A close-up photograph of a digital display on an electronic device with a dark wood-grain finish. The backlit LCD screen shows playback information for an MP3 file titled "CD0001.MP3" playing from a "TF" (microSD) card. The timestamp shows 03:26 out of 44:31. Small icons on the screen indicate a Bluetooth connection, a "ROC" equalizer setting, "NOR" playback mode, and a battery level at approximately two-thirds capacity. Surrounding the screen are physical buttons labeled "Bluetooth," "DIR," "MODE/FM+," "PROG/FM-," and "EQ/REC," all illuminated with a blue glow.

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   Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Feb-2026 15:44:45 JST Chris Trottier
   UPDATE: my new portable CD player, doesn't merely rip CDs, it records them.
   
   The end result in one large file .mp3 file encoded at 160kbps.
   
   Now I actually prefer recording to mere ripping and I'll tell you why: this CD player also comes with an FM radio. Which means I can record music off the radio too!
   
   That is a crazy amazing feature for a CD player that cost just C$60.
   
   As for the big giant file with no info except the filename? I can just split that up in Audacity and edit the metadata later.
   
   Sure, I would have preferred .wav files but they're huge. Even .flac and .alac, though smaller than .wav, are big.
   
   Nevertheless, to me, this is just a bonus. A big bonus, mind you but not the reason I purchased the CD player.
   
   Still, if you want a cheap way to record CDs and FM radio, the Klim Discover is your ticket.
   
   Oh yeah, and for those wondering, 64GB micro-SD works with this, so that's plenty of room for .mp3 files.
   
   RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/29bd8e00-561c-4f21-8149-2a6404dacb7d