Analog, SPDIF, and USB audio connections are included, and the rechargeable battery can be bypassed while the CD player is in “desktop mode” and connected to a permanent power source.

The EC Zero T also has a desktop mode that disengages the battery in favour of wall power and can be used as a standalone USB ...

A similar fate has befallen the laser head of CD mechanisms, which is why we don’t have those smooth, rounded players anymore. Economies of scale in the early 2000s mean that even a cheap player ...