FiiO DM15 R2R CD Player vs Sony's Greatest Discman

FiiO DM15 R2R review: the portable CD player that's hiding three devices in one. Six months with the FiiO DM15 R2R, tested against Sony's greatest Discman. What is an R2R DAC? Should you buy a brand-new CD player, or go vintage? ➡️ BUY (Affiliate links. Costs you nothing extra and helps support the channel. Thank you!) FiiO DM15 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Su2cUC eBay: https://ebay.us/nWO4DB 🙌 SUPPORT Merch: https://technostalgism.com/go/store/ Patreon:   / technostalgism   Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/technostalgism Along the way we get into the features nobody talks about: USB-to-S/PDIF bridge functionality that nobody’s talking about. Does it play FLAC CDs? High Rez FLACs? Media key support Reviewed against some of the greatest Sony Discman: the D-Z555 and D-515. And the D-50, D-303 and D-J50 come along for the ride. CHAPTERS 0:00 • Intro 1:35 • What’s an R2R DAC? 2:15 • Features: Three devices in one 3:13 • Use cases: headphones, transport, USB bridge, Bluetooth 5:09 • What Nobody Talks About 7:14 • Desktop Mode 7:38 • ESP, MagicBass, Rec Mode 8:39 • DM15 vs. Discman UX 11:45 • Portable vs. Transportable 12:33 • Sound: DM15 vs. Sony D-Z555 vs. D-515 15:13 • Design 16:20 • Alternatives 16:50 • Verdict: new or vintage? 💿 GEAR IN THIS VIDEO: FiiO DM15 R2R (and AKM) Discman: Sony D-Z555 · Sony D-515 · Sony D-50 · Sony D-303 · Sony D-J50 · Sony D-NE920 Headphones: HiFiMAN HE1000se · Sony IER-Z1RFiiO K17 DAC/AMP: RME ADI-2 DAC · Fiio K17 FiiO DM15 firmware update instructions: https://www.fiio.com/newsinfo/1109157... TECHNOSTALGISM Instagram: instagram.com/technostalgism TikTok: tiktok.com/@technostalgism Facebook: facebook.com/Technostalgism #FiiODM15 #R2R #CDPlayer #Discman #PortableCDPlayer #HiFi