CD Player Portable, Battery Playback Portable CD Player 7Hr Playtime, Small CD Players for Car (AUX only) | Oakcastle CD10 Portable CD Player with Headphones, CD Walkman, Discman

If you are looking for a portable CD player, this is the one you need. Let me explain why. I have purchased this product myself, having been asked to review the portable CD player by Oakcastle. I will be perfectly honest with my review and not let their request sway my judgement. I will be perfectly honest, when asked to review this product, a portable CD player, my first thought was why; why has this product been brought out? After all, aren’t we all using streaming services these days? Then I thought of the sheer volume of CD’s I own that will never be found on a streaming service, such as ‘fan club’ CD’s, CD’s by small artists with local appeal, and the like. Firstly, I had limited expectations. After all, it’s £26.95, (at the time of writing), but at the time I purchased it there was a further 25% discount. Cheap and cheerful, or so I thought. First impressions, upon opening the packaging, was how incredibly well packed it was. I have received items costing ten times as much not so well packaged. For the price you get the portable CD player, (obviously!) a set of headphones, a 3.5mm jack lead to plug into a portable speaker, and a remote for the headphones to allow skipping tracks, pausing and so on without having to use the small buttons on the unit itself. Secondly, this device has multiple ways of powering it. You can use two AA batteries, (a set are supplied), you can use the supplied USB lead plugged into a USB adapter in a wall socket, into a power pack, or plugged into the USB port of a laptop or PC. It can also be used as car CD player, most cars have a USB port for power these days, but don’t have a CD player! Moving onto the sound quality; I tried the supplied headphones first. I have to say, I was surprised. It may not be Bang and Olufsen quality, but it is a tiny fraction of the price. The sound was good, and not at all tinny, as I had expected. I was listening to a solo guitarist, (video attached) and the sound was clear and crisp. I added the bass boost, and although I could tell the difference, for this music it really wasn’t required. I then tried the CD player with a set of my own Sennheiser wired headphones, and then this machine came into its own. With a pair of good quality headphones, the sound had a warmth, and richness that belies the price tag. I have tried a wide range of music with the CD player, from rock, rock and roll, singer/songwriter, solo guitar, pop, and even classical. All the different genres sounded excellent; the classical music, when paired to a portable speaker, had a clarity which was completely beyond my expectations. The portable CD player can also be used in a variety of modes, you can play tracks randomly, repeat a track, repeat the CD, and even intro mode, which plays the first ten seconds of each track to help find a particular song you may wish to listen to. I have used it whilst walking round the house and garden; there were no issues at all. A sliding hold button stops the other buttons being caught accidentally whilst the unit is in a bag or a pocket. Oakcastle are a company that clearly take a pride in their products. And so they should; I cannot recommend this highly enough. Anyone looking for a portable CD player for use in a car, caravan, whilst walking etc will not be disappointed. The sound quality is excellent, particularly when paired with a good quality speaker or headphones. It has every feature you will look for, and more besides. If you register the product with Oakcastle they will extend the warranty to three years. Buy it – you can’t go wrong.

Bonne qualité sonore à condition d'utiliser un bon casque audio. Lecteur bien fini, simple à utiliser. Je n'ai pas encore essayé de le brancher sur ma console de mixage, donc pas d'avis à donner sur ce sujet. Fonctionne sur piles, pas de possibilité de recharge, mais il peut être alimentée par USB via le câble fourni. Assez silencieux quand le CD est en cours de lecture.

Acquistato per un regalo di Natale e collaudato. Sinceramente è stata una piacevole sorpresa: esteticamente bello, tutte le caratteristiche elencate sono funzionanti, la riproduzione sonora è buona, anzi direi eccellente considerato il tipo di dispositivo in esame (mi scuso, sono abituato al mio sistema audio NAIM). Non ho provato le cuffie (per ovvie ragioni), ma alla vista non mi sembrano un granché. L'ho testato con cuffie Sony economiche, auricolari Sennheiser ed infine con AKG K240 monitor 600 ohm cuffie molto ostiche e difficili da guidare, ebbene, il "piccolino" si è comportato bene e con estrema dignità ! Per i nostalgici dell'ascolto di buona qualità in spiaggia o fuori casa, lo consiglio vivamente in alternativa agli scadenti Mp3 ! Lodevole infine l'iniziativa di un ricco corredo comprese le 2 stilo, cosa ormai rara. Spero che questa recensione sia utile per eventuali indecisi. Ciao a tutti. Danilo.

Update #3 I’m guessing it’s just like the early 90s cd players with backlight, you have to use an Ac adapter for that effect . I haven’t tried it, but I’m pretty sure that’s what makes it work. Update: Cd player is still going strong, and is awesome. I did tinkering around with other headphones, ear pads ect; I found out the Panasonic RP-ht21 headphones combined with Yaxi ear pads, really brings out a warm, balanced soundstage. As stated before, with this setup it can stand against the Fiio dm13 cd player, and I can get 6 of these cd players for the price of one the Dm13…. I will say these go perfect with the “ ARTTI R3 earbuds”. The sound quality of this portable cd player with them is perfect clarity! Tho, I haven’t used the included earbuds, so I can’t speak on how they sound. But other than that, this was well worth it. It’s almost right up there with my Fiios Dm13 portable cd player to be honest. You can’t go wrong with this cd player!

CD player works as described, we use it in our vehicle through radio system. Great for long trips and vintage CDs! Great price, quick delivery, I would buy again and recommend.