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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lauren Cochrane

‘It brings me joy’: how young people are making CDs cool again

Two young women lie on a bed laughing, listening to music  on a CD player
The CD revival is part of a wider fashion for retro tech. Photograph: pixdeluxe/Getty Images

With more than 800 million people subscribing to a music streaming service, wireless speakers have become a familiar sight in homes. But expect to get reacquainted with a different object to play music soon: the CD player, once consigned to obsolescence, is back.

John Lewis report that searches for CD players are up 96% since July, possibly owing to students heading to university and buying the systems for their rooms. The £79 Crosley Voyager, and the £129 Pure Classic C-D6 are both sold out online, with the Voyager scheduled to return in October. Portable CD players are also popular.

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