CD Players & Transports

Rediscover your CD library with Groove Central’s selection of CD players and transports from NAD, Shanling, and more. A CD player combines the disc mechanism and a built-in DAC, offering analogue audio outputs for direct connection to your amplifier — a simple, high-performance solution. A CD transport, on the other hand, reads the disc and outputs a digital signal (coax, optical, AES/EBU, USB, I²S) to an external DAC, allowing you to optimise conversion quality independently.

NAD’s CD players deliver musical warmth and reliable digital outputs for system flexibility. Shanling’s transports as well as CD players focus on precision disc reading with broad connectivity (coaxial, optical, I²S, USB) to drive high-end DACs.

Whether you want the elegance of an all-in-one solution or the upgrade potential of a transport-DAC pairing, our curated range ensures your CD collection sounds as good as it can.