The FiiO CP13 is a portable cassette player with a simple design, big buttons, and a very basic feature set. First unveiled during CES, the cassette player does have a few modern touches including a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery and a USB-C port. But it’s very much an analog audio device: it doesn’t support MP3s or […]
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It’s 2024 and FiiO is making a portable cassette player with all-analog features
A decade ago I was moderately surprised to find that companies like Sony were showing off portable music players at CES, because I figured most people had moved on to using smartphones to listen to music. But that’s before I realized there was a whole world of portable hi-fi music products. So what’s new at […]
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Crowdfunded portable cassette player is the first with Bluetooth 5.0 (if that’s something you want)
8 Comments on Crowdfunded portable cassette player is the first with Bluetooth 5.0 (if that’s something you want)Tape cassettes have been making a surprising (if small) comeback in recent years, with a growing number of musicians releasing albums in the format. Sure, they don’t have the same level of sound quality as CD, vinyl, or even Hi-Fi digital streaming. They’re not as convenient as digital, since you have to manually fast forward […]