Because of my KPop multi fandom, I’m probably one of the many people that have a lot of CDs but actually don’t have CD players. I’ve given up on CD players back in the day when I thought these compact discs would not make a comeback and that everything would be digital streaming anyway. Little did I know that everything old would be new again and that I’d start collecting CDs again. But the CD players in the market leave a lot to be desired, both in design and in sound quality.
Designer: KiwiDesign
The Leapwell Portable CD player seems to be a popular brand when you search on Amazon. I don’t know about the sound quality just yet but the design seems to be minimalist enough, if that’s your thing. What the folks over at KiwiDesign have done is to come up with a redesign of the CD player, making it more vintage. The design is actually inspired by the Braun record player that was designed in the 1950s. It follows some of the basic design structures of the original Leapwell player but with a more retro twist.
The space where you place the actual compact disc is transparent, which is cool especially if your CD has some design on the disc. If you didn’t know any better, you’d think it’s a vinyl player, except that it doesn’t have vinyl player parts. But the look and feel is there so you can pretend you’re spinning a record instead of a CD. The controls are on the right side while the speaker is at the bottom. You can of course connect it to a bigger speaker for better sound.
I would probably consider getting one in this design if the sound quality is better than the “prettier” ones in the market but whose audio are not that great. The actual Leapwell CD player is not only able to play CDs but also has FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity, USB and AUX connectors so you have a lot of audio options.
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