Prices on portable CD players have dropped, and consumers now have more choices than ever. Troubleshooter Judi Gatson has some suggestions on the best buys for anyone looking to use a portable CD ...

RCA RS2052 5-CD Digital Music Studio. 3 minute read. Wilson Rothman. ... Pop in a CD (or five), press Record and the songs load themselves onto the portable player as you listen to them.

Consumer Reports tried out 15 portable players, including ones from Sony, Panasonic, and RCA. Testers evaluated regular CD players, as well as those play CDs you make with MP3 music.

Alot of portable players have 1 bit DAC and a horde of anti-skip etc etc. If I was to hook up a portable player to an external amp to drive some speakers, will the sound be pleasing? I know the ...