High-end hi-fi company YBA has made what it claims is the world's first "transportable" CD player for SACDs — it's got the audiophiles in the office very excited, but it's not exactly a handheld model to slip in your jacket pocket
- YBA unveils Design One, a new SACD player
- Claims it's the first "transportable" such model ever made
- It's not exactly an easily-portable model though
Despite the format dividing audiophiles, Super Audio CDs are apparently making a comeback, and the clear bellwether sign of a retro resurgence is when hi-fi brands start making tech to play retired formats. Well, that's happening with SACDs, sure enough.
French hi-fi brand YBA has just unveiled its Design One, which is apparently the world's first-ever "transportable" SACD player, running on its built-in batteries, and the company claims you can bring it to cafes and offices to use.
Banish from your mind the kind of retro-inspired compact model or feature-packed portable player that we've been covering quite frequently over the last few months — those are pocketable, but this one is not so much.
It weighs 1.34kg, measures 18.8 x 16.6 x 4cm, and has quite...
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