Latest reviews of CD players and recorders

Finding good sub-£1,000 CD players is getting harder, but the French have lots to offer UK ears

A new CD player from Icon that is packing a valve amplifier

Krell's expanding eastern-made, entry-level range heralds a new era of affordability for the high-end marque

An impressive audio performance makes this Yamaha a worthy contender with its more illustrious peers

Audiolab's new CD player ups the ante with a host of technological innovations

Jason Kennedy looks at Meridian's £10,000 top-of-the range CD player and asks if we are approaching the performance limits of Red Book CD

Pro-Ject expands its super-affordable Box Series with a new £300 CD player

Judged for its CD performance only, this multi-format player managed to hold its own

The addition of a valve in the output stage gives this player a distinctive character all of its own

Naim regards the CD5 XS as an entry-level player but its performance tells a completely different story