Thought I’d show off my new Klim CD player.
Apart from the rechargeable battery, the major reason I bought this was for the transparent lid.
My big frustration with traditional CD players is that you couldn’t see the disc spinning. Which is something CDs do that DAPs and streaming services obviously can’t.
Occasionally the disc stops while it stores music in RAM then proceeds again when it runs out. Some people might not like this. However, it gives me a chance to look at the CD’s artwork. Which is often under appreciated because most CD players hide it.
Another killer feature is the CD ripping, which I haven’t used yet because I don’t have a spare micro-SD card. Manual says it only supports up to 32GB, but others have said it can read 64GB.
Others have asked what file format it rips to, and I don’t know. Hopefully it’s .wav, but even if it’s just 128kbps .mp3, I’m pretty happy about that because most CD players don’t rip.
It’s also ridiculous that this has an FM transmitter. I typically don’t like this feature because, in my experience, it doesn’t work well due to interference. I’d be far more likely to use Bluetooth or an aux cable. But it’s there and I’m not going to knock a feature when it exists.
You can listen to the radio. I haven’t tried this yet. Nor have I tried the MP3 player or experimented with .wave files.
When you play a CD, it correctly displays CDDA, which is what CDs natively use. So I assume it can read multiple file formats.
Finally, what about the sound? Well, it’s better than my old Sony Walkman CD player which only offered me tinny treble or overbearing bass. This one has a variety of presets for pop, classical, rock, jazz, etc. And there’s a tiny graphical equalizer that’s actually accurate and displays bass, mids, and treble.
https://atomicpoet.org/notice/B3aGuBy98Jdr2IFUUS
Apart from the rechargeable battery, the major reason I bought this was for the transparent lid.
My big frustration with traditional CD players is that you couldn’t see the disc spinning. Which is something CDs do that DAPs and streaming services obviously can’t.
Occasionally the disc stops while it stores music in RAM then proceeds again when it runs out. Some people might not like this. However, it gives me a chance to look at the CD’s artwork. Which is often under appreciated because most CD players hide it.
Another killer feature is the CD ripping, which I haven’t used yet because I don’t have a spare micro-SD card. Manual says it only supports up to 32GB, but others have said it can read 64GB.
Others have asked what file format it rips to, and I don’t know. Hopefully it’s .wav, but even if it’s just 128kbps .mp3, I’m pretty happy about that because most CD players don’t rip.
It’s also ridiculous that this has an FM transmitter. I typically don’t like this feature because, in my experience, it doesn’t work well due to interference. I’d be far more likely to use Bluetooth or an aux cable. But it’s there and I’m not going to knock a feature when it exists.
You can listen to the radio. I haven’t tried this yet. Nor have I tried the MP3 player or experimented with .wave files.
When you play a CD, it correctly displays CDDA, which is what CDs natively use. So I assume it can read multiple file formats.
Finally, what about the sound? Well, it’s better than my old Sony Walkman CD player which only offered me tinny treble or overbearing bass. This one has a variety of presets for pop, classical, rock, jazz, etc. And there’s a tiny graphical equalizer that’s actually accurate and displays bass, mids, and treble.
https://atomicpoet.org/notice/B3aGuBy98Jdr2IFUUS
