-inspired portable CD player looks super-sleek, has audiophile credentials including a headphones amp for spicier cans, lasts 12 hours, and offers Bluetooth, 3.5mm, 4.4mm and Coax output too</a></p><p><a href="https://en.shanling.com/article/101206" target="_blank">View at Shanling</a></p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured_product_block featured_block_standard" data-id="fcc61da8-9bc4-11f1-abea-bd360af85d85"> <a href="https://forte-distribution.com/product/yba-design-one" data-model-name="Design One" data-model-brand="" ><div class='product-image-widthsetter'><p class='vanilla-image-block' data-bordeaux-image-check style='padding-top:125.00%';><img style="width: 100%" class="featured_image" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fCoMiTQe2DzYUsD4KEnkoU.jpg" alt="YBA Design One CD player"></p></div></a> <div class="featured_product_details_wrapper"> <div class="featured_product_title_wrapper"> <div class='featured__brand'>YBA</div> <div class="featured__title">Design One</div> </div> <div class="subtitle__description"> <p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/portable-media-players/high-end-hi-fi-company-yba-has-made-what-it-claims-is-the-worlds-first-transportable-cd-player-for-sacds-its-got-the-audiophiles-in-the-office-very-excited-but-its-not-exactly-a-handheld-model-to-slip-in-your-jacket-pocket">High-end hi-fi company YBA has made what it claims is the world's first transportable' CD player for SACDs — it's got the audiophiles in the office very excited, but it's not exactly a handheld model to slip in your jacket pocket</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ybahifi.com/product/yba-design-one-transportable-sacd-player/" target="_blank">View at YBA</a></p></p> </div> </div> </div><div style="min-height: 250px;"> <div class="kwizly-quiz kwizly-X10K2O"></div> </div> <script src="https://kwizly.com/embed/X10K2O.js" async></script> </article> ]]>