

The HOTT player does require separate batteries and won't recharge, and the simple display isn't backlit, but that ultimately serves to underscore the sleek, professional look. There's MP3 playback functionality, skip protection, and easy-to-use controls. Sleek, handsome wood paneling covers the entire body and gives the CD611 an upscale look while offering a pleasant, organic feel. The HOTT CD611 is a truly new take on the look and feel of a portable CD player. While there are a lot of shapes, colors, and sizes still available today, there aren't many options that are truly impressive from a design perspective. In the late '90s, portable CD players were popular enough that manufacturers were incentivized to create stunning, colorful devices with tons of design options. MP3-capable: Yes | Skip protection: 100 seconds | Rechargeable battery: Yes | Included accessories: Earbuds, charging cable, and AUX cable It certainly isn’t the most full-featured option, but it delivers solid value for a player that is ready to go right out of the box. The screen is pretty basic, and even though there are some added options like speed controls and A/B repeats, it’s otherwise a pretty basic CD player. You can play standard CD formats, plus MP3 and WMA format discs. The built-in 1400 mAh battery provides about 12 hours of listening and takes about four hours to recharge with the included charging cable. This black, circular build is just a couple of inches thick and otherwise takes up the space of one single CD. This Arafuna CD player puts a decently capable pair of stereo speakers right inside the same frame you’re used to in Walkman-style devices. Putting speakers right inside a portable CD player gives you a lot of versatility for many different use-cases. MP3-capable: Yes | Skip protection: 100 seconds | Rechargeable battery: Yes | Included accessories: Earbuds, charging cable, AUX cable, carrying bag, protective case But all in all, this is a really nice all-in-one device. This model is on the expensive side as far as portable CD players go, and the thick, white design feels just a bit dated. There are also rechargeable capabilities here, so you won’t be fishing for new AA batteries, and you can even use the Lukasa as a Bluetooth speaker, bypassing the need to play CDs. If you’d prefer more powerful sound, you can use the auxiliary output to feed your CD playback to whatever sound system you want. That’s exactly what this rechargeable CD player from Lukasa brings to the table with CD and MP3 CD support and the ability to play sound right from an onboard speaker setup. Thanks to modern speaker driver technology, we can fit sound-producing modules inside tiny enclosures. One of the major drawbacks of a portable CD player is that you typically need to plug in a speaker or a pair of headphones to hear any sound.
