Taylor Swift Reveals Target Has Its Own ‘Life of a Showgirl: Crowd Is Your King’ Vinyl Exclusive, as a Limited, One-Time LP Pressing

Taylor Swift revealed that Target stores will be getting their own exclusive vinyl variant of 'Life of a Showgirl,' as a ...
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This Affordable Turntable Can Breathe New Life Into Both Your Vinyl and CD Collections

The turntable itself is a belt-drive with a built-in phono preamplifier. It features a heavy die-cast aluminum platter, an ...
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Audioengine and Crosley Join Forces: Simplifying Quality Desktop and Small-Space Vinyl Listening

This collaboration isn’t about reinventing the wheel—it’s about making it easier to roll. Audioengine’s compact speakers like the A2+, HD3 Next Gen, and HD4 Next Gen are already fixtures in small ...
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Five-star hi-fi headphones, a CD playing turntable, Dolby Atmos musings and more

The headphones are a follow up to the brand’s five-star DT 900 Pro X, which launched in 2021. At first glance they look very ...
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Philips Fidelio FT1 promises to be the perfect vinyl and CD deck for retro revivalists — while still boasting wireless playback freedom

If you’re hooking up wired speakers, the Philips Fidelio FT1 has a built-in phono stage, with RCA stereo outputs to use with ...

I tried a record player that can spin CDs too – retro is so on trend for 2026

At my Philips demo, the Fidelio FT1 was paired with the Fidelio FA3 speakers, which are sold separately – many retailers are ...

TEAC’s new CD transport will treat your discs with the audiophile care that makes elite turntables so beloved – unless your discs are SACD

The transport mechanism is the TEAC CD-5020A, which has long been used for broadcast applications thanks to its ruggedness ...

Hi-fi giant-killer: Tascam’s £250 retro-looking CD player and transport has the power to shock

There have been some notable modern-day hi-fi slayers too. Among them is Audiolab’s fantastic 6000CDT CD transport - a £399 silver disc-spinning solution that fed into even a modest DAC can take on, ...
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Best beginner turntables and cassette decks for your vinyl revival

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. From retro Crosley all-in-ones to hi-fi ...